Service-learning is becoming increasingly prominent in higher education. Consequently, there has also been an increase in opportunities to publish and present in this field. This quick guide is intended to provide a synopsis of where and how to present and publish service-learning in higher education materials. For a more comprehensive review,…

An orgiginal plan for cataloging over 300 NTIS reports in paper and microfiche collected by Instrumentation Laboratory, Inc., is described. (Author)

Some of the interactions, between the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the Dept. of Commerce, and the Federal agencies that generate the reports that are in the NTIS system are described. Problems that result from this system of interagency cooperation are described also. (2 references) (Author/SM)

Presents salient characteristics of the 1,000 or more special libraries in Canada. A properly constituted national referral centre and reports clearinghouse are lacking, and a strong national association, if developed, might be an instrument for fostering greater integration into the national information network. A selection of directories listing…

Focuses on the different ways political oratory, scholarly argument, and scientific reports use analogy. Specifically, analyzes intersubjective agreement in Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural address, the scholarly argument between Sir Karl Popper and Thomas S. Kuhn, and the scientific reports of various mathematicians and scientists. (PD)

Suggests full text in miniprint and maximum publishing speed consistent with scholarly standards would make synopsis journals in the pure sciences more generally acceptable. A survey of authors reveals generally unenthusiastic response for the medium and recommends careful planning and diligent marketing to potential authors. Seven references are…

Purposes and methods of attracting articles on educational research to the Journal of Teacher Education are discussed. Three research-oriented formats are introduced that will appear in future issues: (1) Teacher Education Research Commentaries; (2) Research Briefs; and (3) research articles. (FG)

Reviews recent research studies related to computer assisted instruction (CAI). The studies concerned program effectiveness, teaching of psychomotor skills, tool availability, and factors affecting the adoption of CAI. (CT)

Suggests that it is sometimes useful to consider information as being encoded as images, sometimes as language, and sometimes as propositions, and describes research that provides evidence of processing in all these forms. (Author)

Describes an automatic method, based upon a text structure analysis and using a relatively small dictionary, to extract significant phrases from the title and the abstract of scientific and technical documents. The information representation of the document is discussed with relation to the construction of the document information retrieval…

Because it offers a means for examining the change in perception of key concepts as a result of learning, the similarity judgment task can be used to evaluate instruction effectiveness. Results of this study indicated graduate students had successfully employed the similarity judgment task and had established effectiveness of similarity judgment…

This review of the study of analogy in modern cognitive science sets the stage for three articles that follow to illustrate some current research and theories on analogy use. Analogy is a powerful cognitive mechanism that people use to make inferences and learn new abstractions. (SLD)

The new editors of the "Review of Educational Research" recognize their charge to be comprehensive in the process of review of educational research and to be of service to educators. They also acknowledge the challenge to be nurtured by the scholarship of the times and innovations in education. (SLD)

Focuses on study analyses and historical aspects related to the development and establishment of the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia). Discusses the role of the Higher Education Financing and Policy Review Committee in reviewing Australia's higher education sector. (MER)