Technological alternatives in the evolution of present cable television systems into broadband communication networks (BCN) were assessed. Cost estimates were made for alternatives, and the impact of alternatives on BCN development was investigated. An historical study of cable television technology was made which related it to other…

In remarks made to the 1974 Executives Conference of the Child Welfare League of America, the author summarizes a 2-year multidisciplinary study of U.S. programs and services for handicapped (specifically vision and hearing impaired) children and their families. Described are the study's first year efforts to identify the population, services…

Presented is Michigan's plan for improving services to the developmentally disabled who are institutionalized or at risk for unnecessary institutionalization. Such planning principles as accountability and normalization are said to be the basis for recommendations at the state, regional, and local levels, as well as for state home and training…

Rural areas contain 25 percent of the nation's population and 60 percent of its substandard housing, a fact primarily attributable to maldistribution of income, geographic distribution, and racial discrimination. Federal intervention in housing has been largely indirect and to the benefit of upper income groups, with tax subsidies accounting for…

The annual conference was held to: (1) review the previous year's activities of the Rural Manpower Service and its cooperating agencies; (2) discuss plans for the new year; and (3) study the problems of rural areas. Most of the 300 persons attending the conference were officials of the Manpower Administration and its affiliated State agencies. The…

Four auditory delivery systems and their implications for instructing handicapped children are discussed. Outlined are six potential benefits of applying technologies to education, such as making education more productive. Pointed out are potential uses of sub-channel radio (such as programming for the blind), of broadband communication (such as…

The information delivery system for education in Canada is in need of improvement. While the growth in the volume and technology of information has been great in recent years, the problems surrounding that growth are not as serious as many writers suggest. From a review of recent literature on education information delivery systems in Canada, 13…

This research plan is a direct response to the education Amendments of 1974 which instructs the National Institute of Education to design and conduct a compensatory education study. The research design, as outlined in this report, intends to examine programs and look for identifiable factors in funding, organization, and instructional methods…

A group of readings was collected to provide a background on the problems of identifying information needs. The readings are divided into four parts: General Aspects and Concepts of Information, Studies of User Information Needs, Critiques of Use and User Studies, and an epilogue. Each part contains a general introduction and a selection of…

Demographic and marketing data was collected to justify the development of a television series for preschool children. The terms "demographic" and "marketing" have been constricted in meaning for pertinence to educational program development. Demographic points were made pertaining to population, family income, percent of…

With increasing national and regional emphasis on serving the needs of rural people, especially migrants and farmworkers, increased effort was expended to provide services as effectively as possible. Problems remain, however, in clearly identifying and tallying these services so that efforts to provide equal access can reach all of the rural…

Presented are 14 articles or monographs which focus on educational strategies involved in the integration of handicapped children into Head Start projects. Two introductory articles describe classroom techniques Head Start teachers should use in integrating handicapped children into regular classrooms and discuss the nature of handicapping…

The handbook gives guidelines for the development, operation, and evaluation of a community based system of residential facilities for mentally retarded (MR) persons. Directions are given which explain the step-by-step procedure for planning in any community. The idea of a residential service delivery system is described in terms of small…

To gain information about the reported characteristics, operational functions, procedures, and service orientations of Educational Information Service sites, interviews were conducted with managerial personnel at 53 sites across the United States. Interview responses were coded to form 109 frequency rank ordered displays which are summarized,…

Widespread provision of non-entertainment services by way of telecommunications can have a significant impact on rural growth and public services and on rural-urban migration patterns if the mix of these services and the places where they are to be introduced are chosen within the context of a national rural policy, and if local residents perceive…