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 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 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 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,…

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…

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 resource guide divides arts and humanities into six areas listed in separate chapters: dance, film, literature, music, theater, and visual art. A seventh chapter lists historical resources and general cultural resources. Within each of the seven chapters are alphabetically listed resources identified for each intermediate unit. The chapters…

This manual, designed for individuals, agencies, and organizations interested in preventing and intervening in youth violence, is a guide to guides, a map of resources on prevention and intervention. Development of the manual was guided by a number of prevention principles, chiefly, the belief that collaboration is essential for effective youth…

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…

In an effort to acquaint educators in social studies with resources in law-related education, this resource guide lists national and state organizations and coordinators and materials available through those organizations as well as those from various publishers and the ERIC database. Selected teaching and learning materials in various media are…

These California state guidelines are intended to aid in the planning, monitoring, and improvement of educational programs and services for hearing impaired students. After an introduction, chapters have the following titles and sample subtopics: (1) "Identification and Assessment of Unique Educational Needs" (screening, definitions of…

This guide was designed to help policy makers, administrators, program planners, and managers find answers to their questions about improving the quality of their services and addressing the changing needs of young people in their communities. Information is provided on more than 100 nonprofit organizations, government agencies, research centers,…

This publication is a status report on faculty contracts and bargaining agents in higher education in the United States for 1991. An introduction summarizes activity across the nation including agents elected, independent agents, decertification, strikes, legislation, first contracts signed, and demographic analysis. A table of faculty contracts…

This directory is designed to assist local action groups (existing local alliances; science mathematics, and technology teachers; superintendents, principals, and supervisors; guidance counselors and resource specialists; and university and college professors) in making contact with the local structure of the Triangle Coalition for Science and…