Discussed are the major areas that must be considered as part of the total development of a resource room program for learning disabled middle school students. (SBH)

Recent indications point to an increased nationwide interest in establishing resource-room programs for children classified as handicapped. (Author/DB)

First version published in "Scandinavian Library Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 2 (1968), 92-100; also appeared, in abridged form, in "Growing Point, vol. 7, no. 4 (October 1968), 1184-87. (Editor/RD)

Development of Illinois Suburban Library System project linking school and public children's library services.

Suggestions are offered for developing teaching and learning centers or faculty support programs to improve college teaching. Suggestions include: develop a faculty partnership, be discipline specific, allow time for divergence, offer variety, provide a smorgasbord, focus on both planning and teaching, translate research findings into classroom…

The Teaching Resources Center (TRC) at American River College in California was developed to improve instruction and offer a variety of activities and services to faculty. Colleges interested in establishing a similar program should recognize that the development of a TRC requires planning, implementation, and evaluation. The planning phase begins…

The report presents a summative evaluation of the Astor Program for Gifted Children, which developed a resource center and also implemented a "host school" concept for intellectually gifted preschoolers in New York City. The program director's tasks in coordinating a resource center are discussed, including involving policy makers at…

This publication is designed to provide assistance in the acquisition of facilities and program development in environmental education. The descriptive material is grouped under three headings: planning the program, developing the facility, and utilizing and maintaining the outdoor laboratory. Appendices include sources of environmental education…

Four instruments to be used in developing school library and media programs are included in this package. Two questionnaires, addressed to students, teachers, administrators, and library staff, inventory current services and determine service priorities. Seventeen charts for data collection and a 20-page costing matrix are provided. Instructions…

This progress report covers Project activities and accomplishments during the first six months (June 15 - December 14, 1971) of Phase IV of the Philadelphia Student Library Resources Project. A selected group of Project materials - Demonstration Center plans, evaluation design, program outlines, Community Advisory Board materials, and information…

Each of the more than 50 programs conducted annually at Cortland Center in the Adirondacks aim toward developing the concept of man in harmony with nature. (JC)

Discussed are ways in which developers and publishers can work together for the benefit of learners in special education, such as state funding, symposia, information dissemination and resource centers. (BD)

The impetus, planning, and implementation of the University of Connecticut's faculty and staff development center based on an institution-wide needs assessment and individual faculty's expressed interests is chronicled. (MSE)

Using the centers approach to resource-based learning, this book incorporates important information skill-building into a variety of exciting learning opportunities across the curriculum. It provides an ongoing library center program through a series of mini-lessons that cover topics ranging from author exploration and natural resources to rockets…

This paper explores: (1) the problem of budgeting for school libraries and media centers, (2) the nature of the budgeting process including a modern approach to budgeting and (3) a framework within which budgeting can function as a powerful management and analysis tool for school media centers. (Author/MF)