The United States General Accounting Office (GAO) studied the processes used by the National Academy of Sciences to produce two reports on the relationship of diet to health: "Toward Healthful Diets" (1980), and "Diet, Nutrition and Cancer" (1982). Because the reports differed about whether the public could reduce its chronic…

Guidelines are presented to assist colleges in preparing for an evaluation by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The seven chapters provide: an outline of the purposes of self-study and the Commission's expectations for self-study; advice and suggestions for establishing a…

This document was prepared in response to a comparative study tour undertaken as part of the European Communities Commission's Community Education Programme. It describes the educational structures of Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of German, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxemborg, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Each country's…

This two-volume annual report is the first in a series of reports summarizing the activities and accomplishments of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) program. The second volume discusses trends and issues in the areas of education covered by each of the clearinghouses. These discussions focus on critical research findings and…

With regard to proposal and report writing in particular, the Self-Monitoring Negative Checklist (SMNC) offers the potential of finished products that more completely realize the writer's objectives and serve the reader's or user's needs. Presented as a series of 31 warnings of what can go wrong in a proposal, the SMNC represents a mode of…

This report illustrates the accomplishments of the Kansas Advisory Committee on Hispanic Affairs (KACHA) during 1987. The Committee was established in 1974 as the Kansas Advisory Committee on Mexican American Affairs to provide opportunities for Hispanic advancement in Kansas. The committee name was changed in 1986 to include the entire Hispanic…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the methodology of empirical counseling supervision articles published from 1981 to 1987. Seventy-five studies met the criteria for inclusion. Fifty-five articles included adequate information about at least one inferential statistical test to permit computing eta(sup 2), epsilon(sup 2), power, and…

This paper identifies and synthesizes findings from data-based research on teacher induction programs and practices. In order to be included in the synthesis the studies must have been: (1) data-based; (2) conducted on beginning teachers in an induction program; and (3) reported since 1977. A total of 17 studies were included in the synthesis.…

This study, completed in 1985, is a replication of the 1982 "Survey of Public Participation in the Arts." The data, collected by the Bureau of the Census, represent the largest survey ever undertaken concerning the U.S. public's cultural activities and attitudes. Interviews were completed with a national sample of 13,675 persons. The…

In the five brief sections of this annual report, services provided by the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children during 1981 are detailed. The present status of the Coram Children's Centre and its adoption project, adolescent project, and foster care unit is indicated. In the report's final section, anticipated financial pressures due to program…

This report presents the results of internal and external surveys of engineers and scientists at Langley Research Center and in the academic and industrial communities concerning the format of technical reports of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). After stating the purpose of the study and defining the terms, the report…

The role of review in mathematics instruction is briefly summarized in terms of reasons, timing, and types. Promoting retention is the primary reason for reviewing; continuity, assimilation, diagnosis, learning prerequisites, and confidence are also noted. Research clearly indicates that review should be systematically planned and incorporated…

An overview study was sponsored by the Council on Library Resources to gather existing information on the extent to which fees are charged for library and information services, the percentage of libraries charging for any services, and the services for which fees are charged. The review panel that conducted the study found that there is little…

Discusses IPR as a method of counselor training in which a critique is given immediately after an interview between the counselor and client by a "recaller" or "interrogator". Evaluation is subtlely executed through a review of a videotape of the training session. (PC)

Discusses central issues concerning the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO): meeting individual students' needs; educational opportunity; standards; AACRAO's financial resources; access; international programs; new learning patterns; management; and professional growth. (PG)