Increasing evidence points to the importance of undergraduate research in teacher education programs. Before undertaking independent research, it is essential that music education students gain exposure to a range of research skills and develop basic research competencies. In this study, I explored the influence of a semester-long collaborative…

Understanding faculty work practices can translate into improved library services. This study documents how education and behavioral science faculty locate, retrieve, and use information resources for research and writing and how they publish and store their research materials. The authors interviewed twelve professors using a structured interview…

As music programs at colleges and universities join the undergraduate research movement, many faculty and administrators may be unsure of terminology, educational practices, or ways to combine some of the creative aspects of music degree requirements into compelling undergraduate research projects. One of the biggest challenges is embedding…

This report provides a non-technical overview of the guiding research questions and research design for the ACT-led core research program conducted on behalf of the GEAR UP College and Career Readiness Evaluation Consortium (CCREC). The core research program is a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of 14 GEAR UP state grants on the academic…

As a means to involve the public in research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Partners in Research Program and solicited research grant applications from academic/scientific institutions and community organizations that proposed to forge partnerships: (a) to study methods and strategies to engage and inform the public…

The Air Toxics under the Big Sky program developed at the University of Montana is a regional outreach and education initiative that offers a yearlong exploration of air quality and its relation to respiratory health. The program was designed to connect university staff and resources with rural schools enabling students to learn and apply science…

The University of Montana (UM)-Missoula has implemented a problem-based program in which students perform scientific research focused on indoor air pollution. The Air Toxics Under the Big Sky program (Jones et al. 2007; Adams et al. 2008; Ward et al. 2008) provides a community-based framework for understanding the complex relationship between poor…

THE NEED AND FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING REGIONAL MEDIA RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS WERE INVESTIGATED. THE STUDY INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES--(1) SECURING THE COOPERATION OF THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS, (2) SECURING APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATION FROM THE COUNCIL, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, (3) IDENTIFYING THE RANGE AND…

THE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT (RCU) WAS ESTABLISHED IN AUGUST 1965, IN ORDER TO STIMULATE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. ITS BASIC OBJECTIVES WERE TO (1) INITIATE, STIMULATE, ASSIST, AND COORDINATE RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN AND AMONG EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES, (2) CONDUCT RESEARCH INDEPENDENTLY OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE…

To determine what resources are available to community health nurses, a survey was conducted of 345 agencies in WICHE's 13 western state region (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). Major findings were: (1) only two percent of responding agencies had a full-time…

A drug and alcohol use prevalence study was conducted among Montana Indians by Montana Indians. The results raise questions about culture transmission as a drug prevention strategy. Also, there is evidence of a high proportion of youth with deceased fathers. Implications for further prevention needs are presented. (Author)

The purpose of the research project described in the report was to determine whether an improvement in the safety experience of miners could be identified as attributable to pre-employment training programs presented at Butte, Montana, and Casa Grande, Arizona. (NTIS)

The report provides essential information for curriculum development relevant to manpower demands for agricultural production and agribusiness in Montana. It focuses on an analysis of 3,500 competency statements to determine the existence of duplication, commonalities, and uniqueness among 76 identified job titles derived from six Agricultural…

The first of a series of surveys initiated by Montana as part of a statewide study to determine employment and educational inequities which plague rural youth and adults, this report presents the results of the first phase of a long-range agricultural manpower project. To delineate the extent and nature of existing agri-business employment…

This report to the governor of Montana details higher education recommendations for the 1990s. The document opens with a letter to Governor Stephens from the chairman of the Montana Education Commission for the Nineties and Beyond. An introduction details the establishment of and framework for the Commission. A background section lays out the…