This study examined the selflearning and educational patterns of selected respondents in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania who have used library resources on a continuing basis. The content of learning projects emerged from real-life negotiations and ranged across the transactional environment. Episodes--consulting people, reading, browsing,…

A general study of undergraduate teaching in universities and polytechnic institutes in the United Kingdom was undertaken between 1972 and 1976. The study began at the end of a period of expansion and was completed at the time when economic constraints were increasing in higher education and the report reflects that perspective of change. For the…

In response to another paper that suggests scholarly publication may soon take nonprint forms, this discussion asserts that, because of the intimacy between the reader and the printed word, the traditional forms of expression in scholarly work will not be greatly altered. Although scholarly journals in education are largely responsible for…

From a series on teaching Afro-American history and culture in the elementary school.

The four reports in this collection from the Minnesota State Dissemination Leadership Project (SDLP) provide an overview of the activities of the second year of the project; a description of the planning process, logistical problems, and conduct of a national conference for state dissemination representatives and state policy makers; an evaluation…

This manual describes the contents, purpose, and use of the Australian Education Index Database (AEII), which is produced by the Library and Information Services Unit of the Australian Council for Educational Research to provide access to Australian generated information both in published and unpublished forms. An overview of AEII is followed by…

This final report of Colorado's Project ACCESS, a coordinated system of information linking local and regional school districts with major resources, describes the development of the project during each of its 5 years, including project activities, education agency development, publications developed, staff assignments and training, and project…

Preliminary results of a three-year study of fifteen school districts indicate that fiscal strain results from both "intended" and "unintended" factors. The authors construct a model of fiscal strain that combines budget constraints with school district decision-makers' preference functions and indifference curves. Using this model and 1976 and…