The report and recommendations of the President's National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education are provided in this Fourth Annual Report. The five recommendations of the Council are: (1) that Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 be reinstated as a line item in the President's budget for FY 1971 at a minimum level of $9.5…

MAJOR ADDRESSES AND SUMMARIES OF GROUP ACTIVITIES FROM FOUR CONFERENCES ON TEACHING SCIENCE IN THE JUNIOR COLLEGE ARE PRESENTED. THE PRESENT STATUS OF JUNIOR COLLEGE SCIENCE IS EXAMINED AND SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR IMPROVEMENT. NEW APPROACHES TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE SPACE PROGRAM ARE CONSIDERED. WORKING GROUP REPORTS…

A potentially suitable job for the college educated blind person is that of an Information Service Expediter (ISE), an occupation which uses telecommunications equipment to provide clients with information services. A conference was held to develop specific guidelines for the selection, training, and placement of blind persons as ISE's. Papers…

The Library of Congress was the topic of the October, 1975, meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Presentations were given on: (1) the future uses of automation to aid the Library of Congress in its authoritative information and bibliographic data collection and dissemination functions; (2) the progress and projections for the…

The papers presented include: "The Union Graduate School Experience" (King V. Cheek); "Some Observations on the Nova University Experience" (Sebastian V. Martorana); "Higher Education and Human Equality" (Howard R. Bowen); "Benefits for Personal Development from Going to College" (Joseph Katz): and "A…

This collection of papers resulted from the observation that girls, before boys, are eased out of science education. An overview of the problem is presented in the first paper, with an identification of some of the factors that discourage girls from pursuing study or careers in science. Justification for teaching science to girls as well as to…

This report summarizes the evaluation of a national conference on "Education and Citizenship: Responsibilities for the Common Good" held in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 20-23, 1976. Participants were 400 persons who are interested or involved in political education. The conference involved speeches and papers from experts and…

In this publication, issued twice per year, four major topics are discussed: (1) chemistry course content, including chemistry for nonscience students and nurses; (2) using media in chemistry, such as behavioral objectives and audio-tutorial aids; (3) chemical technology, with emphasis on the Chemical Technology Curriculum Project (Chem TeC); and…

This study sought to determine the relationship between the values of adolescents and the corresponding values of their parents. The values were divided into six basic interests or evaluative attitudes; theoretical, economic, aesthetic, social, political, and religious. The sample consisted of 50 female Catholic high school students and their…

Reported is a study of child abuse legislation and state programs relating to principles of reporting abuse in the eight southeastern states in Region IV (Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi). Chapter 1 introduces the report and includes research objectives, format, and methods of data…

This report summarizes the High-Level Personnel Exchange Workshop on Curriculum Development that was held in Islamabad and Karachi, Pakistan, November 1-10, 1975. Attending the workshop were nine representatives from Iran, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Purpose of the workshop was (1) to deliberate on the current curriculum activities in the…

Summarized are 19 presentations given at the first annual National Conference on the Disadvantaged Gifted held March 24-25, 1973. Emphasized is the effect of identification procedures, program provisions, and research and evaluation on (1) economically deprived gifted students, (2) culturally different gifted students, (3) female gifted students,…

This volume contains representative papers presented at the annual conference on children's literature at Miami University, 24 April 1976. The papers are: "New Directions for Children's Literature" by Sam Leaton Sebesta; "Storytelling: An Ancient Delight" by E. Ann Johnson; "Folklore" by Soledad Newman; "Using Bibliotherapy and Television in the…

These proceedings are based on edited transcripts of a meeting of representatives from the Society for Technical Communication, the National Science Foundation, the Argonne Center for Educational Affairs, 15 universities, and two community colleges, 9-11 April 1975. In panels and conferences, the participants discussed fund raising, the…

This conference report consists of the four opening addresses at the SMSG's "Conference on Responsibilities for School Mathematics in the 1970's," seven summary reports, and a proposal for a new organization for mathematics education. The summary reports cover the areas of objectives, teacher training, research, curriculum, evaluation,…