The purpose of this study was to compare "expert" and "practitioner" evaluations of research questions in health education. The "expert" respondents consisted of 21 health educators identified by a panel of experts as significant contributors to the field of health education. The "practitioners" consisted of 722 health educators. The respondents…

Report from the President of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers concerning the profession of registrars and admissions officers and the major activities of the Association since 1973. (PG)

Notes on topics of interest, such as a new computer-based system designed to provide more anecdotal information about student performance than that provided on traditional report cards, and a security program in which after-hours security guards check in hourly by telephone with a computer. (JF)

The nineteenth Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials is described. (PF)

The booklet presents an account of the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals and includes statements and remarks by President Carter and cabinet officials. Topics covered include the implications of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, housing policies and transportation. Highlights from conference workshops on such topics as…

Presented are proceedings of a conference designed to provide a statewide forum for the exploration of the issues of child abuse and neglect, to maximize interdisciplinary communication as well as communication between the professional and lay communities of Indiana concerned with child protection, and to develop strategies for future coordinated…

Presented are three formal papers and 11 workshop summary statements from a 1976 pilot conference on primary prevention of mental illness. Initial chapters describe the design and implementation of the conference and review results of a preconference survey on primary prevention programing. The three formal papers included are "An Overview of…

The activities of the State Library Commission of North Dakota from July 1975 to June 1977 are summarized. Areas discussed include trends in State Library service; conclusions and recommendations by HEW and the Office of Education pertaining to the administration of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) in North Dakota; the setting up…

This 1976 annual report of the Register of Copyrights to the Librarian of Congress outlines activities and developments within the Copyright Office. Descriptions are provided for the areas of: (1) production and services; (2) administration--staff recognition, women's activities, training, flexitime, and reorganization; (3) automation; (4)…

Describes a report prepared for the Federal Energy Administration by a group of petroleum geologists. The study reports mean estimates of 82 billion barrels of crude oil and 484 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the United States, including both onshore and offshore resources. (MLH)

Explains the way in which oil and gas reserves are estimated, and the variation in these estimates according to the year of the resources' estimation and the group undertaking the survey. A recent Federal Energy Administration study suggests that recoverable oil and gas resources have limits that may be approached in the next 50 years. (MLH)

The author believes her ideas on evaluation reporting are old ideas in various fields including communication theory, advertising, social science, and learning theory. The human factor in reporting evaluation must be considered. Those being evaluated often feel threatened by the evaluation. Evaluators need to accept the behaviors of evaluation…