The Newspaper section of the Proceedings contains the following 14 papers: "Caught in the Web: Newspaper Use of the Internet and Other Online Resources" (Bruce Garrison); "'Powerful' Attributive Verbs and 'Body Language' Statements Revisited" (Sherrie L. Wilson); "Community Journalism at Work: Newspapers Putting More…

This four-volume student text is designed for use by Air Force personnel enrolled in a self-study extension course for dental assistant specialists. Covered in the individual volumes are an introduction to dental services (the mission and organization of medical/dental service, career ladder progressions, medical readiness/wartime training, and…

In view of the many factors threatening the survival, health, and cognitive development of the world's disadvantaged children, both in the United States and in developing countries, the Ford Foundation has begun a new program, called Child Survival/Fair Start, to improve these children's chances. In this working paper, Fair Start's overall…

This document reports on a seminar to discuss the role that World Health Organization (WHO) participating centers should play in meeting the priority educational needs of the European Region in specialty training, continuing education, and educational research. The three working papers are summarized, and results of discussion on them are noted.…

Selected technological and research areas that may affect emerging careers and work expectations were discussed in the five seminar presentations contained in this proceedings. In the introductory section, Dennis Nystrom outlines the goals of the conference and suggests possible implications. Sar Levitan, in the keynote address, examines the…

A study of the choice of specialty by medical students suggests that Family Medicine depends on students whose choice predates medical school; the number of those interested diminishes significantly over the four years. Interviews suggest several characteristics of the medical school that mitigate against the choice of family medicine and steer…

Three separate reports are included in this document on American Indian alcoholism. Section I of the document (December 1969) outlines the history, nature, extent, and significance of Indian alcoholism (reporting that the incidence of alcoholism among Indians is twice that of the national average, low socioeconomic status, rather than a…

At a conference concerned with the role of computers in medical education, papers were given on the use of computers in continuing medical education, in clinical medical education, and in undergraduate medical education. Other subjects discussed were: medical technology and social change, criterion models of medical practice, faculty selection,…

A wide range of recommendations for developing an effective network of scientific and technical information services in the Second Five-Year Plan of Indonesia are outlined here. The document indicates the importance of scientific and technical information in developing countries and proposes an approach to the problems of policy, finance, and…

The planning of continuing medical education (CME) for general practitioners in the province of Limburg is outlined, including a survey of practitioners concerning their educational needs, a followup study to an intensive CME course, and an outline of a new curriculum approach. (MSE)

Papers on lexicographic research in Quebec (Canada) include: "Indications semantiques dans les dictionnaires bilingues" ("Semantic Indications in Bilingual Dictionaries) (Johanne Blais, Roda P. Roberts); "Definitions predictionnairiques de 'maison, batiment, et pavillon'" ("Pre-dictionary definitions of 'house,…

This book contends that the American public education system has made "black male" synonymous with "disabled" through the creation of the labels "Behavior Disorders" and "Emotional Disorders." These labels, which say that African American boys cannot behave without special treatment, juvenile probation, and,…

This document summarizes seminars and papers of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Development of Sport. Section 1, "Sport and Physical Education for Children and Young People," discusses such topics as training physical educators, introduction to sport at school, sport for children, testing physical fitness, education against…

Proceedings of the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers which relate to graduate and professional education are summarized. Names and institutions of conference participants are included. (MSE)

The decision-making experience of residents in a primary care internal medicine training practice was often inadequate. The residents' evaluation of their educational experience with patients suggests that several elements of patient care affected their ability to learn. (Author/GDC)