The Research and Development Center Program of the U. S. Office of Education is described in this document. The program objectives and criteria used in evaluating proposals for the establishment of research and development centers are indicated. Four research and development centers are discussed in relation to their common characteristics and…

This document comprises a 334 item bibliography concerning the Polytechnics in Great Britain. The topics range from general articles to those concerned with faculty, staff, and students, and the financing and facility planning of such institutions. (HS)

The present document presents a review of the proceedings of a workshop held in May 1971 on "Teaching University Biological Sciences." The major papers dealt with in the report are: (1) "Application of the Systems Approach to Teaching and Learning"; (2) "Biology and Social Change"; (3) "Biology for Biology Majors"; (4) "Design of a Short…

The main purposes of the College Research Development (CORD) project were to: (1) develop educational research competencies of individual faculty members at 5 institutions in the Oregon State System of Higher Education; (2) develop research support and management capabilities within these institutions; and (3) foster interinstitutional…

New York State has achieved a remarkable record of extending higher educational opportunities to an increasing proportion of its young people. Now, however, the State faces a point of collision between the demands for more higher educational opportunities and the resources to provide them. The regents of the State University of New York present in…

This condensed version of the Basic Program Plan for the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching (SCDRT) outlines the proposed plans of substantive programs over the next several years (beginning December 1, 1972). Information on projected costs and the Center's institutional capabilities for administering, reviewing, and…

This study sets forth the results of an inquiry made at the request of UNESCO in the 30 countries in all parts of the world by four world teachers' organizations. Three organizations represent teachers in state systems and the fourth represents Catholic education. These teacher organizations chose 35 national organizations in countries spread over…

This document presents the report of a study designed to (1) gather information and develop ideas useful to the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in making recommendations on public policy; and (2) investigate and illuminate aspects of American higher education of interest to a wide audience of social scientists, faculty, and administrators.…

This adaptation and elaboration of an original 1955 Chinese publication is a basic reference work for those who study the educational policies and structures of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics and China. English language equivalents and explanations of Russian and Chinese pedagogical educational terms illuminate the cultural contacts…

This study investigated a competency-based project for instructing teacher corps interns. The specific goals for the project were to develop and use competency-based instructional materials. The specific objectives were a) to bring about role changes for faculty, b) to change from course structure to instructional modules and varied learning…

This monograph is concerned with changes, innovations, and reforms in graduate education in the arts and sciences. It was written as an aid to faculty and administrators who must plan graduate programs in the future. While it does make suggestions and recommendations, it is chiefly intended to raise questions and to suggest ways by which graduate…

This report considers the efforts of the Michigan State University (MSU) faculty to improve undergraduate education. The report is organized into 4 parts. Part 1 describes the function, organization, and operation of the Educational Development Program (EDP). Part 2 is a collection of summaries of educational development projects conducted by the…

This report is one in a collection of summaries of instructional development efforts by faculty at Michigan State University (MSU) to improve undergraduate education. Most of these exploratory efforts are aimed at improving the conditions for learning in a specific course or subject matter area, and were conducted by individual faculty under the…

This volume presents a sampling of major innovative programs in a broad range of teacher training institutions. A selection of 39 case studies focus on innovations in teacher education in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. The case studies are selective; certain areas of the world were not canvassed; the majority of contributions…

The overall goal of this exploratory project was to initially uncover factors of variables likely to be involved in the impact of educational products. The specific objectives were to construct systematic case studies of the development of selected educational products as an initial basis for arriving at more precise procedures to assess potential…