This guide outlines the minimum standards for entrance into the fire prevention career field in California. It contains descriptions of 50 tasks. Each task description consists of nine subsections. The task title briefly identifies the content of the task. The occupational analysis subsection identifies the block, unit, and task within the…

Results of a 1980 survey are tabulated to provide a view of the scope and diversity of materials and activities for library instruction at the 36 Kansas academic libraries which responded to the questionnaire. The questionnaire, included as an appendix, addressed staffing, including qualifications and evaluation; funding; methods used in library…

This annotated bibliography presents Great Lakes information for grades six through nine classroom use. It is meant to facilitate and encourage Great Lakes study, particularly of Lakes Michigan and Superior. Material is presented on history, science, lake management, environmental concerns, and recreational use. Included are both fiction and…

This directory providing an overview of current educational communication networks and activities was designed to improve educational information access and dissemination. It is a descriptive guide to some of the major private-sector resources in educational dissemination within seven general categories: education associations, professional…

Descriptive information is provided on 22 networks sponsored by the National Institute of Education (NIE) or the United States Office of Education (USOE) for the dissemination of educational information. The directory is arranged alphabetically by network title, followed by its acronym, sponsoring bureau/office, major functions, network members,…

This report is a compilation of information from a curriculum survey of elementary schools in the Clarion Manor Intermediate Unit of Shippenville, Pennsylvania. The report follows the same outline as the original survey and is divided into three sections. The first section compiles the responses of the individual districts to each of the survey…

An understanding of the magnitude of illiteracy or adult undereducation in the southeast U.S. and identification of the social, political, and economic conditions related to it are essential to developing effective policies for reducing or eliminating adult illiteracy in the region. Literacy is defined as the intellectual, social, vocational, and…

THE EFFECT OF CHILDREN'S ACHIEVEMENT AND SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT UNDER A PROGRAM OF ADAPTED INSTRUCTION WAS INVESTIGATED. A SAMPLE INVOLVING ABOUT 700 STUDENTS WITH 30 DIFFERENT TEACHERS WAS USED. METHODS OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION WERE PRESENTED TO THE TEACHERS IN A 3-DAY WORKSHOP TO THE OPENING OF SCHOOL. SUCH METHODS CONSISTED OF (1)…

QUESTIONNAIRE RETURNS FROM 387 JUNIOR COLLEGES (OF A POPULATION OF 667) PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR THIS REPORT. OVER THREE-FOURTHS OF THE PRESIDENTS MADE SOME TYPE OF REPORT, USUALLY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF SUCH REPORTS WERE PREPARED PRIMARILY FOR GOVERNING BOARDS. MOST FREQUENT PURPOSES WERE TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW…

SCHOOLS OFFERING HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN PARIS AND IN THE PROVINCES ARE LISTED BY SUBJECT MATTER. A SEPARATE SECTION LISTS TOPIC HEADINGS PERTINENT TO THE SCHOOL OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES. EXAMPLES OF INFORMATION SLIPS SENT TO FOREIGN STUDENTS WHO ASKED FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ARE GIVEN. SEE FL 000 688 FOR A COMPANION DOCUMENT. (AF)

A 1-WEEK WORKSHOP PRECEDING ASSIGNMENT TO INNER-CITY SCHOOLS WAS EVALUATED BY DEPTH INTERVIEW OF 52 TO 71 PARTICIPANTS AFTER COMPLETION OF THEIR 1ST YEAR OF TEACHING. AN OUTSIDE INVESTIGATOR CONDUCTED THE INTERVIEWS, USING A 48-ITEM QUESTIONNAIRE COVERING REACTIONS TO THE WORKSHOP, REACTIONS TO THE FIRST SEMESTER OF TEACHING, AND GENERAL…

A SECOND ADVISORY PANEL MEETING OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA PROJECT (ITM) WAS HELD ON APRIL 24, 25, AND 26, 1964, AT CHERRY HILL, N.J. VARIOUS REPORTS WERE GIVEN INCLUDING--(1) ITM PROJECT HOUSING REPORT, (2) 12 CONFERENCE AND MEETING REPORTS, (3) A STATUS REPORT ON ITM'S INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, AND (4) A REPORT ON…

A SECOND ADVISORY PANEL MEETING OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA PROJECT (ITM) WAS HELD ON APRIL 24, 25, AND 26, 1964, AT CHERRY HILL, N.J. VARIOUS REPORTS WERE GIVEN INCLUDING--(1) ITM PROJECT HOUSING REPORT, (2) 12 CONFERENCE AND MEETING REPORTS, (3) A STATUS REPORT ON ITM'S INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, AND (4) A REPORT ON…

Developed to provide a cataloging system for department publications and to improve their accessibility for educators, this annotated bibliography includes a listing of availability sources for the major publications issued by the department. Updated annually, the list is grouped into sections by appropriate descriptor terms which appear in the…

This final report of a 5-year dissemination capacity building program traces its development from the conceptual stage through the current stage of institutionalization of dissemination within the state department of education, reviewing major program components as well as the organization and administration of the program. A major aspect…