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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1984
Increased levels of carbon dioxide have contributed to the problematic phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect. Evidence has indicated that the rise in carbon dioxide levels could be accurately correlated with a rise in the Earth's mean temperature, a shrinking of the polar icecaps, and a resulting rise in the Earth's mean sea level. The…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Climate, Environmental Influences, Hearings
McFarland, Joel; Hussar, Bill; de Brey, Cristobal; Snyder, Tom; Wang, Xiaolei; Wilkinson-Flicker, Sidney; Gebrekristos, Semhar; Zhang, Jijun; Rathbun, Amy; Barmer, Amy; Bullock Mann, Farrah; Hinz, Serena – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
"The Condition of Education 2017" is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing the latest data on education in the United States. This report is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress. This year's report includes 50 indicators on topics ranging from prekindergarten through postsecondary…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
Department of State, Washington, DC. – 1985
The Reagan administration's annual report to the Congress on international activities in the fields of science and technology (S&T) for fiscal year 1984 consists of three parts. The two chapters in part I (S&T in American diplomacy) examine S&T in American foreign policy and resources necessary for successful diplomacy. The two chapters in part II…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, Energy, Engineering
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Office of International Affairs. – 1984
This study was conducted to provide the U.S. Department of State with an assessment of the potential impacts on science of a United States withdrawal from UNESCO and to suggest possible alternative arrangements to maintain essential U.S. scientific contacts with UNESCO-sponsored programs in case the United States were no longer a member of UNESCO…
Descriptors: Engineering, Environmental Education, Financial Support, International Programs
Schorsch, Louis; Dailey, Theresa – 1984
This report discusses in detail the research and development (R&D) elements of the Reagan Administration's budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 1985. Following an introduction (chapter I), chapter II presents an overview of R&D funding in the President's FY 1985 budget. The chapter begins by describing overall R&D spending in terms of the major catagories…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Budgets, Energy, Engineering
North Dakota Univ. System, Bismarck. – 1998
This report delineates system and campus success toward implementation of goals identified in the North Dakota Board of Higher Education's Strategic Plan for 1998-2004. It provides examples of North Dakota University System strategies and accomplishments in regard to educational excellence, technology and access, relevant programs, leadership in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cooperation, Educational Environment, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedHaberer, Joseph, Ed. – Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, 1990
Presented is a bibliography of periodical literature on the following topics: the impact of science and technology, art and architecture, biography, computers, international science and technology, and development and modernization. Also presented is an annotated bibliography of children's books, books on economics, the environment, and the…
Descriptors: Architecture, Art, Bibliographies, Biographies
Bevington, Rick; Rosenfeld, Arthur H. – Scientific American, 1990
Described are new technologies such as superwindows, compact fluorescent lights, and automated control systems which, when combined with other strategies such as shade trees and light-colored buildings, could reduce building energy expenditures. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Conservation (Environment), Efficiency, Electrical Appliances
Marker, Gerald W. – 1987
The focus of the curriculum in the elementary schools today is on reading, writing, and mathematics, an emphasis reinforced by state competency testing programs. This trend is lamented by science and social studies educators who argue that one of the major goals of today's education should be to produce citizens who are technologically literate.…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Science Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1984
These hearings focused on the impact of the United States decision to leave the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Included are prepared statements and/or testimony by: Congressman Jim Leach (Iowa); Jean Gerard (U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO); Paul Baker; William Nierenberg; Thomas Galvin; and A. K. Solomon.…
Descriptors: Engineering, Environmental Education, Financial Support, Hearings
Tyldesley, Peter – Environmental Education Bulletin, 1990
Describes a workshop that presented both implementation strategies and a working model for education programs seeking to infuse environmental education (EE) in the classroom. Reviews possible obstacles to cross-curricular EE in the school setting and includes a list of factors useful in selecting cross-curricular program themes. (MCO)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Holistic Approach
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1987
This report provides a distribution of research and development (R&D) programs by the function of the Federal budget. It includes only Federal funding of R&D programs, with R&D facilities and all non-R&D activities excluded. The sections of the report are presented in descending order of R&D budget authority for the various…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Budgeting, Education, Energy
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Committee on Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education. – 1985
The six chapters in this report focus on: (1) a basic orientation for a focused research agenda; (2) research on reasoning (considering the development of competence and the search for generality in reasoning skills); (3) research on instruction (examining research on teachers, curricula and curricular materials, and testing); (4) research on…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Educational Improvement
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1992
This paper, one of a series from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education's (WICHE) project "Higher Education and the Economy of the West," presents a summary of interviews, conducted by the WICHE staff during the fall and winter of 1991-92 with 22 "Frontier Thinkers." Issues discussed included planning for the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, College School Cooperation, Cooperation
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1997
This paper is the fourth in a series of yearly efforts to identify the top 10 public-policy issues facing higher education. Each of the issues is discussed in terms of likely developments in 1997-98, the issue's various aspects, and sources of further information. Issues identified are: (1) the Higher Education Act Reauthorization (issues relating…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Copyrights, Economic Development
