Yale's Media Design Studio, founded in 1974 with financial support from several foundations, aims to bring scholars and media people together to develop, design, and produce materials in forms other than print. A genuine collaborative effort exists between the academic and the media artist, creating films from submitted proposals. (LBH)

Three variables in the process of educational change are examined as they relate to media specialists: timeliness, trade-off processes, and the nature of responses to demands for change. New American Association of School Librarians/Association for Educational Communications and Technology guidelines for media specialists, published in "Media…

This report of the sixth annual study of employment trends for the graduates of media programs is based on data from 13 schools. Results indicate that a new trend may be developing, with business and industry emerging as a viable placement category. (CMV)

Media professionals will have an effective impact upon education if they extend their administrative functions of organizing and controlling to include the managerial functions of planning and motivating. The successful media manager needs knowledge and skills in three areas--technical, human, and conceptual. (CMV)

A recent number of FORUM (Vol. 17, No. 3), focusing on "The Question of Size", suggested the formation of "schools within schools" as a possible solution to the problems of large schools. Here two teachers from Countesthorpe College, Leicestershire, develop this approach, based on their own experience. (Editor)

Discusses the nature and the process of consultation in public education. (Editor/RK)

Evaluates measures recently undertaken in the Soviet Union to improve professional education of scientific researchers. Improvements include an increase in the number of formal graduate study programs and graduate correspondence courses, and more rapid promotion of researchers through academic ranks. (Author/DB)

This discussion of various ways of looking at information argues that it is important for media specialists to think about the concepts and ethics of information in order to assist students to become effective information users. Ten references are listed. (MES)

Describes a project in which students are involved in producing an animated videotape recording and discusses the advantages of modern videotape equipment over other film media. An outline of the process covers materials used, storyboard and artwork production, videotaping procedures, and audio dubbing. (CLB)

This article describes three university or college preparation programs in the principalship that are deemed to be outstanding by the American Association of School Administrators' Higher Education Program. These programs are at California State University, University of Washington, and Brigham Young University. (TE)

Examines the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), paying particular attention to the role and function of its chairman. Details the chairman's responsibilities and relationship with the U.S. president, emphasizing the CEA's value as a source of information and advice unaffected by special interest pressure. (GEA)

Describes a program designed to integrate new technology into the junior high school curriculum with emphasis on the role of the media specialist. Five steps are detailed: (1) needs assessment; (2) planning with teacher input how to fill student needs; (3) teacher training; (4) implementation; and (5) evaluation. (9 references) (MES)

Good professional library services in elementary and secondary schools are interelated with academic excellence. Discusses research showing the relationship between the two and stresses the need to not cut library services when school budget cuts must be made. (MD)

Presents the perspective of a parent who is also an early childhood professional on parent education. (Author/BB)

The article reviews the role of Head Start in providing educational services to young handicapped children and discusses the problem of the lack of adequately trained teachers to provide such services, suggesting the Child Development Associate Credentialing and Training Program as a means to alleviate this problem. (JDD)