This report is a compilation of federal efforts in educational research, development, dissemination, and evaluation for Fiscal Year 1975. Individual listings for 41 agencies report research, development, dissemination, and evaluation activities separately and, in many cases, name an agency contact person. (MM)

Public examinations and matriculation policy in Western Australia are studied during four periods of development: (a) an establishment phase (1890 to 1919), (b) a stage of entrenchment (1920 to 1939), (c) a decade of abortive reform movements (1940 to 1950), and (d) a final phase of major changes during the 1960's. (Editor)

China's educational reform program includes reform in rural areas in animal husbandry of primary school education. (JR)

A short course in accounting was offered to high achiever students to aid in village finance. (JR)

Paper brings together available information on the cost of instructional radio and television and develops a methodology for analyzing that information. (Author)

Article focused on new developments in the sociology of education. (Editor/RK)

Having won the principle of equal access to the schools, minority groups are focusing on equal access to schools of high quality. (Editor)

Geography's contributions to educational research include methods for analysis and policy planning. (Author/DE)

Improved planning, priorities, administration, and an emphasis on quality rather than quantity are recommended for educational assistance to developing nations. (DE)

This study on educational technology in Northern Ireland focuses on the ways in which the resources, human and material, of the Province could be used more effectively. The report comprises two main sections: Part One: Recommendations for Coordinating and Developing Educational Technology in Northern Ireland; and Part Two: Current and Planned…

The following reports on the status of and prospects for foreign language teaching in the United States are included: (1) "Present Status of Foreign Language Teaching: A Northeast Conference Survey" by Peter A. Eddy; (2) "Toward an Articulated Curriculum" by Robert C. Lafayette; (3) "Competence in a Foreign Language: A Valuable Adjunct Skill in…

This report of the Working Party to determine selection criteria for those research projects to be included in the EUDISED R & D data base provides for an agency in each participating country which will maintain a national Research and Development data base and submit information to the international data base. The system is expected to…

This curriculum guide contains the final version of course outlines for a course taught at Stanford University (1946-1954) reviewing student personnel services in American higher education. The outlines contain not only material to be covered in each session but also references to additional relevant subjects. This collection can be considered a…

This book is the annual report of the Foundation for Educational Research (Stichting Voor Onderzoek Van Het Onderwijs--SVO) of the Netherlands. Chapter 1 is an introduction which explains SVO's part in educational research, while chapter 2 discusses the general affairs of the SVO. In chapter 3 SVO activities are described. They include (1) project…