As part of the State of Kentucky's dissemination effort, the report describes a project designed to establish and field test a technical journal for vocational-technical education research and development. Called TEMPO, this journal would: (1) provide an open forum for discussion of those issues which must be examined by vocational educators in…

In view of the widespread loss of public confidence in higher education, those who understand its importance and continue to put faith in it must be prepared to reargue the case for it. In doing so, however, they must start with a candid admission that during its great period of expansion the academic community did acquire some unattractive…

In response to a growing concern that violence portrayed on television may have a deleterious effect on the behavior of viewers, a committee was constituted to develop an index which could be used to monitor the amount of television violence. In constructing such an indicator, careful consideration was given to its uses, since the use would…

The first section of this final report consists of a discussion of the production and dissemination of parents' kits and manuals, including a list of the number of manuals sent out and the people to whom they were sent. This section is followed by both a report on the pilot phase of the project, in which toys, books, or materials used in this…

Geography papers comprise the items listed in this bibliography. The first, and major, section lists the "underground," or fugitive, publications of over 70 university departments of geography from Australia and New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, United States, and a few other global areas. For each country, documents are listed by university.…

This book of readings selected from the Claremont Reading Conference proceedings of 1963-1971 reflect a broad view of reading and communication. Many of the papers are psycholinguistic or sociolinguistic in scope, centering on the language user, his society, and the immediacy of teaching or learning to read. A number of papers are concerned with…

The Student Loan Marketing Association ("Sallie Mae") is a government sponsored, private, for profit corporation, created in June 23, 1972, by the enactment of Section 439 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Sallie Mae provides liquidity to commercial banks, savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, credit unions,…

This annual report presents an overview and brief descriptions of the activities of the Pennsylvania Research Coordinating Unit for fiscal year 1972. The narrative section touches on the research and exemplary projects monitored, conferences held, career education projects, and other concerns. The appendix contains an annotated listing of all…

A study was conducted to determine the propensity of non-corporate owners of large forest tracts in East Texas to offer their lands to the general public for recreation. The overall objective was to determine if an attitude scale could be used to differentiate between non-corporate timberland owners with definite plans for recreational development…

During the past 30 years the technical report has developed into an important primary medium of communication in science and technology, to the extent that it is sometimes seen as a threat to primary journal publication. At the same time the (unclassified) report has been accused of not meeting the same standards of authority, scientific rigor,…

First, the report reviews the history of Federal adult education legislation from the Federal Adult Education Act in 1966 through that of 1970 and presents the accomplishments and problems during those years. Second, the council suggests additions to the proposed Adult Education Act of 1974 concerning program administration, organization, funding,…

The Fifth Annual Evaluation of Vocational Education in Nebraska, prepared by the Nebraska Advisory Council for Vocational Education for the Period July 1, 1973, through June 30, 1974, reviews progress and makes recommendations in the areas of four State priorities and three major goals: (1) State goals and priorities, (2) serving people and their…

This issue contains annual reports for 41 states, the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces that focus on problems, activities, achievements, and other areas of interest to the postsecondary education community. Reports were not received in time for publication from Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode…

The first annual report of the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho encompasses a listing of directors, titles, address, and terms of office; director or principal administrative officer; employee count; organizational chart of the department; condensed listing of legal references relating to the department;…

The report presents statistical information based on responses to questionnaires from 227 higher education institutions which represent 61.6 percent of the Association of Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) members and 93.3 percent of National University Extension Association members (NUEA). The report categorizes respondents according to…