Described is The Catalyst Conference convened by the Research Advisory Committee of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) to stimulate research on the effects of the NCTM "Standards for Curriculum and Evaluation" as a guide for change in mathematics education. Six focus areas were identified. (MDH)

The University Opinion Poll conducted a survey of student opinion on issues related to University-sponsored day care, the role of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) and the University's policy on buying lettuce for its food services. Four hundred fifty-two respondents, 76% of a random sample of University of Minnesota students,…

The author takes a critical look at the development, organization, personnel, and objectives of the Assessment of Performance Unit of England's Department of Education and Science. (SJL)

The present structure of the association is traced through both historical and functional perspectives. The structure, purposes, and services of the ACHA reflect the diversity of college and university health programs as well as geographic, disciplinary, and size-related variables. (JN)

Describes the successful and lengthy search of the board of education in charge of the Graland Country Day School in Denver to recruit a new school head. (RK)

A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT MOTIVATED A GROUP OF EIGHTH-GRADE CIVICS STUDENTS TO FORM DIFFERENT COMMITTEES TO OBTAIN A TRAFFIC GUARD FOR THEIR SCHOOL. COMMITTEES WERE FORMED TO CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY LETTER AND INTERVIEW, TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE STREET CORNER AND MAKE CHARTS SHOWING ITS DANGER, TO DO RESEARCH ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS,…

This summary of the principal deliberations and recommendations of the Wingspread II Conference convened in October 1978 by the American Theatre Association (ATA) documents the efforts of the ATA to develop the areas of standards and accreditation, development, education, and research. The work of the four commissions that had been created in each…

This paper generally describes the activities and processes of a task force at William Rainey Harper College (Illinois) charged with reviewing the college's tenure policies relative to present needs and long-range projections. It provides a series of suggestions of use to other community colleges who might undertake a self-study of tenure policy.…

The report contains a series of papers that have been presented during the past decade by lawyers and economists at workshops sponsored by the North Central Land Economics Research Committee. The papers describe the bringing together of legal and economic research methods in order to solve rural problems. The first paper is entitled…

The four colleges participating in the Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley initiated a project to stimulate the involvement of their faculty in the development of research, development, and evaluation projects on a scale comparable to that at larger institutions. The specific objectives were as follows: a) to organize and implement…

The 1970-71 activities of the Research Department of the California Teachers Association are summarized. The activities of the Department are categorized as follows: (1) publication of research articles, reports, and the California Journal of Educational Research; (2) handling of information requests through the department's Research Information…

This article is the report of the ad hoc American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) committee for the review of engineering and engineering technology studies. In the report, the committee examines engineering education and makes recommendations on several topics including accreditation, teaching methods, faculty development, continuing…