Much of what has been written about local, state, and national approaches related to the desegregation of public schools focuses on administrative concerns, policy debates, and other issues faced by schools, yet there are still many stories of initiatives designed to facilitate school integration in the twentieth century to be told. The lives, the…

The trend toward implementing models for Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTL) for academic support in higher education is gaining momentum. Whether due to external influences, such as the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, which promotes inquiry about teaching and learning, or more related to internal forces such as…

This directory provides a descriptive list of food and nutrition resource organizations in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Programs described are offered by business, educational institutions, the Federal government, State governments, health related organizations, special interest groups, and trade and professional associations.…

Outlines the Massachusetts and Virginia models for adult education courseware evaluation. Suggests ways to improve evaluation through state and regional resource centers and other collaborative efforts. (SK)

A project continued to improve and update the career resources in the Northside Junior High School Regional Resource Center in Virginia. Purchases included 25 computer programs, 4 sets of printed materials, 15 videotapes, and 28 books. Twelve school systems visited the center. Counselors, teachers, students, and parents evaluated the resources.…

Fundamental changes in the family unit have led to ineffective and inadequate parenting, and to increasing isolation among families, placing family members at risk for such social problems as child abuse/neglect and school failure. To prevent and treat these problems, parents need knowledge of child development and tools for responding…

The directory lists services available in the Washington, D.C. area for persons with mental, physical, or emotional handicaps or with special health conditions. An index by handicapping condition and an index by services offered precede the listing of facilities in the District of Columbia, Maryland (Montgomery and Prince George's Counties), and…

Maintains that, although museums are visited by children and adults for their unique learning experiences, few people understand how museums and their exhibits are created. Discusses the Museum-in-Progress program. Describes four examples of elementary class projects in two states and includes a list of teacher resources. (CFR)

This essay examines the ways in which nonprofit universities increasingly emulate businesses, focusing on two of the most direct forms of emulation: the creation of internal university markets at the University of Southern California through adoption of variants of resource center management (RCM) and the privatization of public higher education…

Describes efforts by academic libraries in Virginia to increase resource sharing through new technological developments. Highlights include cooperative collection development; software designed for resource sharing; regional electronic resources centers; workstations; interfaces to connect online catalogs; patron-initiated interlibrary loans; and…

This report contains excerpts from career education units which were developed by Roanoke City (Virginia) teachers for kindergarten through adult education. Areas presented are (1) career awareness for the kindergarten; (2) a career model for elementary education; (3) a plan for implementing career education concepts in the elementary school; (4)…