In considering possible combinations of public and school library services, thought must be given to the varying roles of the two kinds of libraries, the location of facilities, the collection and circulation of materials, hours of services, qualifications of staff, system services, and community involvement. Some school-housed public libraries…

The learning resource center is a place where learning materials and students are brought together under some kind of human mediation. The instructional interaction is primarily between students and materials. In planning a learning resource center, the first step is to survey the needs the center should satisfy. In part this can be done by using…

This booklet is one of 34 in a series on childhood education programs in support of a White House Conference on Children, December 1970. The Goldsboro Program included 1,165 first, second, and third grade pupils in ungraded classes at seven schools. The pamphlet describes how the classroom organization and atmosphere, the instructional materials,…

The first issue of the IRCD Bulletin describes the scope and functions of the Information Retrieval Center on the Disadvantaged. Noted is its focus on the psychoeducational development of socially disadvantaged children and youth. To aid professionals working in this field, IRCD serves as an information clearinghouse and publishes bibliographies…

The Learning Research and Development Center, an institute composed of faculty from the University of Pittsburgh, has as its general purpose the scientific study of the problems of learning and instruction. Particular attention is given to the nature of the educational and psychological environment required to maximize the potential of the…

The model cities concept calls for an educational complex which includes the nonschool educational institutions and facilities of the community as well as actual school facilities. Such an educational complex would require a wider administrative base than the school yet smaller than the municipal government. Examples of nonschool educational…

At the Second Conference of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education held in Manila, November 1966, the Ministers of Education approved the proposal to establish a Regional English Language Centre. Subsequent meetings and discussions resulted in this Seminar on the Development of the Regional English Language Centre, held September 18-21, 1967,…

The Regional Seminar on the training of English Language teachers was convened by the Project Office of the Regional English Language Centre with the cooperation of the Government of the Republic of Singapore, and held at the Centre's interim premises in Singapore April 4-6, 1968. The 42 participants included delegations from all SEAMEC (Southeast…

The fifth meeting of the Regional English Language Centre Coordinating Committee held in Quezon City, Philippines in March 1969 was attended by Committee members from Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. S. Thavisakdi, SEAMES Director, was present, as were consultants from Thailand, the RELC Staff, and observers…

General recommendations are set forth regarding aesthetics, acoustics, lighting, temperature control, location, and layout of the instructional media center. Consideration is given to spatial relationships, equipment and furnishings, and suggestions are included regarding basic and advance facilities for primary, middle and secondary schools. (FS)

This manual discusses the role, organizational patterns, expected services, and space and housing needs of the audio-visual instructional materials center. In considering the housing of basic functions, photographs, floor layouts, diagrams, and specifications of equipment are presented. An appendix includes a 77-item bibliography, a 7-page list of…

This article describes a school which is the product of architectural design evolving from educational specifications. The building demonstrates the relationship of pupil learning to the component systems of the building design. Brief explanations and illustrations (from the planning and design stage) are made for an instructional materials…

This paper describes the Educational Media Center (EMC) at the University of Michigan School of Education and its attempts to become technologically ready for competency-based teacher education. The EMC, a facility for storing, producing, promoting, and disseminating learning resources, comprises seven components. A media library serves as a model…

Four instruments to be used in developing school library and media programs are included in this package. Two questionnaires, addressed to students, teachers, administrators, and library staff, inventory current services and determine service priorities. Seventeen charts for data collection and a 20-page costing matrix are provided. Instructions…

The Southwest Network was created to provide support for developing Chicano alternative schools. It strives to facilitate approaches, problems, contacts, funding, and communication for any alternative Chicano educational efforts requesting such aid. In this process, the Network has prepared an initial directory of Chicano alternative schools,…