Manuscripts of 99 speeches are compiled in book form for general, subject area, and special interest sessions of the convention. Speeches in the subject area and special interest sessions addressed one of the following major topics: (1) Curriculum Development, (2) Inner-City Schools, (3) Instructional Systems, (4) Teacher Education, (5) Vocational…

A course organized by the United Kingdom and the University of Liverpool aimed at reviewing research undertaken in European countries, and examining its significance for the practice of adult education in different countries and the possibilities of cooperative action. The three main areas of research identified were: the approach to adult…

Compiled are the papers presented at the lecture series, biographical sketches of the lecturers, a list of doctoral theses in Special Education and Rehabilitation at the University of Southern California, and brief descriptions of graduate study programs at the university in the departments of Special Education and Counselor…

The report summarizes the results of discussions at a regional special education conference. Problem areas considered (and suggestions made) were relationships with regular education, image and attitude toward handicapped children and special education, teacher training, retention of good personnel, school's role in preschool programs, diagnosis…

Summarized are the proceedings of a seminar concerned with methods of combating stigma resulting from facial disfigurement, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and leprosy. The purpose was to determine how theories about stigma can help in the development of new methods of public education in order to change public attitudes and reduce social stigma.…

Five papers dealing with social and institutional changes in special education have been selected from those presented at the CEC Northwest Regional Conference (Vancouver, British Columbia, October 21-24, 1970). Samuel Laycock discusses the importance of self concept in the development of exceptional children while Samuel Ashcroft comments upon…

Position papers presented by the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities at the White House Conference on Children and Youth are contained in the collection. Beginning with an address by Dr. Samuel Kirk on his personal reflections and comments on learning disabilities, Dr. Sylvia Richardson offers the medical views on learning…

This volume is an attempt to encourage academic librarians to use media as well as books in their libraries. It is composed of three papers, two by educators and one by a computer-oriented librarian. Dr. Ralph W. Tyler, former director of the Center of Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California, discusses the changed…

This report is presented in four parts. Part one presents a philosophy of agricultural education. Part two describes the role of the biological sciences in agricultural education, important biological principles and concepts, and suggested programs for prospective students. Part three includes a discussion of the role of mathematics, chemistry and…

Compiled is information on the application of computer technology to nutrition food service. It is designed to assist dieticians and nutritionists interested in applying electronic data processing to food service and related industries. The compilation is indexed by subject area. Included for each subject area are: (1) bibliographic references,…

This reports a conference of psychologists, psychiatrists, geneticists and others concerned with the biological and psychological effects of lysergic acid diethylamide and other hallucinogenic drugs. Clinical data are presented on adverse drug reactions. The difficulty of determining the causes of adverse reactions is discussed, as are different…

A workshop on vocational guidance was conducted to meet a continuing counselor-teacher-administrator need for assistance in identifying and encouraging students in technically oriented careers. The following presentations are reported in their entirety: (1) Vocational Rehabilitation Program; (2) Students with Special Needs; (3) Basic Elements of…

Eighty papers which were presented at the Conference on Programmed Learning and Educational Technology held in Glasgow, Scotland in 1968 are compiled in this volume. Contributors were encouraged to discuss plans and work in progress, rather than finished pieces of experimental research. The papers cover fundamental research into educational…

Presently there are approximately 70 active formal higher educational consortia in the U. S. along with numerous other instances of voluntary academic cooperation. However, at a time in which cooperative efforts continue to expand, the benefits of these same efforts are being examined and questioned seriously by educators. The Danforth Conference…

Four appendixes are used to describe the activities and purposes of Environmental Education Center at Portland State University. The first appendix is an excerpt from a recent proposal and describes the philosophy and general goals of the center. The activities of the center have aimed at development and demonstration of a self-learning and…