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Sage, George H., Ed. – 1977
This volume of abstracts describes papers written on the following topics: (1) Strength Physiology; (2) Learning Disabilities (motor); (3) Physiology - General; (4) Work Capacity; (5) Measurement and Recreation; (6) Biomechanics; (7) Professional Preparation (physical education); (8) Muscle Performance; (9) Sociology of Sport; (10) History of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Athletes, Athletics, Biology
Al-Ahram Center for Scientific Translations, Cairo (Egypt). – 1982
This annotated bibliography lists educational materials from Arab countries. Items cited were published in 1979 and include journal articles, newspaper articles, government publications, and monographs. Topics dealt with include the following: Arabic language and writing, children's books, children's radio programs, elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Arabic, Arabs, Comparative Education
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
The National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Health's policies and procedures for awarding funds through grants for scientific research to colleges and universities for purchasing research equipment are reviewed. Both agencies rely mainly on the researchers to request only necessary equipment. Research evaluation systems, peer…
Descriptors: Colleges, Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance
Deniozos, Demetris – 1980
The need for research capacity in developing countries and the traditional role and structure of universities in Greece are considered. A scientific and technological research capacity is viewed as a prerequisite for economic development. Until now universities have been highly specialized teaching institutions directly subordinate to the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, College Instruction, College Role
Hartup, Willard W. – Theory into Practice, 1973
The needs of children have not been major forces in shaping child development research; the pressures of such influences as war, violence and poverty on their lives have received little attention. Changes in the child development sciences have been linked primarily to changes within the discipline. Educational research has been no more relevant to…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Context
Carroll, John B.; And Others – 1960
Concentrating on five ways in which foreign language teaching can be aided by linguistic science, the Committee on Language Programs, established by the American Council of Learned Societies, expresses its support of the National Defense Education Act of 1958, Title VI; and the Language Development Section of the Department of Health, Education,…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Educational Research, Financial Support, Government Role
Montor, Karel – 1973
The purpose of this study was to compare brain wave patterns produced by high and low grade point average students, while they were resting, solving problems, and subjected to stress situations. The study involved senior midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy. The high group was comprised of those whose cumulative grade point average was…
Descriptors: Analog Computers, Anxiety, Brain, College Students

Friedler, Yael; Tamir, Pinchas – Journal of Biological Education, 1986
Presents a rationale for teaching inquiry skills and describes a learning module which was designed to develop inquiry skills and provides a realistic view of the nature of scientific research for secondary science students. Explains the module's evaluation procedures and results. (ML)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Learning Modules
Newman, Frank – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
A recent Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching report calls for a fundamental reexamination of national policy for higher education in student financial aid, access to higher education, improvement of scientific research and technological development, and changes in undergraduate programs to make students more creative,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Citizenship, College Role, Educational Improvement

Trow, Martin A. – Change, 1983
The University of California at Berkeley's substantial reorganization of the biological sciences due to internal and external needs is chronicled, focusing on the coordinated efforts of the institution and the strong, supportive leadership of the chancellor. The story is presented as an unusual case of institutional leadership within a highly…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Biological Sciences, College Curriculum
Bascobert, Ric, Ed. – National Institutes of Health, 2005
"The Brain: Our Sense of Self" has several objectives. One is to introduce students to the key concept that the sense of self, our sense of identity, is contained within the brain. Through inquiry-based activities, students investigate brain function and the various roles of the brain within the nervous system. A second objective is to allow…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Research Design, Public Health, Lifelong Learning
National Inst. of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), Bethesda, MD. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Branch. – 2001
This report highlights some of the projects supported by the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) Branch of the Center for Research for Mothers and Children at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development since its last report in January 1997. The MRDD Branch provides support for research, research training,…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
Spanier, Bonnie – 1997
This essay examines the ways in which biology, as a discipline, has been influenced by feminist scholarship and research into the areas of gender and sexuality, focusing on the validity, limits, and gender bias of scientific objectivity. It explains that gender bias exists not only in who traditionally has been expected to do science (namely white…
Descriptors: Biology, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Females
Davis, Dwight B. – Mini-Micro Systems, 1983
Discusses industry-sponsored programs in semiconductor research, focusing on Stanford University's Center for Integrated Systems (CIS). CIS, while pursuing research in semiconductor very-large-scale integration, is merging the fields of computer science, information science, and physical science. Issues related to these university/industry…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science

Dorrity, Terry – ELT Journal, 1983
A course in scientific English for science researchers and advanced civil engineering students in Belgium has a central problem--the heterogeneous nature of the group and lack of common research experience around which to build a curriculum. An attempt to overcome this difficulty by using two logical problems for discussion is presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Curriculum Development, Engineering, English for Special Purposes