This extensive bibliography was developed by staff members of Project Simu School during their research into techniques for providing information to educational decisionmakers. For the most part, only currently available publications are included; out-of-print works are included only when they are a valuable source of information and are available…

The Instructor's Guide is intended for use in training adult leaders to foster understanding and involvement of the handicapped in Boy Scout troop activities. Suggestions are offered for organizing two leadership training sessions which include defining types of handicaps, conducting buzz group discussions on similarities between handicapped and…

This bilingual directory of the Canadian Association of Departments of Extension and Summer Schools (CADESS) lists CADESS administrators and faculty, by subject area or division and alphabetically by institutions, associated with the Memorial University of Newfoundland, the Banff School of Fine Arts and Centre for Continuing Education, Saint…

A study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of the American Management Association (AMA) Management Course and its various units, as viewed by a sample of managers who came from one large company and who had been through the course. Courses were examined in terms of course content and presentation, and the change of attitude induced, as…

This report of the National Conference on Trade and Industrial Education includes nine committee reports on the topics which are of greatest importance to state supervisors, teacher educators and others. The topics are: (1) improved teacher education programs to meet the growth needs, (2) a program of research to meet the needs in an expanding…

The directory lists 50 voluntary health agencies working with virtually all exceptionalities. Included for each agency are descriptions of their purpose, organizational structure, financing, key personnel, and programs of research, education, and services. An introduction discusses the relationships between medical associations and certain…

A discussion of the foreign language teaching profession based on W. R. Parker's notions of professional conscience and professional activity. The contribution and role of professional associations, active members, funding agencies, awards and other recognition, and teachers themselves are discussed. (AMH)

The Association for Children with Learning Disabilities encourages a Regular Education/Special Education Initiative as a system of integrated planning, delivery, and evaluation of the effects of services to disabled children. Specific recommendations regarding the development of pilot projects and competency training for school personnel, related…

Describes organizational structure and activities of the Center for Education and Information Technology (Netherlands), a national organization for exchange and distribution of the latest scientific and technical developments in information technology and its application in education, and a service institute to better the use of educational…

Three key areas for resource sharing of nonprint materials through information or electronic networks--bibliographic access, interlibrary loan, collection development--are discussed from the perspective of current and proposed media networking activities within a national consortium of film and video libraries and its members. Eighteen sources are…

The 2004 joint annual Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists (NSHP) was held in Washington, DC during the weekend of February 18th-21st, 2004. This conference, held jointly for the first time this year, provided the over 300 African-American and Hispanic-American physics…

This paper discusses the interrelated components of institutional structure and administrative leadership within colleges and universities, focusing on the relationship between presidential qualifications and institutional structure. It examines the differing characteristics and qualifications of presidents of institutions that are members of the…

This document is comprised of the three 2002 issues of the newsletter for Generations United, a national membership organization focused on promoting intergenerational policies, strategies, and programs. The first issue reflects on two events: responses to the September 11th terrorist attacks, and on the organization's international conference…

Efforts to reform teacher education are traced, and the need for a prestigious, permanent national body to bring educational constituencies together is proposed. Such an organization could work on national education problems, set certification standards, and do long-range planning on difficulties such as fluctuations in teacher supply and demand.…

The National Council on Aging in cooperation with a consortium of nine corporations and four unions is developing a retirement planning approach. Article focuses on preliminary findings of a survey of consortium companies' employees retirement attitudes and preparations. Seventy percent of those 40-65 indicated interest in attending a retirement…