This annotated bibliography of research in agricultural education includes summaries of 54 studies reported during 1969-70 from five states of the American Vocational Association Southern Region. A list of 35 studies in progress in 1970-71 is also included. The abstracts are organized according to each study's purpose, method, and findings. Some…

This annotated bibliography of research in agricultural education includes 33 studies completed in 1969-70 in states of the American Vocational Association Pacific Region. A list of 18 studies in progress in 1969-70 is also included. The abstracts are organized according to each study's purpose, methods, and findings. Some studies are available…

The North American Conference on Cost-Benefit Analysis of Manpower Policies studied the theory and applicability of cost benefit analysis to manpower programs. In the first part of this document various participants at the Conference discussed the theoretical and methodological aspects of cost benefit analysis for investment appraisal. It was…

The Inter-Association Council on Test Reviewing (IACTR) was established in 1967 as an outcome of a committee established two years earlier by the Division of Evaluation and Measurement of the American Psychological Association. Its purpose is to facilitate the dissemination of information on, and reviews of, tests and other measurement…

The basic purpose of this study, which is part of a larger effort to determine the characteristics of the transfer of scientific information in the language sciences, was to make case histories of 14 different research projects, in order to determine how much material they had generated and in particular how the resultant information has been…

Proceedings of the Fourth International Seminar on Special Education (Cork, Ireland, September 8-12, 1969) contain papers relating to the following themes: special education personnel, identification of the handicapped, general aspects of early education, special education methods, early education programs for the mentally handicapped, and early…

Manuscripts of 99 speeches are compiled in book form for general, subject area, and special interest sessions of the convention. Speeches in the subject area and special interest sessions addressed one of the following major topics: (1) Curriculum Development, (2) Inner-City Schools, (3) Instructional Systems, (4) Teacher Education, (5) Vocational…

A course organized by the United Kingdom and the University of Liverpool aimed at reviewing research undertaken in European countries, and examining its significance for the practice of adult education in different countries and the possibilities of cooperative action. The three main areas of research identified were: the approach to adult…

Compiled are the papers presented at the lecture series, biographical sketches of the lecturers, a list of doctoral theses in Special Education and Rehabilitation at the University of Southern California, and brief descriptions of graduate study programs at the university in the departments of Special Education and Counselor…

The report summarizes the results of discussions at a regional special education conference. Problem areas considered (and suggestions made) were relationships with regular education, image and attitude toward handicapped children and special education, teacher training, retention of good personnel, school's role in preschool programs, diagnosis…

Summarized are the proceedings of a seminar concerned with methods of combating stigma resulting from facial disfigurement, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and leprosy. The purpose was to determine how theories about stigma can help in the development of new methods of public education in order to change public attitudes and reduce social stigma.…

Five papers dealing with social and institutional changes in special education have been selected from those presented at the CEC Northwest Regional Conference (Vancouver, British Columbia, October 21-24, 1970). Samuel Laycock discusses the importance of self concept in the development of exceptional children while Samuel Ashcroft comments upon…

Position papers presented by the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities at the White House Conference on Children and Youth are contained in the collection. Beginning with an address by Dr. Samuel Kirk on his personal reflections and comments on learning disabilities, Dr. Sylvia Richardson offers the medical views on learning…

This volume is an attempt to encourage academic librarians to use media as well as books in their libraries. It is composed of three papers, two by educators and one by a computer-oriented librarian. Dr. Ralph W. Tyler, former director of the Center of Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California, discusses the changed…

This report is presented in four parts. Part one presents a philosophy of agricultural education. Part two describes the role of the biological sciences in agricultural education, important biological principles and concepts, and suggested programs for prospective students. Part three includes a discussion of the role of mathematics, chemistry and…