Huntsville, Alabama, is known chiefly in connection with rocketry, but many local citizens think first of its work in adult education. (Editor)

Describes a multipurpose environmental education center functioning in a rural setting. Besides producing guidebooks, training teachers and other activities, the center attempts to provide a model for environmental education for whole nation. (PS)

A fictitious college or university outdoor education center (built on average responses from the 10 present major center directors) is pictured, and recommendations for a future ideal outdoor education center are made. The material is summarized from a thesis written at Indiana University for the Doctor of Recreation degree, 1972. (NQ)

The Cooperative Education Service Agency, Atlanta, Georgia, discussed in this article, focuses on making staff development activities not only available, but meaningful and relevant. (Author/CB)

Article describes the activities of Region XII Education Service Center which is providing educational services, learning and teaching materials, and pertinent information and technology for flexible practices adaptable to local and regional conditions anywhere in the twelve-county Central Texas area. (Author/CB)

Contains a bibliography of free or inexpensive informational publications on American Indian culture, history, and problems. The list will also acquaint teachers with some of the educational centers across the nation that have significant materials on Native Americans. (AM)

Describes the historical development of educational service agencies in U.S. public education, highlighting agencies' administrative and instructional functions, organizational patterns and characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, and future roles. Because of advances in data transmission, shifts in service delivery philosophy, and limited…

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Regional Consortiums Program has provided approximately $15 million per year since 1992 to 10 regional organizations. The Consortia are carrying out a statutory charge to assist in the improvement of local instruction in mathematics and science. This report provides a description of the Regional…

Through his work as a social reformer involved in the people's fight against the Mafia in Sicily, the author has become a widely respected international figure. In this article he has written a description of his most recent project, an experimental school for children of the peasant community in Partinico. (Editor/RK)

A warehouse leased from the city houses five floors of music, art, science, Cleveland-area heritage, and community resources. Design for a new building is illustrated. (Author/MLF)

The Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) is a regional organization for education, culture, and science founded in 1975 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This paper examines the goals, objectives, and accomplishments of ABEGS, its background; its organizational structure; its major accomplishments; and its future plans in the fields of…

Area service agencies have been structured in many states to enhance service while preserving local school districts. A variety of patterns of cooperation have developed. In North Dakota a study team considered issues, based on the organizational and financial characteristics of existing area service agencies, about the organization of the…

The Educational Services Office (ESO) of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) sought an organizational strategy that would improve its ability to meet client demand without sacrificing the integrity of its programs or the fulfillment of its institutional responsibilities. Three alternative organizational strategies were identified:…

The third of three conference reports contains (1) a paper citing the needs for and discussing the characteristics, functions, and benefits of area educational service agencies, (2) panel discussion questions and answers concerning area educational districts, (3) questions and answers concerning the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services plan…