The entire second part of the October issue presents the program for the 28th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society. Abstracts of papers are included. (EJT)

A large section of the September issue presents the program, committees, and speakers for the 61st Annual Conference of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers. Constitution and by-laws for the association are also presented. (EJT)

Discusses the structure and role of the Pacific Northwest Association for College Physics, which is a regional association of physics faculties in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Bibliography. (LC)

Describes programs presented at Association of College and University Housing Officers-International Annual conferences, based on 1965, 1975 and 1985 program bulletins. Analyzed topics, regional distribution of program presenters, and gender distribution of program presenters. Facilities and management/operations programs were most frequent,…

The 37th FID (International Federation for Documentation) Conference in The Hague in September 1974 brought together some 150 participants from 35 countries and 7 international organizations. The FID program covers the following fields: (1) theoretical studies and research in documentation, librarianship and information science, terminology,…

Minutes of the 1980 National Marine Education Association annual board of directors' meeting are presented in this document. Included are 16 appendices (representing a major portion of the document) containing materials prepared for the meeting. These materials, which reflect the major areas addressed during the meeting, include: 1980 board of…

To test theories presented in the sociology course "Social Policies and Community Power Structure," a team of undergraduate students and their instructor attended a national professional conference. The following are examples of those concepts the students observed in operation at the conference: Social structure affects social policies; the…

A variety of science and mathematics education activities are reported in two sections. These activities include: conferences (both past and future); innovative projects/programs and initiatives at the primary, secondary, and teacher-education levels; instructional materials development/use; instructional strategies; science education research;…

This profile, in outline form, of the English language situation in Italy discusses the role of English in society and in the educational system. The following topics are covered: a description of the role and status of English as the principal foreign language in the country; the place of English within the educational system at all levels from…

This document consists of the three issues of the journal "Learning Languages" published during volume year 3. These issues contain the following major articles: "A National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL): A Brief History, 1987-1997;""Juguetes Fantasticos" (Mari Haas); "A Perspective on the Cultural…

The first ten years (30 issues) of the newsletter for Iowa teachers of foreign language in the elementary school (FLES) contain a variety of articles on both curricular and extracurricular FLES programs and teaching. Topics addressed include: teacher certification; summer language camps; multicultural education and cultural awareness; program…