This report presents the Program 30 allocations by the New York City Board of Education to the thirty-two community school districts for fiscal year 1974-1975. The Program 30 funds are subdivided by the New York City Board of Education into several modules. Each module is a grouping of functional activities for which separate allocation formulas…

This bibliography was developed for use by adult basic education instructors and administrators in selecting appropriate instructional and professional materials for the adult student. The instructional materials listing comprises approximately 90% of the bibliography, each citation including publisher's name, title, and reading level (basic, 0-3;…

Article investigated solutions for storing and releasing pets used for learning processes in the classroom. (RK)

Article explained some of the advantages of developing a school garden and how it can tie into the curriculum. (Author/RK)

Intended to help school districts develop their own language arts (kindergarten through grade twelve) curriculum guide, this handbook outlines a four-step process for curriculum planning: (1) organizing the curriculum committee; (2) identifying and assessing current philosophies and practices (includes certain standards for accreditation of…

This collection of core bibliographies, which expands on an initial bibliography published in 1979 of the core resources housed in the Non-Formal Education Information Center at Michigan State University, comprises a basic stock of materials on nonformal education and women in development that have been contributed by development planners,…

This discussion centers on the role of libraries in providing postsecondary students and other users with instruction in the use of library resources. It reviews the history of library user education, examines the effects of hard economic times on library instruction, and describes User Education Resources (USER), an Australian database containing…

An individualized spelling program based on the 1,000 vocabulary words of the Nebraska Assessment Battery of Essential Learning Skills (N-ABELS) is described in this paper. After a discussion of the procedures used to develop the N-ABELS vocabulary lists, suggestions to be used by classroom teachers in organizing such a program are offered. Areas…

Activities of the final year are reported as they relate to the objectives of the Wisconsin Dissemination Planning (WDP) Project: (1) to develop a plan for coordination among the dissemination functions in the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) through a state-wide steering committee; (2) to complete a needs assessment for dissemination…

This resource bibliography lists and briefly annotates non-sexist books, records, films, tapes, games, kits, and miscellany that present, in a fair manner, information by or about women in areas where, until recently, little had been published, and/or because they depict males and females as equals in non-traditional roles. Citations are arranged…

Compiled for educators of adults who need to continue their own professional development, this publication identifies the variety and scope of educational resources related to adult and continuing education which are available at Syracuse University. Following a section delineating aids to accessing information about adult education, these…

The report, consolidating the findings from various stages of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory project on interorganizational collaboration in the dissemination of information for educational improvement, includes theoretical considerations, practical applications, and interpretative commentary. The substance of the report is drawn…

The ten papers in this collection commissioned by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory take positions and speculate about particular obstacles which collaboratives and intermediaries face in working toward the improvement of educational practice and equity through regional approaches. The papers discuss (1) the essential characteristics…

This literature review examines four conceptual areas: (1) interorganizational collaboration; (2) the use of intermediary agencies; (3) the improvement of educational practice; and (4) the increase of educational equity. A focused review of the conceptual issue, a bibliography including research and literature citations, and abstracts of the most…