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Wilson, Ronald; Iverson, Donald – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1982
Described are some of the national health related databases which are useful in conducting health education research. Among areas covered by the projects are hypertension, myocardial infarction, neighborhood health centers, alcoholism, and over the counter drugs. (CJ)
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Research, Federal Government, Health Education
Musick, Cindy, Ed. – 1989
This collection of abstracts describes in broad terms the scope and objectives of the 1989 Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching (FIRST) Program in Comprehensive School Health Education and includes names and addresses of recipients. Key groups conducting these innovative programs include five state agencies, seven…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Health Education
Woods, Michele A. – 1985
The Department of Education's Secondary School Recognition Program (SSRP) was developed to identify and recognize unusually effective public secondary schools and, through publicity and other means, encourage the emulation of their successful programs, policies, and practices by practitioners in other schools. This directory describes a small…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Federal Programs, Models
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1983
Agricultural education projects of 23 state action groups and 4 national organizations are described in this directory intended for agricultural educators. Names and addresses of contact points for further information are included. (DC)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, National Organizations, National Programs
Organizacion de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educacion, la Ciencia y la Cultura, Madrid (Spain). – 1988
This directory is designed to provide an introduction to educational information and documentation services for specialists in information and educational documentation as well as educational administrators, planners, and researchers, and teachers. Its basic objective is to promote cooperation between such services, thereby increasing the transfer…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Education, Foreign Countries
Carter, Yvonne B., Comp.; Owens, Janice E., Comp. – 1992
The Library Career Training Program, Title II-B of the Higher Education Act (HEA), provides grants to institutions of higher education and library organizations or agencies to train persons in librarianship through fellowships, institutes, and traineeships, and to establish, develop, and expand programs of library and information science. The U.S.…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Financial Support

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Science Information Exchange. – 1978
This international directory of existing information systems and services on ongoing research includes descriptions of planned systems and services, those under development, and those which are fully operational, as well as several institutional initiatives which represent innovative approaches to the field. Data collection for the inventory was…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Databases, Directories, Global Approach
Humes, Barbara; Cameron, Carol – 1990
This report on the types of library projects funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Library Literacy Program indicates that, out of the 533 state and local public library proposals which were submitted, 214 libraries in 47 states received funding, and that grants ranging in size from $1,400 to $25,000 were awarded to 16 state…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Grants
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1983
This fifth annual compilation presents resumes of ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work. These contract and grant awards are administered by the U.S. Department of Career Education, National Instutute of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, and Office of Special Education and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Education Work Relationship
Beaudiquez, Marcelle – 1985
This compilation provides an overall view of the state of national bibliographic services in 101 countries. The document includes data gathered via a questionnaire that was sent to 160 countries of whom 101 replied. Introductory materials include a list of the countries listed in the document; a brief discussion of the survey and how the results…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Information Sources
Lee, Carolyn S., Comp. – 1991
The National Diffusion Network (NDN) was established in 1974 through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement upon the belief that there are few difficulties encountered by school systems that have not been solved successfully in some other location. The primary function of the NDN is to disseminate information about a wide array of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Carter, Yvonne B. – 1992
This directory provides a chronological and analytical history of the library and information science research projects funded by the Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II-B, Research and Demonstration Program, from 1976 through 1986. It is noted that this program authorizes grants and contracts to institutions of higher education and other public…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cultural Pluralism, Directories, Disabilities
Roger, Margarit – 1999
This document consists of English and French versions of a report profiling some of the local, regional, and national professional development opportunities available to workplace education practitioners across Canada. The report begins with an introduction that describes the process used to identify the programs (surveys and interviews with more…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Conferences, Delivery Systems