In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Council of National Library and Information Associations (CNLIA) (called the Council of National Library Associations until 1978), this document describes the CNLIA's purposes and accomplishments. Since 1942 the CNLIA has served as a forum for library and information associations to examine the issues…

A summary is presented of the business conducted during the American Vocational Association's (AVA) Trade and Industrial Education Division Policy Committee meeting at the AVA's 1975 Convention. A revision of operating policies dissolved the Women's Section; other issues were postponed. (AJ)

Highlights are presented from the policy statements of the National Association of State Directors of Vocational Education (NASDVE) drafted during the American Vocational Association's 1975 Convention. (AJ)

The findings from a study of 117 students support the view of educators who rely on the NLN achievement test scores to predict student performance in State board examinations. (Author/BP)

This issue follows up the 25th Annual Conference of the National Council on the Aging (NCOA). Title XX, the "grants to States for Services", and public policy statements issued by NCOA's board of directors are presented. Convention workshops on civil rights of older people, trends in center designs, and area agencies on aging are described.…

The National University Extension Association (NUEA) was formed in 1915 by 21 colleges and universities--state, land grant, and independent. From its inception, the organization moved rapidly to codify academic formats, operational procedures, and administrative structures for extension education based upon prevailing models found within…

Problems in recruitment for big-time collegiate sports are updated, and an eleven-point improvement program is proposed. Statistics on football and basketball recruitment are updated, many through the 1985 season. New focus is placed on "blue chip" recruiting, and maps of recruiting by selected institutions, conferences, and states are…

Agricultural education projects of 23 state action groups and 4 national organizations are described in this directory intended for agricultural educators. Names and addresses of contact points for further information are included. (DC)

The history of the American Association of College and University Business Officers is traced. After describing the historical background leading to formation of the association, different periods are covered, including the first or formative years (1939-1941), World War II, the postwar period, the decade of the 1950s, and the decade of the 1960s…

This profile was compiled from data collected in a survey conducted by the Commission on Multicultural Education of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. The first section of the document provides an overview of the multicultural/bilingual education activities of the responding 33 national education organizations. The second…

Reprinted are seven major priority recommendations of the 1973 report of the National Advisory Committee on Handicapped Children as it relates to the basic educational rights of the handicapped. (GW)

Reviewed are growth, activities, and changes of the Oral Deaf Adults Section (ODAS) of the Alexander Graham Bell Association since its establishment in 1964 to aid adjustment of the deaf to society. (MC)

This final report presents the recommendation of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Planning Panel that a National Credentialing Organization for Alcoholism Counselors be established. Implementation plans for the National Credentialing Organization are presented in three phases. Funding and staffing are discussed. A…

This paper examines the conspiracy drama which characterizes the rhetoric generated by the John Birch Society. According to the Society, "innocent" America is under direct threat from some organized external and internal force that is seeking its destruction. Members are called to react in a carefully outlined manner: (1) piece together…