Describes the 24-acre nature area at the University of Minnesota in Duluth. (PG)

Purpose of this article is to suggest a solution for bridging the chasm between the universities and the public school systems. (Author/MB)

The Merrimack Education Center in Chelmsford (Massachusetts) responded to needs for stress management training and morale boosting in its 22-district service area with a midwinter "Fitness for Educators" conference. Participants learned techniques for maintaining physical fitness, managing hyperactivity, developing holistic health…

Describes the work of Wildfowl Trust in the areas of research, education, recreation and conservation. Presents the advantages of the wetland habitat for biological study and describes the facilities available to educational bodies at Martin Mere. (Author/GS)

The Bilingual Education Service Center's function is to provide supportive services to all State-funded bilingual programs located outside the city of Chicago. These services include inservice training, curriculum materials acquisition, program development, community relations, and evaluation. nAuthor)

Using qualitative and quantitative methods in a single research project has been the subject of controversy. Purists argue that qualitative and quantitative approaches derive from different, mutually exclusive epistemologic and ontologic assumptions, and cannot be combined. Situationalists focus on methodology and assume that data collection and…

The creation, mission, and activities of the Swiss national educational information center are described. (DE)

AS THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE EDUCATION ENDEAVOR CONTINUES TO GROW, THE SINGLE SCHOOL OR DISTRICT IS FINDING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON ITS OWN. THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF SOCIETY DEMAND COMPLEX PROGRAMS WHICH THE SCHOOL CANNOT AFFORD. FOR THIS REASON, AND AS AN ATTEMPT TO CUT DOWN WASTE AND DUPLICATION OF EFFORT…

This initial issue describes the development, organization, staff, and facilities of the EPIC (Evaluative Programs for Innovative Curriculums) Evaluation Center, a cooperative effort of the U.S. Office of Education (under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act), the University of Arizona (College of Education), and the public and…

We must know more about adult education, why people enroll, who they are, and what they expect; we must develop new and better techniques for serving them; and we must define the role of government. Some have proposed a National Center for Lifelong Learning, which could interpret data on adult education and serve as the instrument in developing a…

Relates some experiences at this nonprofit center, which was designed so that interested members of the general public can walk in and learn about computers in a safe, nonintimidating environment. STARWARS HODGE, a game written in PILOT, is also described. (CMV)

In 1973 the Student Center for Educational Research was created at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to find ways of using student talent, with the help of interested faculty, in teaching and research. Center studies have dealt with student governance, athletic and housing problems, and activities have included an internship program,…

This book shows how the quality management approach pioneered in Japan by Dr. W. Edwards Deming allows educational service centers to expand services and be more flexible by reducing waste and rework. Deming's method shows how to change from reactive management to a dynamic system of continuous improvement that restores worker pride, increases…