Describes the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), shows how to use it, and provides a list of microfiche collection locations in Canada. (RB)

The article discusses a few of the consumer education resources (outside speakers, field trips, newspapers and other media, consumer organizations, credit bureaus, Federal and State agencies, and the Consumer Resource Directory) that are available to teachers in most communities and offers suggestions on how to effectively use them. (BP)

Waste in American education today includes improper allocation of resources in proportion to the need for them and the failure to use constructively and fully the out-of-school time of America's young people. (JA)

The National Gallery of Art is today "visiting" schools across the Nation - through programs available free from its Extension Service. (Editor)

Compiled for the beginner in the field of the history of reading, the list of resources presented in this paper may serve as a point of departure for someone interested in historical literature beyond Nila Banton Smith's "American Reading Instruction" and E.B. Huey's "Psychology and Pedagogy of Reading." Introductory information precedes the…

This article purports to clarify the role of critical thinking in education, and to suggest resources for the implementation of effective critical thinking programs in curricula. Eight major resource areas are outlined, accompanied by bibliographical references. (Editor)

Lists 52 recommended books for children and a bibliography of the sources from which these books were compiled.

Provides a description of the Educational Resources Information System and explains how to use it as a source for instructional materials and information. (RB)

Provides a description of the materials and resources available in the Educational Resources Information System and explains how to gain access to the contents. (RB)

The development of history as it is written and taught was outlined with emphasis on The History Workshop volumes that attempted to bring history closer to the central concerns of people's lives and to offer examples of what a people's history is, or might be, about. (Author/RK)

Any school yard - gullies, gravel, weeds and all - can make kids aware of environmental concepts. (Editor)

Paper examines in general terms the characteristics of university inputs and outputs, brings to light some of the special features of an education "production process," and examines the role of educational technology. (Author)

A discussion of the use of museums for instructional purposes. (HB)

Author attempted to help children develop ways to appreciate the diverse world in which they live by exposing them to things, both commonplace and exotic, and to encourage them to begin collections of their own. (Author/RK)