PAPERS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT OF A 1955 CONFERENCE ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF CREATIVE SCIENCE TALENT. MOST PAPERS DEAL WITH THE THEORETICAL INTERPRETATION OF CREATIVITY AND ITS MEASUREMENT. SOME ARE REVIEWS OF RESEARCH RELATED TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS AND PROCEDURES USED BY VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN…

Immigration laws and regulations are briefly summarized to aid faculty members in understanding problems faced by foreign students and scholars. The objective is to enable faculty to properly advise foreign students regarding their academic programs and to recognize when a foreign student or scholar needs to be referred to the foreign student…

Conference papers on scholarship at a land-grant university, scholarship in general, and the interrelationships among scholarship, teaching, research, and societal needs are presented. In "Scholarship Through Teaching," Keith Goldhammer suggests that teaching, research, and scholarship are not separate domains, and that the teacher's role is to…

The involvement of behaviorists in primary prevention for mental health programs has been limited, to date. Using behavioral researchers offers several advantages, including the need to emphasize prediction and a priori control of maladaptive behavior, increased cost effectiveness, and increased monies for research. Common obstacles to the…

The articles comprising this bulletin report the status of research methods in the English language arts and indicate promising directions for further effort. Ralph C. Staiger discusses the range of language arts research and points out the strengths and weaknesses of various research techniques. Theodore Clymer examines the essential…

Five recent large-scale investigations of educational dissemination and change in American schools are reviewed, consolidated, and synthesized to derive a set of conclusions regarding the current state of knowledge for policy makers, program administrators, and researchers. The material is presented as an executive summary in similar management…

Over 35 educational research projects in Scotland are briefly described in this survey report which is an update of the research projects being performed in Scotland during 1970-72. A variety of research projects in general subject areas such as the teaching of reading, science, and English and foreign language are described. Other research…

Part of a series of biennial national surveys, this document is the result of an international project undertaken by member governments of the Council of Europe. The volume is a study of Norwegian educational research projects that were in progress during 1971-1972. The basis of the survey was a questionnaire developed by the Council of Europe.…

Part of a series of biennial national surveys, this document is the result of an international project undertaken by member governments of the Council of Europe. The volume is a survey of West German educational research projects that were in progress during 1971-1972. The basis of the survey was a questionnaire developed by the Council of Europe.…

Five papers comprise this book of symposium proceedings. Philip Smith, in "Objectives for American Education," theorizes that the U.S. can afford a sophisticated, dedicated profession to run the schools, and that educational leaders must become dedicated or other leaders will replace them. Francis Chase, in "The Status of Educational Planning in…

The articles comprising this bulletin report the status of research methods in the English language arts and indicate promising directions for further effort. Ralph C. Staiger discusses the range of language arts research and points out the strengths and weaknesses of various research techniques. Theodore Clymer examines the essential…

Compiled as a tool for locating information about research in educational management, this new edition lists 152 organizations and 535 individuals. Educational management, as used to define the scope of this Directory, includes all aspects of the leadership, administration, and structure of public and private educational organizations and the…

Compiled as a tool for locating information about research in educational management, this new edition has been expanded both in the scope of its subject areas and in the number of organizations and researchers listed. The directory, with increased coverage of research on educational facilities, lists 154 organizations and 416 individuals. Cited…

Designed to obtain information useful in developing state information dissemination systems, this study sought to determine the information gathering practices and needs of vocational educators and administrators. Insight into these practices and needs was accomplished through a questionnaire survey completed by 3,229 vocational-technical…

This document is divided into three main parts. The first part includes the introduction, history, objectives and rational for the Model Training Project (MTP); part two deals with the individual consortium responses to the questionnaire developed for this report; and the final section contains the summary and conclusions derived from the previous…