Since its inception in 2002, the National Center for Education Research (NCER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has funded over 700 education research grants and over 60 education training grants. The research grants have supported exploratory research to build theory or generate hypotheses on factors that may affect educational…

Explains the rationale and diversity of federal historical publications, examines recent trends, and describes some of the ways in which these histories are currently being used by federal officials and the public. A bibliography of 222 items published in 1987 is appended. The items in this bibliography are categorized by topical specialties. (12…

The United States is home to about 1.3 million organizations that fall under the IRS's 501(c)(3) classification of "[tax]-exempt organizations," known informally as nonprofits. A nonprofit is defined as a formally incorporated nongovernmental organization that operates in the public interest, rather than in order to make a profit. Its income, in…

The annotated bibliography on public agencies concerned with exceptional children contains approximately 90 annotated listings of agencies serving handicapped or gifted children. Listings are alphabetical by organization title and provide address, telephone number, and a brief description which usually includes purpose, membership requirements,…

Annotates 30 government publications from Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Items are included that reflect social, health and welfare issues; descriptions of natural resources; economic development concerns; and the work of government departments and what the public can expect from them. (KRN)

Discusses government Web sites for children and young adults that use multimedia and interactive features in their design. Provides an annotated list of 50 selective government Web sites from various agencies and departments. (LRW)

This book lists federal government World Wide Web sites for K-12 students, parents, and educators. The first section of the book contains descriptions, including appropriate grade level, of Web sites for students, organized in chapters that cover: the natural world; the environment; health and safety; the United States and the world; community and…

The Bibliography of Research Studies in Education presented is the third attempt to bring together in one volume information concerning investigations in the field of education. The first volume, covering the year 1926-27 was issued as Bulletin (1928) No. 22; the second for the year 1927-28, as Bulletin (1929) No. 36. The accompanying list covers…

This document reports on an effort to identify, collect, and catalog: (1) various fitness- and health-related promotion materials available to the general public by federal, state, and local agencies; and (2) informational items distributed by the private sector. Printed materials are categorized as: (1) currently available brochures and pamphlets…

The best sources of information on energy are the officials of the government agencies in the energy field, the editors of trade and trade and professional journals, and specialists working on energy issues. A selected list of such officials is given. (Author/MLW)

Intended to help elementary and secondary teachers obtain economics curriculum materials, this publication describes free or inexpensive materials sponsored by business, industry, and government agencies. The listing is selective and includes only those items that were deemed by the authors to be suitable. The kinds of sponsored materials cited…

Describes and strongly encourages the use of the new fourth edition of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles by counselors in educational and community agency settings. With closely related materials mentioned and other career information sources, counselors can more efficiently put all of these tools to work for their clients. (Author/BEF)

Annotated bibliography of publications by the Office of Technology Assessment includes its major publications since 1988 and major publications written about the agency since 1984. A description of the agency and its role as a provider of unbiased information to the U.S. Congress on technological issues introduces the bibliography. (four…

U.S. organizations interested in and involved with hunger issues and actions are described in this annotated listing. There are four major sections: (1) non-government organizations; (2) regional agencies; (3) government organizations, including United Nations and multilateral agencies, U.S. Congress, and federal government agencies; and (4)…

Provides overview of federal agencies administering Title VII of Civil Service Reform Act (1978) and a 22-item annotated bibliography of selected federal and commercial publications on decisional materials relating to Title VII. Sources for administrative agency rulings and arbitration awards, citators, digests, indexes, online databases, and…