Activities of the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) during the 1987-1988 fiscal year are described in this annual report. Meetings of SRDC task forces and their members are listed with brief descriptions of specific activities. Regional conferences, meetings, and workshops sponsored and co-sponsored by the SRDC are described. Other…

The principal aspects that characterize the illiteracy problem in 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries and the achievements of 22 currently established literacy programs were determined through a 1981 UNESCO study. The purpose of this study was to obtain data useful in the planning of future literacy programs. Section one identifies…

This paper is an annotated bibliography on return migration from the mainland United States to Puerto Rico. An introduction defines the term "return migration" in the specific context of the Puerto Rican community. The introduction is followed by the bibliography, which lists and summarizes research studies and works dealing with…

A brief review of an International Conference on Education convered by UNESCO in 1971 which focused on problems of educational equality and the social, economic, and cultural factors that often hinder a student from fully persuing his right to learn. (EH)

Reports on the conference proceedings of the Australian Association of Teachers of English. (RB)

Summarized are five papers presented at the 1974 conference of the International Federation for Learning Disabilities in Amsterdam. (DB)

Reviews the aims, principles and programs related to the World Population Conference and World Population Year. A summary of the Canadian reply to the "Second Inquiry on Population Growth and Development" is presented. (EB)

This document traces the development of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) network regulations from their beginning in 1941 with the "Report on Chain Broadcasting." The eight rules defined by the report were aimed at correcting network abuses and were intended to maintain community broadcasting in the public interest. The document…

Reported are data regarding spending in the United States for 1977 and comparisons with past years. R&D spending is expected to reach $40.8 billion in 1977, 9% above the level of 1976. Basic research spending is expected to reach $5.2 billion in 1977, an increase of 8% over 1976. Applied research is expected to increase by 8.5% over 1976.…

The purpose of the conference of journalists and social scientists "Covering the '76 Elections: A Dialogue..." was to provide an opportunity to discuss academic research on elections and to expose the social science community to the thinking and concerns of journalists. This monograph contains the conference keynote address by Henry F. Graff; five…

The proceedings of this 1976 University of Wisconsin Institute contain the texts of 19 presentations about the young adult and intellectual freedom. Papers cover the areas of: (1) censorship - overview, in film, science, humanities, and schools; (2) legal aspects; (3) realistic adult novels; (4) transitional novels; (5) evolutionists and…

The concept of planning social change through education has grown popular since 1945 though with varying aims. This article examined five models, namely, of society, of man, of change, of directions of change, and finally, of the methods for bringing about change. (Editor/RK)

Summarizes and praises the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) committee's investigations and recommendations concerning the scientist's freedom and responsibility. (MLH)

A member of the British delegation to the Intergovernmental Conference on the Planning of National Documentation, Library and Archives Infrastructures (Paris, September 1974) gives his views on the results of the conference and its implications for the future development of national information systems. (Author/PF)