This document is a compilation of approved and ongoing research projects of the National Institute of Education (NIE). The primary purpose of the document is to provide the NIE management personnel, who plan, control, and monitor research projects, with readily available, fully indexed information on current projects. The document is divided into…

This directory is designed to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date source of information on governmental and private organizations concerned with environmental quality in the United States and Canada. The book is divided into five major parts: the User's Guide, sections for U.S., Canadian, and international organizations, and the indexes. The…

This resource directory contains career information and services available for use by teachers, counselors, administrators, and others who work with special needs students. Descriptions of specific materials which pertain to vocational education for handicapped and/or disadvantaged students are broken out into six major areas: (1) programs and…

Describes five online databases that focus on computer products, primarily software and microcomputing hardware, and compares the databases in terms of record content, product coverage, vertical market coverage, currency, availability, and price. Sample records and searches are provided, as well as a directory of product databases. (CLB)

This guide to information sources on refugees covers indexes, abstracts, bibliographies, periodicals, and resource and research centers. The guide begins with a discussion of recent developments in the bibliographic control of the literature on refugees, and particularly the work of the International Refugee Integration Resource Center. It then…

This primary reference tool provides access to those documents from the National Diffusion Network (NDN) resource pool of both funded and non-funded validated practices which are available through ERIC. A descriptor index, which is cross referenced and arranged alphabetically using commonly accepted educational program and/or practice terminology,…

The directory assesses current reference materials relating to the health, education, and social welfare of Asian Americans. The directory also includes reference materials in such areas as demography, socioeconomics, employment and training, culture, immigration, and housing. Intended for use by the Office for Asian American Affairs, state and…

This publication contains abstracts of documents concerning the transition from school to work that were published in Australia since August 1980. The abstracts are arranged in the following categories: (1) social and educational developments in policy analysis and research; (2) programs involving proposals, reports, and evaluations; (3) program…