Reviews Peru's efforts to bring about the planned development of scientific, technological, social, educational, and cultural information, including information organized by libraries, documentation centers, and other nonconventional agencies. Central to this concept are actions planned for a national information policy to be coordinated with…

The opening section of the document provides a brief perspective of the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales, which forms a background for the discussion presented in the rest of the report. The second section, Retrospect, gives a historical survey of the evolution of the NHS from the previous health care supply system, with…

This brief report highlights the issues, evidence, and first steps toward including students with disabilities in educational data systems. The report notes that if students with disabilities are excluded from educational data collection systems, policy makers do not have an adequate set of information from which to make policy decisions. The…

A discussion is presented of the problems inherent in attempting to develop a national policy for health education. Health education is defined as any combination of learning experiences designed to facilitate voluntary adaptations of behavior conducive to health. The major difficulties facing developers of national health education are identified…

National issues in computing are identified and approaches to meeting national goals through computer education and research are suggested. The role of computing in higher education, the new role for higher education as American society changes to an information society, and the merger of microelectronics and communications are discussed. (MLW)

The article briefly describes the new contract between the Center for Vocational Education at Ohio State University and the United States Office of Education, which designates the Center as the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. It outlines the Center's functions and the vocational community's responsibilities in connection with…

Paid educational leave should become a regular feature of work life in Canada, according to the National Advisory Panel on Skill Development Leave. Following an eight-month study of the background and reasons for educational leave, the panel recommended that educational leave be established for the following reasons: (1) equity in allowing persons…

It is vital to include youth in national-service plans. Basic approaches include putting young people on the team; putting youth on the national-corporation board; getting administrators into national-service; creating youth forums; and letting young people make decisions. (SLD)

Designed to provide a systematic means of analyzing the whole process of planning, implementation, and evaluation, these guidelines (1) suggest how national policies on user training may be related to national information policies in general, (2) suggest lines of action for the achievement of a national policy on user training, and (3) give advice…

The three conference reports summarized were prepared by the sponsors of the Regional (eastern, central, and western) Conferences on Directions for a National Manpower Policy held in September and October 1976. Each of these summaries is a separate section consisting of a summary of the conference proceedings, a summary of the speeches and papers…

THE BASIC CONCLUSIONS OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES ARE PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT. INFORMATION UPON WHICH THESE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED CAME FROM FORMAL TESTIMONY, INFORMAL DISCUSSION, REGIONAL HEARINGS, AND SPECIALLY…

This testimony of the President of Public/Private Ventures (PPV) in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) is on the subject of designing effective youth services programs, particularly in light of the PPV's experience with its program, Summer Training and Education Program (STEP). Following a description of the background for this and similar programs, the…

This Congressional report is a compilation of the 1985 amendments to the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-113). Included in the report are amendments to the following parts of the act: Title I (national volunteer antipoverty programs, including Volunteers in Service to America, service-learning programs, and special volunteer…

Although it has been widely recognized that the United States has moved into the Information Age, the federal government has been slow to establish a single mechanism to coordinate the many facets of the Information Age. The Special Libraries Association (SLA) proposes the establishment of a National Academy of Information to ensure government and…

The problems and objectives of contemporary consortial endeavors are the subject of this report. After introducing material outlining the 1980-1985 goals for consortial development established by the National Training System (NTS), the report provides examples of consortial activities among institutions of higher education and illustrates ventures…