The article highlights the models of inclusive education of Italy, Germany, Sweden, Norway, and Great Britain. Inclusion models can be classified into three basic ones, according to the ratio of the number of primary school-aged children at general and specialized schools, namely: full inclusion, partial inclusion with a predominance of pupils at…

The school library in Great Britain has moved from a supportive position to one of major importance as a mode for teaching and learning. (DE)

The experience of the Schools Council Resource Centre Project, 1970-73 (Great Britain) is examined in context of recent international publication on the subject. (Author)

An account is given of the setting up of the Regional Resources Centre based on the University of Exeter. (Author)

A description of the physical layout of the resource centre is given, together with the various services it provides for teachers, and a brief comment on some of the ideas behind the project. (Author)

A brief description of a service which makes museum materials and works of art available to schools on a loan basis. (AK)

This document has been issued as a supplement to "School Library Resource Centers: Recommended Standards for Policy and Provision" because it was felt that the original document did not sufficiently deal with non-book materials. Detailed consideration is given to the functioning, financing, organization and administration of a school…

The scope of these recommended standards for policy and provision of school library resource centers in Great Britain encompass the following six areas: (1) scope and arrangement of the memorandum; (2) the purpose and function of the school library; (3) administration, organization and finance; (4) staff: duties, status and qualifications; (5)…

The last few years have seen a change in the attitudes of teachers and local education authorities in Great Britain generally toward the use of audiovisual media as instructional aids. This booklet provides a concise account of the broad general principles to be considered in setting up and running an audiovisual resources center within a local…

The establishment of resource centers has been a response to teachers' need for information on the many new curricula and materials which are today part of education. Through visitation and discussion, the activities of 78 resource centers in British colleges of education were reviewed. The resulting analysis of aims, costs, and operations is…

A summary of the relevant provisions of the British copyright law, a review of the main difficulties faced by education in general and resource centers in particular in the use of copyright material and an account of the work of the Council for Technology in seeking solutions to the problems is given. (Author)

A description of the information retrieval system in a media resources center in a coeducational secondary school in Great Britain. (HB)

A discussion of some of the problems facing the service and outlines the author's ideas for bringing the two Centers together to form a single production unit, working across a range of media. (Author)

Article describes the aims and objectives of the Flintshire Educational Technology Centre, the operation, facilities and the staffing. (Author)