These annotated bibliographies are intended to assist researchers, students, and other practitioners interested in the topic of education and aging. How-to guides, research studies, literature reviews, essays, state-of-the-art reviews, and program descriptions are included. Works are arranged by the following subject areas: general, learning…

Designed as a reference tool for faculty, staff, researchers, and proposal writers, this fact book compiles 1986-87 institutional statistical data (in 49 tables) on academic, student, and administrative affairs at Ponce Technological University College (PTUC). The first section focuses on academic areas, presenting information on enrollment by…

Information is provided on theological education during 1987-88, based on data from 201 of the 204 U.S. and Canadian members of the Association of Theological Schools. Information is included on enrollment, professional staff, and salaries for the current year, and graduation statistics, financial reports, and library data from the previous…

Descriptions of 13 software programs suitable for use with kindergarten students include curriculum area, title, producer, hardware requirements, program description, teaching objective, and competencies. Prerequisites and introductory, developmental, follow-up, and evaluation activities are also provided for seven instructional sequences designed…

Designed as a reference tool for faculty, staff, researchers, and proposal writers, this fact book compiles 1985-86 institutional statistical data on academic, student, and administrative affairs at Ponce Technological University College (PTUC). The first section focuses on academic areas, presenting information on enrollment by program, degree…

This discussion of the role of the information professional in the utilization of information by all categories of users begins by suggesting answers to two questions: What is information? and Who are the users and their characteristics? Against this background, analyses are made of the intermediary role of the information professional who serves…

A study examined the distribution of home factors known to favor early reading--defined as reading English early in life--by non-native English children to whom English serves as a second language. Subjects, 216 primary school children, were surveyed by means of oral interviews. Home factors such as books in the home, parent-child reading, and…

This report summarizes a study conducted by the Office of Technology Assessment which addressed the opportunities offered by technological advances to improve the dissemination of federal information essential to public understanding of many issues facing Congress and the Nation. Two major problems are highlighted: maintaining equity in public…

Prepared under contract with the International Council on Archives (ICA), this study is intended to assist archivists and information specialists in creating, developing, and evaluating modern archival systems and services, particularly with reference to the concept and the role of the user in such systems and services. It ranges over a wide field…

This is one of a series of implementation documents prepared in conjunction with the revised minimum standards adopted in 1983 by the Ohio State Board of Education. Its purpose is to provide guidelines for developing a local policy governing selection of instructional materials, including textbooks, equipment, the library collection, and…

Statistical data are presented on higher education activities in North Carolina, ranging from simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred to complex analyses of the flow of student transfers among institutions. The following sections are presented: current enrollment, enrollment trends, undergraduate transfers, degrees conferred, faculty,…

A prison education program that provides inmates the opportunity to complete the requirements for a bachelor's degree at Central Michigan University is described. Since 1976, more than 100 incarcerated students have enrolled, and nearly 40 have graduated with a bachelor of science degree. Students may major in either management and supervision, or…

The final financial status and performance report for a library literacy program project at the Yuma City-County Library (Arizona) begins with a brief statement of general information about the grant. This is followed by a narrative report that delineates the goal of the project--for the library to take a leadership role in developing,…

This annotated bibliography is a listing of both book and non-book materials in the collection at the Educational Resources Center at Western Kentucky University that relate to using microcomputers in education. These materials are primarily concerned with locating, selecting, and evaluating appropriate software; implementation of a microcomputer…

This handbook of procedures developed by the Committee on Professional Concerns (COPC) of the University of South Florida (USF) describes the process to be used in recruiting and hiring qualified candidates for positions on the USF library faculty. The publication is divided into six sections: (1) information on the USF equal employment…