This resource guide provides educators with information about Middle East outreach programs, organizations, and publications. The first two sections present an introduction to the Middle East Outreach Council and an examination of the state of the art for Middle East outreach among universities, junior colleges, and small colleges; secondary and…

Phase I of this project focused on the media-related needs of handicapped students being mainstreamed into regular K-12 school programs. The emphasis was on how the school library media specialist can use, adapt, or supplement the components of the media center to meet those needs. These components encompass a media program of services and…

A survey of 40 reporting academic libraries in Indiana developed this directory of library user instruction programs which provides an index profile of library resources and types of programs within the state. Entries are alphabetical in outline form and provide a library contact person, capsule information about the library instruction program,…

This directory contains information gathered by a 1987 survey by the Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and the Islands of educational resource organizations located within its region, i.e., Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the Virgin Islands. Included…

Results of a 1980 survey are tabulated to provide a view of the scope and diversity of materials and activities for library instruction at the 36 Kansas academic libraries which responded to the questionnaire. The questionnaire, included as an appendix, addressed staffing, including qualifications and evaluation; funding; methods used in library…

Many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada support their teacher education programs by developing curriculum materials centers (CMCs) which feature instructional materials representative of those found in preschool through high school settings. This directory lists and describes the CMCs or collections at 278…

A compilation of responses received from over 100 agencies that participated in a survey conducted in the spring of 1986, this directory lists agencies which, with rare exceptions, meet the following criteria: (1) the agency must be located in the mid-Atlantic region made up of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and…

This publication on science education programs is the second in a three-part series of reports that summarizes the results of the Association of Science-Technology Centers' (ASTC) Science Center Survey, conducted among nearly 200 science museums and science centers in 1987. Reports on exhibits and on administration and finance comprise the rest of…

Fifty standardized science tests are alphabetically listed under three major sections: (1) 23 elementary school science tests; (2) seven middle/junior high school science tests; and (3) secondary school science tests. The following information is provided for each test: test author(s), publisher, number of test forms, number of items on test,…

This analysis of national leadership and service organizations (NL/SO's) lists and describes 26 NL/SO's that provide professional development, networking, and advancement opportunities for the nation's community colleges. Part 1 provides introductory comments on the external forces affecting community colleges, and the internal and external…

This compilation forms Part 3 of the guide according to the plan conceived by a working party of the Section of Archivists of International Organizations in 1974-1975. An information gathering questionnaire was sent to 246 organizations in two categories: intergovernmental organizations created before 1950 and non-governmental organizations with…

This directory presents information on the 1994 census of educational research and development and service improvement organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania). The introduction describes the survey methodology and provides an overview of the research and development…

This directory presents 1989 information on a census of educational research and development and service improvement organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania). The introduction describes survey methodology and provides an overview of the research and development…

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…

The emergence of LEAD Centers, Principals' Centers, and other similar principal support efforts are an acknowledgement of the demanding professional requirements placed upon principals. This document provides an easy-to-use reference listing of resources identified by the Maryland Commission on School-based Administration and the Maryland LEAD…