ALTHOUGH DENTAL PROBLEMS ARE COMMON IN BOTH RURAL AND URBAN AREAS, RURAL CHILDREN SEEM TO HAVE MORE DIFFICULTIES. THE REASONS FOR THIS APPEAR TO BE THAT THERE ARE FEWER DENTISTS PER CAPITA IN RURAL AREAS, AND THAT THE RURAL CHILD IS USUALLY EXPOSED TO A WATER SYSTEM LACKING FLUORIDATION, WHICH IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF ADMINISTERING FLUORIDES.…

This is the fifth edition of a publication (bilingual--English and French) on continuing education offered by publicly supported educational institutions. The statistics contained in this booklet cover enrollments in credit and (predominantly) non-credit courses from July, 1977 through June, 1978 in Canadian establishments of higherlearning. The…

This report identifies special characteristics of AV materials and special considerations for their use, provides a brief overview of general recommendations for the incorporation of statistical AV materials into the resource system, diagnostic system, and summer sessions at the University of New Hampshire, and gives detailed procedures for…

This study sought to discover a characteristic sequence of progressive developmental phases of institutions of adult education as a means of increasing knowledge of the growth process, demonstrating the similarity of such institutions, and facilitating more effective planning for those engaged in institutional adult education work. The use of…

This monograph is a description of a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. It surveys several key issues in providing human services to the public: the legal, historical and social forces underlying human services; management concepts for program administration…

Requested by the governor of Oregon, this 1968 report focuses on seasonal agricultural labor in Oregon. The task force, appointed by the president of Oregon State University, reported on the following areas: (1) the problem in terms of potential unionization, population trends, existing state programs and agencies for the migrants; (2) regulations…

The study deals with manpower resources on the San Carlos Reservation and is a part of a larger study entitled "Manpower Resources in the Southwest: A Pilot Study," which deals with 5 reservations in the southwestern United States. The primary purpose of this document, as noted, is to provide basic and necessary manpower information…

This annotated bibliography contains materials related to such topics as: (1) worker characteristics and factors influencing success in jobs; (2) student characteristics and attitudes as predictors of job success; and (3) techniques of communicating information to students in order to help them make career choices. The materials cited represent…

Included are abstracts of 16 research reports which were published in at least one of four periodicals within the first six months of 1968. The abstracts included in this issue have been grouped in four sections. The investigations reported by Schell, Grafft and Ruddell, and Sister Mary G. Schaefer are concerned principally with learning,…

This general catalogue describes the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay (UWGB). This new and innovative institution has set out to "meet the challenge of a new generation of youth who will not be denied less than they have been encouraged to dream." The special focus of the UWGB academic plan is on ecology, or the study of man in…

An inter-agency health meeting regarding health services for Navajo Indians is reported on in this document. The meeting, sponsored by the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, involved agencies such as the U.S. Public Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Navajo Tribe. Included in the proceedings are reports and remarks by…

The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Planning Board collects information and data relative to all public and private profit or nonprofit institutions or agencies engaged in education and training in the postsecondary education field in that state. This inventory of programs of study available in the state is designed to aid institutions in…

This article reviews statistics on the growth of vandalism and personal violence by secondary school students; suggests possible causes and motives; and describes programs designed to reduce and prevent the incidence in the nation's schools. (Author/SJL)

Addresses the community college role in growing workforce, economic, and community needs. Provides definitions, principles, and models associated with new vocational education policies and programs in community colleges. (Contains 31 references.) (AUTH/NB)

Used 4 experimental conditions to examine the effectiveness of different instructional ratios of known to unknown vocabulary words on the reading progress of 46 students. Results suggest that students acquired new information as instructional ratios expanded. An inverse relationship was established between instructional material presented and…