University administrators are expected by federal agencies to detect, investigate, and judge scientific fraud and misconduct on their campuses. Both National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health place primary responsibility on universities for spotting cases of scientific misconduct. (MLW)

Discusses how traditional lab exercises can be converted into investigative exercises. Describes an exercise on seed germination that has students design their own experiments based on their initial results. Involves students in the scientific process and allows them to experience the joys and disappointments of experimental work. (JRH)

In this article, the author describes three reports conducted by the National Academies, a private, nonprofit organization whose charter is to assist the federal government and the American people in analyzing pressing science and technology policy issues. These reports are: (1) "Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing…

This experiment was conducted to determine the efficiency of three forms of an algorithm of known effectiveness and the effects of its availability following initial instruction. The dependent variable was time to solve computational problems requiring rule application. The algorithm was presented in three forms: prose, flowchart, and gradual…

The Justice Department's investigation of possible antitrust violations by colleges and universities, which focuses on the way private colleges set tuition rates and award financial aid to students, is discussed. The inquiry centers on groups or consortia of private colleges. (MLW)

Presents the results of a survey administered by college students to the university community (n=313) as part of an earth week class project designed to merge research, teaching, and community outreach. Discusses the survey as a teaching tool, research, and community outreach program. (21 references) (MCO)

This essay discusses issues of cultural difference in dance studies and presents specific pedagogical strategies for engaging the students' embodied knowledge as a research tool in both historical and cross-cultural investigations. (Contains 2 notes.)

Data on interlibrary loan transactions occurring during July and August 1979 were analyzed to determine comparative turnaround and delivery times for 5 Quebec and 11 Ontario universities. The numbers of working days of positive responses for loans and photocopies and the numbers of positive and negative responses for combined loans and photocopies…

This investigation relates to the research questions: (1) Do college students' perceptions of the dangerousness of specific drugs now parallel the government's listed ranking? (2) Where do legal drugs fall on the continuum of perceived dangerousness? (3) What might be good dimensions to characterize perceptions? (4) What is the relationship among…

The exploration mode of content presentation is discussed. (MP)

Generating functions for the columns in Pascal's triangle are constructed through algebraic and geometric interpretations. (JT)

Teaching reform in higher education has frequently been informed by investigations into conceptions of learning held by students and by teachers. Such work has been extended into research education, with the study of experienced researchers' conceptions of research providing a basis for enquiry into the way research is experienced by the various…

The writers discuss tactics and techniques they have found productive in defending a variety of claims including allegations of unequal pay, wrongful termination, refusal to hire, violations of the employer's affirmative action plan, and a refusal to grant admission to a specialized or remedial program. (Author/JT)

Four groups of preservice teachers were randomly assigned to one of three conditions to test the effectiveness of brief training in time-management techniques. Significant differences among the groups were observed on measures of promptness in completing tasks during student teaching and on self-ratings of proficiency in time management.…

Studies the polarization effect on water by cations and anions. Describes an experiment to illustrate the polarization effect of sodium, lithium, calcium, and strontium ions on the water molecule in the hydration spheres of the ions. Analysis is performed by proton NMR. (MVL)