This book reports the proceedings of the 1966 convention of the International Reading Association. It presents papers from that part of the convention concerned with the application of research results to classroom procedures and develops the following topics: elementary and secondary education, reading specialists, and the administrator's role in…

The Youth Conferences on Older Americans originated with the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA) determination to offer a meaningful contribution to the nation's Bicentennial observance. In 1976, by Presidential proclamation, Americans were urged to focus attention on the issues concerning older people. NRTA accepted this charge with an…

This publication contains the text of 28 papers that were presented at the First World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, which was held in Ottawa, Canada in August 1970. The focus of the Congress and of the papers was on two main topics: the place of comparative and international education in the education of teachers, and the role and…

The document is a collection of papers presented at a conference on the delivery of services to learning disabled children in Indiana that focused on Indiana's Rule S-1, which implements the mandatory special education act through multidisciplinary identification, assessment, and placement of handicapped children. Titles and authors include…

This report is based on a survey of the National Science Foundation's Industrial Panel on Science and Technology. The panel comes from essentially all major types of industry involved in research and development (R&D) and covers a wide range of firms and cooperations. The findings of the survey show that almost one-half of those who responded…

This is the fifth annual report of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), covering the period July 1, 1975-June 30, 1976. Supporting studies described include: the role of the Library of Congress in the national network; the impact of Federal funding programs on public libraries; a national inventory of library…

Presenting an account of the 1975 activities and interests of the Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO is an organization which was initiated in 1970 to serve as both a catalytic and unifying force in the American Indian community), this annual report briefly describes the following: the need for AIO; facts regarding the socioeconomic status of…

The development of the Evaluation Instrument for Experimental Research (EIFER), an inventory for appraising research quality, is described. The EIFER was specifically designed to aid students in introductory courses in educational and psychological research methods to evaluate published research reports. A survey conducted among specialists in…

This report summarizes the themes and presents the recommendations that grew out of a conference on the use of paraprofessionals in schools, which was held in January 1977 at the behest of the Massachusetts Department of Education. The report is organized in three sections. The first section presents a number of major themes that ran through both…

The stringent economic circumstances in which the whole education service operated during the reporting year dominated the policy direction and actions of the Council, which views the financial restrictions as a challenge that educational technology can help to meet. Included in this annual report are: (1) a review of the year's activities; (2) a…

This is a collection of papers presented at an annual conference of the College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE). Conference activities included a keynote address, general session, and five tracks of presentations: (1) Information Systems Development and Management's Expectations; (2) Information Systems Benefit Analysis; (3) Small College…

This publication, an annual report to Congress, covers measures taken to implement the objectives of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The report was developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and covers calendar year 1973. A letter introducing and highlighting the report from the EPA Director to the Congress is given at the…

This report contains the keynote presentations and small-group discussion reports of the Virginia Conference on Disruptive Youth, sponsored by the Virginia State Department of Education. Keynote speeches covered such topics as the relationship between disruptive students and Virginia public schools, causes of delinquency, discipline measures…

The conference report of the Global Studies Workshop held in Amherst, Massachusetts, May 16-17, 1975 is presented. The workshop provided a meeting place for educators from both the secondary and college levels to share concerns, ideas, and techniques in the teaching of global studies. Two key questions were addressed throughout the workshop…

This book brings together papers presented at a conference on early experience and visual information processing in perceptual and reading disorders sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences. The goal of the conference was to integrate basic knowledge of structure and mechanisms of eye and brain with their function and their behavioral roles…