A panel discussion on the influence of Paul Goodman, known for his brilliant attacks on American education. (Ed.)

The author recounts the involvement of American scholars in public affairs during the 60s and speculates about the role of scholarship in the future. (Editor)

The author suggests that education researchers and supporters of research should be more modest about the potential of such research for solving all the problems of schools, colleges, and students. Priorities should include improving the quality of research, effecting demonstrably useful changes, and optimizing communication with policy makers.…

Problems arising from the "willful innocence" of researchers about the implications of their work for society are discussed. It is argued that it is the obligation of scholars to help keep science from being misused, by opening collaboration between scientist and nonscientist and by creating in the academy a real home for the changing models of…

Etzioni, one of the most visible of the new genre of policy researchers, is a sociologist at Columbia University who founded the Center for Policy Research in 1968 with a federal grant. He feels that policy research that does not result in policy change can never be accounted wholly successful. (LBH)

With higher education now undergoing fundamental changes, it is time to consider a new system of faculty roles with distinctive pathways that allow teachers to pursue what they do best (teaching, research, or professional service). Faculty members would choose an area of emphasis for a specific duration and retain the option to continue on that…

The role of Research Triangle Institute in North Carolina, described as the nation's largest and perhaps most prestigious research facility, is discussed. Activities in economic, scientific, sociological, and intellectual research are reviewed, along with the scholarly ambiance of the area and the impact of the new National Humanities Center to…

Accessibility of computer technology to the nontechnical user has altered the scholar's world. Cooperative ventures will make the libraries of the future work for scholars by providing technological links between scholars and sources of information. Of particular interest to scholars are: microforms, videodiscs, and computerized databases. (MLW)

The "Getaway Special" is NASA's semiofficial program for low-budget researchers, who can arrange bookings for their own space experiments on regular flights of the space shuttle. Information about arranging for NASA to take individual experiment packages is presented. (LBH)

The relationship between the Central Intelligence Agency and the academic world became evident to the author during a 1974 convention of the American Historical Association, at which he found that academic studies could be legwork for policies implemented by the CIA's operational branch. (LBH)

The current, conventional approach to research does little to strengthen scholars' participation in civic life. However, models of research that promote more democratic inquiry methods, more reciprocal relationships between researchers and their subjects, and new collaborations between research institutions and communities are emerging and being…

The scarcity of past research on Black higher education by Black researchers is discussed and compared with present investigations. Five current major studies are outlined and a list of suggested areas for future investigation is included. (JMF)

Second in a series of articles on the federal involvement in education, this article deals with the funding and control of academic research and biomedicine. Emphasis is on the relationship between government funding and government intervention, particularly in research universities and medical schools. (LBH)

In our media-dominated society, journalism education is being pressed into profound changes of approach and course content. (Editor)