This annotated bibliography provides more details on the "Hanging Together" posts referred to in "Transitioning to the Next Generation of Metadata" (see ED617919), primarily summaries of discussions by the OCLC Research Library Partners Metadata Managers Focus Group in 2015-2020. The order of the sections matches that in the…

From the mid 1800s to the mid 1900s, the Comstock laws prevented the distribution of information regarding contraceptives in America. Therefore, few women had knowledge of available contraceptives, resulting in large families and high infant mortality rates, especially within the lower classes. Margaret Sanger first took a stand against the…

Supported Employment is an evidence-based practice that helps people with mental illness find and keep meaningful jobs in the community. Given these outcomes the challenge for Supported Employment programs is to rethink the emphasis on immediate work for everyone and help consumers utilize appropriate education and training opportunities available…

Over 2,000 literature sources dealing with the topic of achievement of equality of educational opportunity are listed in this bibliography. Listings of bibliographies on equality of educational opportunity and related issues, sources consulted, and a topical index are also included. (EB)

In many rural areas, community colleges are the institutions primarily responsible for providing postsecondary educational opportunities. As a result, they are tasked with the challenging responsibility of expanding those opportunities, training a rural workforce, and building a healthy and inclusive community. Like their urban and suburban…

Designed to stimulate school staff to consider a wide range of student learning activities as they identify ways to improve their local career education program, this resource booklet is divided into six sections which provide an overview of current career education practice (activities) in secondary schools. The first five sections correspond to…

Lists addresses and descriptions of programs and services for 27 organizations which assist minority students interested in study opportunities and careers in journalism. (KEH)

Designed for librarians and administrators new to the field as well as experienced online searchers, this bibliographic guide provides current and comprehensive information to aid in online searching. The normal types of materials, i.e., books, journals, newsletters, directories, bibliographies, indexes, and abstracts are listed; however, there…

This bibliography provides brief annotations of 12 journal articles, project reports, and books on programs for dropout pregnant and parenting adolescents. Most of the documents cited describe particular programs in American cities. (KH)

This directory was developed from responses of 73 colleges and universities to a survey conducted by the Association for Specialists in Group Work to ascertain the amount and kinds of instruction offered in group counseling. Items chosen for use in the directory include: the level at which the program is taught and the number of courses at each…

Compiled to provide access to some of the latest resource material, research findings, and/or developments in education relative to higher education for Mexican Americans, this bibliography contains 22 citations and abstracts which appeared in "Resources in Education" (RIE) from the January 1972 through the March 1975 issues. The bibliography also…

Fifty abstracts provide information and a variety of perspectives on education and development throughout the world. A description of the Association for the Advancement of Policy, Research, and Development in the Third World and a list of committee and advisory members precedes the abstracts. The abstracts include: (1) "Aging and Health in…

The publication presents both a shelf collection list and a series of annotated bibliographies on selected topics in the collection of the resource center of the Education Development Center's home- and community-based career education project (one of the National Institute of Education's four career education models). It is intended as a guide…

This bibliography presents brief annotations of 14 reports, books, and monographs on the education of black children. The works cited concern a wide variety of themes, including environmental influence on school performance, the social welfare of the black child, and school, community, and family responsibility. (KH)

Well-developed information and counseling services not only afford immediate assistance to adult learners, but also generate a significant feedback effect on many other components of the overall system and thus make a considerable contribution to the overall development of adult education. Access to learning and progress in learning should be like…