This resource directory from the Chapter 1 Parent Involvement Center at RMC Research Corporation in Hampton, New Hampshire lists national, regional, and local organizations that can help parents, administrators, and teachers learn more about parent involvement in children's education. All of the listed organizations are focused on parent…

This directory presents profiles of 73 higher education associations located in the Washington, DC (and northern Virginia) area. Preliminary information includes an alphabetical list of the associations by full name and an alphabetical list by organizational acronym. Each profile includes the organization's address, telephone numbers, e-mail and…

Information about 191 art education organizations is provided in this guide. The entries are arranged in six sections: State Arts Agencies, State Departments of Education, State Arts Education Alliances, National Arts Education Associations, National Arts Service Organizations, and National Education Associations. Each entry includes the…

This directory lists over 250 non-profit and for-profit arts organizations in 90 Alaskan communities. Compiled as a resource guide for artists, arts administrators, and teachers, this document offers information that assist them in sharing resources, communicating, and coordinating arts activities. It contains information from and about arts…

This guide for principals on how to be multiculturally sensitive is based on 223 responses to a Multicultural Sensitivity Survey mailed to principals across Pennsylvania in July 1989. There are numerous ways this guide can be used: (1) network to gain information; (2) network to offer information; (3) increase awareness with assemblies; and (4)…

This manual contains basic information about the Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). As of November 1984, BIS membership was approaching 3,000 with nearly 100 members actively involved in the section's committees. Following an introduction that describes the development of the BIS,…

This directory is a reference for students and faculty to learn about extracurricular mathematics-based intervention projects. The individual projects are directed for the most part by collegiate mathematicians and held on their campuses. The "Strengthening Underrepresented Minority Mathematics Achievement" (SUMMA) Consortium of the…

This guide lists organizations, centers, and sources of information relating to adolescents in transition and adults with learning disabilities and attention disorders. Addresses, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and a short description of each organization, center, or other information sources are provided to help readers identify…

The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) School Heads Advisory Committee has compiled this guide as a selected, annotated listing of professional organizations, leadership programs, and publications that have been found valuable by school heads in thinking about and carrying out their leadership roles. Each entry in the first two…

This is an annotated directory of literature, films, training aids, and consultants on personnel and labor practices related to equal employment and affirmative actions issues. It was created to provide the working affirmative action/equal employment specialist with information that may facilitate the successful implementation of affirmative…

This pamphlet is designed as a resource to assist school administrators and directors of gifted and talented programs in their efforts to increase participation of minority students in such programs. It explores issues related to the current underrepresentation of minority students including statistics reflecting that underrepresentation;…

This publication is designed to assist educators to integrate multicultural education into the entire school curriculum. Part I includes chapters on defining multicultural education, planning for multicultural education, setting goals and objectives, developing steps or activities, managing resources for multicultural education, and conducting…

The purpose of this guide is to provide educators throughout New York State with a convenient source of information on the network of federally funded technical assistance organizations. It begins with a brief consideration of four areas: (1) what technical assistance is; (2) principles of effective technical assistance; (3) when technical…

This directory, produced by the California Tomorrow Immigrant Students Project, describes 75 model programs for the education of immigrant children in California. Program descriptions are grouped around the following nine theme chapters: (1) "The First Steps: Orientation/Assessment and Newcomer Support" focuses on orienting immigrant…

Arranged into four sections, the resource guide provides special educators with over 40 annotated listings of: (1) associations and government agencies concerned with computer use for physically handicapped and other special education students; (2) producers of software, dedicated hardware, and adaptive devices; (3) publications and directories on…