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Direct linkPearson, Calvin H.; Atucha, Amaya – Natural Sciences Education, 2015
In 1887, Congress passed the Hatch Act, which formally established and provided a funding mechanism for agricultural experiment stations in each state and territory in the United States. The main purpose of agricultural experiment stations is to conduct agricultural research to meet the needs of the citizens of the United States. The objective of…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Agricultural Education, Maps, Research and Development Centers
Taylor, Marcia W.; And Others – Cross Reference: A Journal of Public Policy and Multicultural Education, 1978
Women who were selected for the Congressional Fellowship Program from 1961 through 1975 were studied in order to determine the characteristics of female federal bureaucrats. Successful female bureaucrats were found to closely resemble their male counterparts, an exception being that the former are more likely to support unionization. (GC)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Career Development, Career Ladders, Employed Women
