The MINK (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas) Network Educational Resources Center is a regional, collaborative effort among Teacher Corps Projects and a model of shared governance to improve learning environments and understanding among teacher educators. The governance of this group comes from a Board of Directors comprised of project…

Each of the more than 50 programs conducted annually at Cortland Center in the Adirondacks aim toward developing the concept of man in harmony with nature. (JC)

Described are the functions of the Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center a federal program designed to provide funding for activities to meet the educational needs of children with exceptional educational needs. (SB)

Discussed are ways in which developers and publishers can work together for the benefit of learners in special education, such as state funding, symposia, information dissemination and resource centers. (BD)

Described is the status of the Media Center for the Severely Handicapped at George Peabody College for Teachers during its first year of operation. (BD)

The fourth of a six-part series explains how educational specifications are translated into floors, doors, and walls. (Author/MLF)

Author was head of geography for nearly ten years before becoming deputy head at The Woodlands School, Coventry, a school that has pioneered the move to non-streaming at the secondary stage. He writes here on the practical problems arising in this transition, and how they may be overcome. (Editor/RK)

Pitfalls, snares, and other traps to avoid in planning a media facility. (Author)

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars offers resident fellows research facilities and an atmosphere that promotes interaction between the world of ideas and the world of affairs. The only firm obligation other than work on one's project is presentation of a colloquium to the body of fellows. (LBH)

The impetus, planning, and implementation of the University of Connecticut's faculty and staff development center based on an institution-wide needs assessment and individual faculty's expressed interests is chronicled. (MSE)

Describes a study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education which identified 62 outstanding library programs and lists 22 model school library programs and 16 programs serving school systems. Topics discussed include the search process, selection criteria, school library programs, cooperation, innovations, technology, and the catalog that…

Project Neighborcare (Lafayette, Indiana), the Family Day Care Project (Washtenaw County, Michigan), and Golden House (Alameda, California) offer training for family day care providers on working with disabled children. The programs feature instruction in dealing with emotional and behavioral problems and working with both disabled and nondisabled…

This series of articles discusses the use of adult and student volunteers in school libraries, focusing on volunteer recruitment; planning, implementation, and evaluation of volunteer programs; training methods and materials; and appropriate rewards for volunteers. (CLB)

Discusses the types of training programs the National Productivity Board (Singapore) considers essential to nurture quality control circles (QCC) and describes promotional activities organized to help QCC practitioners better understand the QCC concept. (CT)