Designed to assist social studies teachers, this resource guide provides a selected sample of current materials and resources available for teaching about East Asia. While sources on China, Japan, and Korea are emphasized, many of the materials also include information on South and Southeast Asia. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of…

A project was conducted to increase the use of microcomputers in basic adult education in Australia. The aims of the project were as follows: to establish an information network of practitioners working within Australia's Technical and Further Education (TAFE) system who have an interest in using computer-assisted learning in basic adult…

More than 700 print and online financial aid directories issued since 1980 are listed, described and evaluated in this guide. Listings are divided into the following major headings: scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards and prizes, loans, internships, and databases and search services. Within each heading, general listings are provided…

This guide is intended to help the correctional educator plan and develop comprehensive vocational and related academic skills programs. Sections I and II introduce the guide and its use. Section III focuses on these program elements: fundings--resource mobilization; coalition building--networking; curriculum--training methods--teaching…

Parents of missing children, juvenile division police officers, and members of citizen action groups provide testimony in a Senate hearing held to learn more about problems associated with the disappearance of a child from his or her family. Related publications, including a September, 1981 directory of missing persons, are appended after the…

A collection of descriptions and funding histories of federal student assistance and categorical programs of concern to independent institutions is presented. Designed to be used as a quick-reference guide for public policy deliberations, this is the first report produced by the NAICU Office of Research for the State-National Information Network…

Intended to provide general information about educational opportunities in Ontario beyond high school, this publication concentrates on post-secondary courses that may be of particular interest to Native people and non-Natives who wish to improve their appreciation of Native society and cultures. Courses of study described are offered by Ontario…

This book's purpose is to aid the researcher-writer in locating information from a variety of fields. It describes over 200 basic reference sources, and groups them according to the following types of information: background information, magazine or newspaper articles, books, definitions, fact sources, biography, quotations, statistics,…

The three part catalog describes instructional materials and equipment available from either the Pennsylvania Materials Center for the Hearing Impaired (PMCHI) or the Regional Resource Center (RRC) and lists information and agency resources for educators of the hearing impaired. Part I includes information on instructional materials (in the areas…

This directory lists 107 child advocacy programs in 37 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Each entry includes project title, address, telephone number, contact person, a statement of purpose and a summary of current advocacy activities. Entries are indexed under the following terms: adolescent parenthood,…

This international directory of existing information systems and services on ongoing research includes descriptions of planned systems and services, those under development, and those which are fully operational, as well as several institutional initiatives which represent innovative approaches to the field. Data collection for the inventory was…

This preliminary directory represents the offerings of 45 software suppliers and information about instructional software currently available for three microcomputers widely used in schools. It is geared towards a wide variety of users including school planners contemplating microcomputer acquisition, teachers planning courses and curricula, media…

In response to both Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Chapter 622 of the Acts of 1971 prohibiting racial or sexual discrimination in schools, 43 exemplary curriculum and inservice training projects in the State of Massachusetts are described in detail. While providing specific information about each new project or program in an…

The 1979-80 edition of the "Federal Affairs Handbook" provides information and reference materials for anyone in higher education whose work involves relations with the U.S. Government. The new handbook contains an extensive list of key congressional committees and subcommittees, their members and staffs; a directory of the principal…

This library materials vendor list is designed for use by medium-sized public libraries wishing to procure materials by or about the four major ethnic groups in California: American Indian, Asian, Black, and Spanish-speaking. The list is divided into four sections, one for each of the four ethnic groups represented. The second section, containing…