This paper is one of ten that were commissioned to investigate research needs and to stimulate planning activities. Two underlying assumptions of this paper are that all Americans should have the opportunity to develop an ability to speak, read and write English well, and that all Americans should be encouraged to maintain or acquire a second…

An analysis was conducted of over 200 self-study processes undertaken during 1971-77 as part of the institutional accreditation process in the Middle States region. Coordinators of 247 self-study projects were surveyed to secure facts and opinions about institutional characteristics, self-study process characteristics, and satisfaction with the…

Because of the large number of vocational agriculture programs in Texas public schools and the large sum expended annually on their curriculum materials, a study was undertaken to determine the suitability of single topic student materials and of state adopted textbooks for both group and individual instructional purposes. From a random sample of…

This paper reviews selected research efforts conducted during the period 1968-78 related to high school economics. More than 17 studies, which were selected on the basis of appropriateness, replicability, representativeness, and relevance, are summarized. The studies are grouped into categories of instruction, attitudes, and student achievement…

Prereading assessment was first used to predict school readiness and was an assessment of the child's visual and oral vocabulary skills. By the 1970s, readiness assessment had changed from assessment of a child's developmental probability for success or failure in reading to an assessment of the child's skill development in relation to the reading…

A UNESCO-sponsored study was conducted to systematize, analyze, and evaluate the research about the interrelationships between mass media and the status of women on the basis of currently available international literature. The study sought to determine which aspects of women's media roles have been frequently researched, on which continents and…

The need for research capacity in developing countries and the traditional role and structure of universities in Greece are considered. A scientific and technological research capacity is viewed as a prerequisite for economic development. Until now universities have been highly specialized teaching institutions directly subordinate to the…

THE PURPOSES OF THIS PAPER ARE TO EXAMINE THE RESEARCH METHODS GENERALLY UTILIZED IN DIFFUSION RESEARCH AND TO SUGGEST RESEARCH METHODS WHICH MIGHT HELP PROVIDE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFUSION PROCESS. TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLETE DIFFUSION PROCESS OF EDUCATIONAL CHANGE, RESEARCH SHOULD CONSIDER THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS,…

The proposed educational policy and program of the United Nations University are described. The university's purpose is to provide innovative educational activities appropriate to "pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare," in accordance with the university charter. Education and research are undertaken…

This review of technical education research and development examines the literature, highlights the applications of research and development, and establishes priorities for future research and development. It is also designed to provide relevant information on definitions and sources pertaining to technical education so that the novice in the…

A complex research and development process is required to study instructional processes and student outcomes effectively. In order to study the instructional process it is essential to select or develop instruments that can describe a total event. Understanding the classroom process necessitates having a record of the environment, the materials,…

Sociology will more meaningfully address social change within the private sector if it considers the relationship between business planning and the constraints which operate on industry in the sphere of technology implementation. Specifically, sociologists should incorporate realities of business planning into industry-related models if sociology…

The rural population turnaround, rapid and largely unanticipated, has created a gap between the changed social and economic conditions in rural America and public policies and programs, which were formulated in response to 30 years of rural population decline. For several reasons, public policy has not yet responded to the population turnaround…

From the perspective of counseling the distance learner, this paper explores trends in literature which might reflect increased awareness of the needs of the non-traditional student and the establishment and mobilization of resources to meet those needs. It is noted that comparatively little has been written in this specialized field so that a…

To investigate teaching techniques with trainable mentally retarded children, 29 day classes were visited twice; 100-minute observation periods were recorded on tape at each visit. Eight major areas of teaching methods were found: feeling tone, guidance and reinforcement, individual and group control, involvement of children in lesson, motivation,…