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Download full textReinhold, Fran – 1989
The current status and apparent trends of local area networks (LANs) in school districts are explored in this short report. Results of a 1987-88 Quality Education Data survey are cited, indicating that 64% of 173 of the largest school districts in the country were already networking and 36% intended to be networking by 1990. The advantages of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Eddy, Margot Sanders – 1992
Due in part to the 1989 passage of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments, new programs designed to educate college administrators, faculty, and students about alcohol and other drug abuse have taken new directions and dimensions, involving both campuses and local communities in the process. The higher education community has…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Colleges, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Smarte, Lynn – 1994
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a federally funded, nationwide network designed to provide ready access to education information. Managed by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the Department of Education, ERIC consists of 16 clearinghouses, each devoted to a particular area of education, a number of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Bibliographic Databases, Clearinghouses
Smarte, Lynn; Boston, Carol – 1995
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a federally funded, nationwide network designed to provide ready access to education information. Managed by the United States Department of Education's National Library of Education, ERIC consists of 16 clearinghouses, each devoted to a particular area of education, several adjunct…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks
Stripling, Barbara K. – 1992
Focusing on the major educational initiatives of our times--the National Education Goals outlined and endorsed in 1990 by the nation's governors, and President Bush's America 2000 strategy--this report reviews and summarizes information about the role of libraries in many different educational efforts designed to meet the national goals. It is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Career Exploration, Computer Networks
Brennan, Mary Alice – 1992
This digest highlights the findings of an extensive review and analysis of the literature related to the role of libraries in education. The review was undertaken to demonstrate the critical role libraries can play in meeting the six National Education Goals adopted in 1990 by the President and the governors of the United States. The goals, which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Career Exploration, Computer Networks
