A regular report of Unesco activities is made by Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Director-General of UNESCO. The report is prefaced by his introduction in which he reviews the organization's crucial situation in 1974 and offers an evaluation of it. The General Conference showed evidence that member states place great hopes in UNESCO, and that strict…

Virginia's institutions of higher education conferred 29,757 degrees in 1973-74, an increase of 12 percent over the 26,498 conferred during the previous year. The document examines the enrollment trends for state supported institutions and privately controlled colleges and universities in the state. Some of the variables analyzed include: level,…

A collection of papers takes a look at collective bargaining in the library world. Following an introductory chapter on the history and current status of the issue, there are two papers which discuss general problems and the current extent of library unionization. Other papers deal with the legal environment, recognition and bargaining units, the…

The main intentions of the two-day teachers' conference on language disabilities held at East Carolina University were to provide background information on how children acquire linguistic habits, to identify and suggest remedies for certain socioemotional problems which interfere with learning, to isolate problems arising from diversity in…

The conference, the proceedings of which are reported in this document, was designed to provide a forum for the exploration of goals, programs, and prospects for intercultural communication and human relations dimensions of teacher education. The first part of the proceedings consists of the welcoming remarks, the keynote address, and a discussion…

Joint action by academic staff, students, and business concerns in the Paris region is reported in which the attitudes and preferences toward prospective improvements in the University of Paris' Higher Economic Degree (DES) are determined. The report is in six chapters and shows the stage the investigation had reached by September 1971. Course…

Sponsored by the National Task Force de la Raza, the conference was attended by prominent lawyers and educators from throughout the United States. The conference was an "exploratory" or "brainstorming" session, designed to identify key issues and to lay the groundwork for techniques and strategy of dealing with various…

Presented are 18 author contributed papers from the 1975 New Orleans conference on the education of severely and profoundly retarded students. The document includes papers on the following topics: educational programs (S. Bijou, J. Tawney, E. Sontag); the developmental approach to curriculum (N. Haring); architectural considerations (G. Gray);…

The components of an information system for institutions in higher education are described. The information produced from such a system will be that which is required not only for record keeping and operations but also for planning and budgeting. Technical details are not included, only an overview of the main components of the system as seen from…

The teaching function is examined to determine an improved budgetary planning and control system as well as comparisons across universities and polytechnics. The inputs, outcomes and processes of the teaching function are identified and defined, with available data collected and measured with reference to those defined variables and parameters.…

The State Library of Florida sponsored a conference in 1974 to provide an interchange of ideas between public libraries and specialists in adult basic education (ABE). Nine papers were given covering existing ABE programs, the role of libraries in ABE, how to find and evaluate materials, and methods of interagency cooperation. Nine appendixes…

This study focused on two objectives. The first objective was to identify and classify the characteristics of conceptual design trade studies that have high potential impact on human resource requirements of Air Force weapon systems. The approach used was a case history review and analysis of 129 F-15 aircraft design trade studies. The analysis…

The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program as it was presented n five formal conferences with 230 education officials from Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. More specifically, the study attempted to evaluate EBCE along the guidelines…

Nineteen of the papers presented on the theme "Learning to Read, Reading to Learn," are included in this report. Articles on basic considerations in reading instruction are "Children's View of Language,""Early Reading from a Biological Perspective,""Pygmalion in the Reading Circle,""Dealing with…

in fiscal year 1975, Idaho's migrant program involved 30 school districts. There were 3,799 students (preschool through grade 12) enrolled during the regular school term; 3,489 students (preschool through age 14 or over) were enrolled during the summer term. Approximately 81 percent of Idaho's migrant students were interstate transfers; of these,…