This booklet presents the text of the addresses by three speakers at the Annual Conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, March 6-10, 1971, in St. Louis, Missouri. The first address, "Dare to Care/Dare to Act" by Price M. Cobbs, M.D., deals with the symptoms, the virulence, and the infectious nature of racism. He…

This report presents the preparation for and results from a conference on museums and education held by the Cultural Educators Roundtable of metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, on November 20, 1976 at Lindenwood College. The purpose of the conference, attended by local educators and museum personnel, was to explore specific interrelationship…

Annual reports from 45 states, the District of Columbia, and three Canadian provinces are presented. They focus on problems, activities, achievements, and other areas of interest to the postsecondary education community. Each state commission on higher education reviews such topics as pertinent legislative actions, priorities, enrollment,…

Forms developed by the Southwest Regional Resource Center (for the Bureau of Indian Affairs) to supply information requested in the proposed regulations of Public Law 94-142 (special education services to be implemented in 1978) are presented in this publication for purposes of discussion and explanation. An accompanying narrative presents…

Presented is a partially annotated bibliography of documents developed during the decade 1964 to 1974 in the field of preparation of personnel to serve the handicapped, including citations that apply to physical and/or mental handicaps but not social handicaps. Sections cover four main topics (subtopics in parentheses): (1) pupil outcomes…

This document summarizes projects and and research activities for the year 1975-1976 in five areas: (1) international communication, (2) health communication; (3) communication technology and public policy; (4) communication and media; and (5) information needs and uses. Specific activities discussed pertain to educational development and…

Summarizes views presented by three speakers from the Canadian library and information community in a workshop at a joint conference of two professional associations. Topics addressed were the state of research in public, academic, and special libraries; the need for library research; and how to find funding to support research. (CDD)

A study of grades for all kindergarten children in a rural midwestern town near an American Indian reservation examined the variables of gender, class time, parent involvement, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and family style. Cultural differences possibly led to higher grades for Caucasian children in two of the six grade categories. (JHZ)

This discussion paper stresses the validity and usefulness of a full range of assessment practices as an integral part of the learning and teaching of mathematics. (PK)

This review of the research on Logo use with pre-high school students highlights programing and learning stages, cognitive requirements, and effects of Logo programing on social-emotional development, achievement, and problem-solving abilities. (MBR)

Tables show preclinical departments of medical schools, their faculties by rank, average salaries by rank, and benefits as percentage of salaries. (MLW)

Reviews cognitive research related to computer-based instruction in the areas of motivation; the relationship between computer-assisted instruction and learning; learner control; transfer of learning; hemispheric dominance; and anxiety. Design professionals are urged to consider congitive views. (MBR)

Presents comments and suggestions on school superintendents' reading habits; the need for teaching study skills and vocational education vocabulary; and methods for teaching information gathering skills and speed reading and for motivating students to gather research materials. (AEA)

In 2005, the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) helped more children, more parents and more educators than ever before. Through their programs, information services, and policy initiatives, they raised awareness, mobilized advocates, and took action to help ensure that learning disabilities are identified and addressed early and…

Education policymakers have long sought to establish teaching standards that will measure new or continuing teachers against these standards. The problem is, existing methods for certifying teachers have been criticized for being either so onerous as to deter good candidates or so lax as to keep weak teachers in the profession. To provide another…