A large section of the September issue presents the program, committees, and speakers for the 61st Annual Conference of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers. Constitution and by-laws for the association are also presented. (EJT)

This paper describes the goals and perspective of the Bicentennial Ethnic Racial Coalition (BERC), as they exemplify the relationship between emerging neighborhood consciousness and ethnic/racial consciousness. The perspective of BERC, formed in the early 1970s, is that Federal domestic policy of the past three decades has not appreciably…

This document is the eighth edition of the National Academy of Sciences publication giving an alphabetical listing of scientific and technical societies in the United States. The organizations included are limited to those societies devoted to a particular scientific or technological discipline of group of disciplines and committed to the study,…

This paper discusses the unity of the Speech Communication Association (SCA). To keep the SCA from fragmenting further into isolated factions, the paper urges SCA members to maintain an awareness of their common goals within the broad context of the term "communication," to interact with one another in the research and study of not only…

The problems and possibilities involved in developing a national Right-to-Read program are discussed in this book, and it is argued that there is no one reading problem but rather a series of reading problems calling for a wide variety of responses. The report begins with a definition and a diagnosis of the national reading problems, a national…

The data compiled in this study represents the responses of professional associations regarding the activities of women's committees. Respondents completing the questionnaires were either chairpersons or staff for women's committees, or chairpersons of independent women's caucuses. The data analyzed related to the membership count of the…

Designed as a research tool for all members of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), this annual directory gives (1) the names (alphabetically arranged) of all ASTD members as well as correct titles and business addresses; (2) representatives in specific companies and organizations; (3) names of chapters and regions in the…

This pamphlet presents the statement of Dr. James C. Fletcher, administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, made before the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, U. S. Senate. It is an attempt to give some idea of how space and aeronautics will affect mankind in the year 1985. A summary of what has been going on the last…

This study examines national and local chapter positions of the three national faculty associations engaged in collective bargaining (AAUP, AFT, and NEA). It explores four areas - history, negotiating objectives, strategies, and politics. Organizational competition and, more importantly, local issues have resulted in wide diversity among the…

The National Council on Year-round Education was formed in 1972 to aid professional schoolmen and supportive board members who feel that our traditional school attendance pattern is unsound from an educational, financial, and societal standpoint. The Council's president-elect cites here the past year's activities of the Council and presents…

The annotated directory lists approximately 46 national and state resources, and organizations as of June, 1973 which serve gifted and talented children and youth. The listings include region or state covered, name of person or office to contact, name of organization or office, telephone number, and in some cases a short description of function…

The annotated directory of national associations, organizations, and agencies whose services relate to exceptional children, both handicapped and gifted, contains 89 entries, listed alphabetically. Following the name, address, and phone number (where available) of each organization, a descriptive paragraph summarizes its purpose, membership…

The procedures for establishing a public broadcasting station are outlined in this book. The first section, devoted to planning for necessary prebroadcast activities, discusses the kinds of licensee groups and the search to determine available radio frequencies or open TV channels. The second section discusses the functions of various national…