The study consisted of three articles. Article one aimed to determine if there were any significant difference in science graduate students' (SGSs') conceptions of the "consensus tenets" of the nature of science (NOS) with respect to demographic factors -- the SGSs' academic and research characteristics. The participants were SGSs from…

Discusses development of a research program in the chemistry department at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, a regional campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland. Considers both chemical and chemical education research programs and difficulties encountered in their development. Indicates advantages in conducting educational rather than scientific…

The National Science Foundation's chemistry division has begun a year-long experiment to determine if the paperwork and red tape involved in research grants can be reduced, while at the same time increasing accountability for how the money is spent. (Author/BB)

Presents information about East European higher education in comparison with that in the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., and concludes that American education at this level is more efficient and superior to most everything encountered in the studied countries, including the U.S.S.R. (CC)

Describes the chemical engineering program at the University of California, Santa Barbara, including history of the department, faculty research interests and professional activities, graduate and undergraduate programs, and research in nuclear engineering. (SK)