With less than 2% of Americans involved in traditional production agriculture (cows, plows, and sows), agricultural programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels must change to address the workforce of the future. AgrowKnowledge works at the national level to provide tools for changing agriculture, food, and natural resource educational…

This section of the hearings on federal education programs contains the text of a bill to extend and amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). It also includes statements by government officials, various educational experts, and concerned citizens on the federal categorical aid programs already in existence. Extensive…

Questionnaires were sent to 307 persons, with 135 responses returned (40%), to determine who had used the Michigan Consumer Education Center services and to determine attitudes toward Center services. Five categories of persons were contacted: Those local representatives who had coordinated inservice training sessions provided by the Center; 1973…

The official administrative guidelines for the relationship between departmental resource centers and centers in the Quincy, Massachusetts school system are specified. Resource centers are defined, their functions listed, relevant administrative responsibilities identified, and budget and ordering procedures detailed. Parallel specifications are…

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

Described and diagramed are the facilities of a well equipped learning center designed to cater to the needs of a small junior and senior high school. (LS)

In multiunit high schools such as those in New Jersey's North Hunterdon district, the department chairperson serves as an intradisciplinary Learning Community Leader (intra-LCL). The multielective portion of the school's curriculum in each subject area remains the responsibility of this person, while individual learning communities determine their…

Increasingly, library and audiovisual personnel are being asked to combine their services in situations where these services have previously been separated. This paper attempts to identify recent literature that may be helpful to those involved in implementing or using this broad spectrum of resources. References give author's name, title, data…

Study centers attempt to assist in the preparation of students for their professional life by channeling their energy, talents, and leisure time in a creative and productive way. Available from: The Australian College of Education, 916 Swanston Street, Carlton 3053, Victoria, Australia. (Author/MLF)

Describes three programs offered by the San Diego History Research Center for teaching local history to secondary students. Students tour the Center, use primary sources to write research papers for a contest, and view a slide presentation. (AM)

Describes the Centre at Loughborough University whose purpose is to provide a range of resources and services for students over and above those normally available. Discusses the philosophy behind its development and details a wide range of practical issues. (Author/ASK)

Teachers, Principals, and other public school personnel interested in establishing learning resource centers are provided with guidelines and a framework within which they can structure their efforts. Professional literature, observation, and experimental trials serve as the sources from which observations are drawn. The advantages of the resource…

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)

Lesson plans for secondary teachers based on documents and objects found in the Hershey Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania comprise the document. The Museum seeks to make its resources available to teachers who are not able to bring their students from the classroom to the Museum. Photocopied reproductions of the documents are provided for the…

To deliver career guidance services to the secondary school students of the State College Area High School, a career resource center was established and a career counselor provided for the school. Six general areas of activity are described: (1) a library of resource materials, (2) an attractive and appropriate space for counseling or for…