The US Department of Education notes that, "in 1970, U.S. schools educated only one in five children with disabilities, and many states had laws excluding certain students, including children who were deaf, blind, emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded, from its schools." Now, they estimate that more than 6.5 million children and…

Lists organizations and printed and audiovisual materials that counter current misinformation prevalent about Central America. (GC)

The World Future Society, an association to study alternative futures and a leading source of futures information, is a nonprofit educational and scientific organization that acts as an impartial clearinghouse for a variety of viewpoints. The society publishes three periodicals, "The Futurist,""Future Survey," and "Futures…

This manual outlines the prescribed format and content of an institutional author record card, which forms the basis of the CARISPLAN (Caribbean Information System for Economic and Social Planning) Institutional Author Authority File used in conjunction with the databases of the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA).…

This resource guide is a product of a research project whose goal was to create entrepreneurship training components for use in vocational instructional programs at the secondary level. Designed to accompany the 36 instructional modules, this resource guide lists all entrepreneurship materials identified during the literature review phase of the…

This issue includes two articles, a report on the 146th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, review of some books, a bibliography and a meeting calendar. (HM)

This list of resources on attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity includes 9 national organizations, 13 federally sponsored training projects, and a federally sponsored dissemination project; information on the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education and the Exceptional…

Outlines the types of technology available to students with special needs (speech synthesizers, text enlargers, switches, pointing devices, and alternative keyboards), and provides a list of companies and nonprofit organizations that can assist coordinators, teachers, and families in learning about assistive technologies. Discusses visual…

Key resource materials, background readings, and informative organizations are suggested to teachers planning units or courses on the Nazi Holocaust. (SJL)

This 46th edition of the "Bowker Annual" chronicles another year of rapid evaluation as the library and book trade worlds adapt to the many changes wrought by new technologies. Electronic information is now key to virtually every aspect of both industries, and decisions on its best presentation and organization offer constant challenges and…

The purposes of this teaching handbook are to provide building blocks necessary for developing a course of study for secondary students in economics and to present resources and references. It is arranged in seven sections. An introductory section describes some economic organizers--the models structure and methods of analysis--that are useful for…

This 47th edition is a compilation of practical information and informed analysis of interest to the library, information, and book trade worlds. The volume is divided into six parts. Part 1 includes six Special Reports, as well as reports on the year's activities from federal agencies, federal libraries, and national and international library and…

An annotated listing of women's organizations and services describes how they are improving women's opportunities in education. Among those reported are: the Project on the Status and Education of Women (AAC); Women's College Coalition; Women's Equity Action League; the Women's Caucus (AAHE); and the Office of Women in Higher Education (ACE). (LBH)

This document was published with the small energy user in mind--the student writing a term paper, the homemaker seeking tips on cutting utility bills, the elderly, farmers, small business owners, factory managers, and Arkansans in all walks of life. Although the volume contains a significant selection of books, magazines, films, and organizations…

Provided in this guide are resources for these 11 topics: the physical/geological ocean; the chemical/biological ocean; the ocean's coasts; fishing and aquaculture; tourism, recreation, and development; mining and drilling; research and exploration; maritime and military; ocean technology; pollution; and resource management. These resources…