A social and historical survey of the themes and economic and political factors involved in primarily Italian neorealist films. (CH)

Author believes that there is a significant amount of overlap between the areas of school library media programs and audio-visual technology, and the resultant emergence of the educational media specialist, is resulting in continued movement of these fields toward each other. (Author/HB)

Innovative ideas for enhancing library programs do not have to be expensive, and they can be creative, as well as fun. (Author)

The role of the elementary media specialist in the reading program is unique in nature and creative in detail. The responsibilities outlined in this article form the criteria by which one may evaluate his success in developing a continuous process of reading in the elementary school. (7 references) (Author)

This article traces Piaget's theory of child development from its philosophic foundations in Kantian organization and then describes in sequence Piaget's four stages. (A follow-up article on Piaget and educational practice will appear in a later issue.) (JA)

Gives statistical tables on the effectiveness of subject matter specialists. (GB)

Authors define new dimensions in the field of educational technology. They suggest that learners in a technological society should have the benefits of technology for instruction and that the traditional concept of media as aids'' to instruction be changed to media as one means of delivering instruction.''

The kind of openness most essential to education, schools, media centers, classrooms, and learning is not an architectural openness, nor a structural openness, but rather an intellectual and emotional openness. The resourcefulness of the media specialist is the most essential ingredient in media service programs for open schools. (Related articles…

Being a media specialist in an open school places the individual in the position of both the teacher and the learner. The media specialist must possess a thorough understanding of the school program, recognizing both teaching and learning viewpoints, and participate in such a way as to make objectives of both attainable. (Related articles are LI…

Composers of new music want musicians to create their own music and to realize their own creative powers. Author describes new music and lists examples for reference. (Author/RK)

Purposes of this study were: to identify and quantify specific, observable activities that occur during formally scheduled visits by curriculum consultants; to determine which consultant behaviors were related to successful implementation of curriculum innovations; and to provide substantive data documenting the implementation and outcomes of a…

At San Joaquin Delta College (California) short-term residency instruction enriches the school cultural program with world specialists. (MN)

The revision of the 1969 statement is intended to serve as a guide for planning programs or for the evaluation of existing programs for Library/Media Technical Assistants. (Author/NH)