This digest summarizes the contents of the more than 50 separate items that were published by the Technical and Further Education (TAFE) National Centre for Research and Development in 1986-87. These items include major research reports, video programs, newsletters, clearinghouse reports and textbooks. The first section provides an overview of the…

This study was conducted to identify and review research studies related to career guidance effects, to categorize and synthesize those findings, and to make recommendations for future practice, research, and policy. Studies selected for the review were conducted since 1970, concerned grades 9 through 14, had a sample population of 25 or more,…

A collection of 17 papers, most presented at the Fifth International Conference on Contrastive Projects in June 1982 in Finland, includes: "Present Trends in Contrastive Linguistics,""Contrastive Linguistics in Bulgaria,""Communicative Competence in Foreign Language Teaching: A Project Report,""From Traditional…

This overview of social research illustrates how the federal government increasingly relies on knowledge gained through research reports and studies for its planning and policy formation. The research reviews are grouped into five sections. The first section, the historical perspective, traces the increasing importance of the role of social…

This is the second volume of a four-volume report of a research project designed to (1) identify job needs for agricultural occupations which will result from the Muskegon County Wastewater Management System and perform a task analysis on each occupation, (2) develop instructional modules and determine their place in either high school or 2-year…

Information is provided in English and French on research projects concerned with postsecondary education in Canada. Approximately 250 current or recently completed projects reported by researchers in universities, community colleges, educational organizations, and government departments and agencies are described. The projects, which are entered…

This annual report of the Rehabilitation Services Administration for Fiscal 1980 consists of five sections. The first section, devoted to program operations, includes information on the basic vocational rehabilitation program, services to the blind, rehabilitation facilities, and three specific programs. Described in section 2 are such program…

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville program for advancement of minorities and women in the field of educational research is described in terms of accomplishment of the five objectives of the program. These objectives are as follows: (1) to develop and demonstrate an effective training program combining postdoctoral (Law Enforcement…

The suitability of the college setting for adult senior students attending Federal City College during the summer term of 1973 was evaluated, with focus on registration, orientation, class schedule, academic advising, and supportive services. Adult senior students were defined as all undergraduates who were 31 years old or older and who had…

Upper division undergraduate students at the University of California at Berkeley were surveyed to obtain evaluations of selected humanities departments. Of 1,472 questionnaires mailed out, 798 were returned. The questionnaire dealt with such matters as general education requirements, the quality of lower division education, extent of student…

Upper division undergraduate students at the University of California at Berkeley were surveyed to obtain evaluations of life science-related departments and programs. Of 1,472 questionnaires mailed out, 798 were returned. The questionnaire dealt with such matters as general education requirements, the quality of lower division education, extent…

The first followup study of the graduates of the Department of Graduate Studies in Education at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Pedras campus, was undertaken with seven objectives to determine: the satisfaction of graduates in their present work; the specific preparation provided by the graduate program; whether graduates are working in…

In July 1970 the University of California reviewed and made recommendations for its international educational exchange program for all campuses. The recommendations were: (1) foreign students should be 4-6 percent of the student population on each campus; (2) they should be admitted once a year, with early admission deadlines; (3) they should have…

The 1978-79 annual report of the Southern Regional Education Board is presented. Contents are as follows: information about SREB, sources of support, chairman's statement, president's report, and information about current SREB programs. SREB's new, revised profile of southern postsecondary education in the mid-eighties, information about…

Accounting I, a multimedia course, was the first course produced by the University of Mid-America, and was offered publicly for the first time by the State University of Nebraska in October 1974. A brief overview of this first offering includes: (1) a description of its development; (2) details of its initial offering, such as registration…