This discussion of the alternative design features being considered for the National Education Practice File presents three design configurations for each feature, demonstrating how they differ and suggesting which is the most likely candidate for the pilot test based on utility benefits, technical feasibility, adherence to Federal Information…

An update of an April 1977 survey, this one sought to define more precisely the extent of state education agency activities in the area of educational resource data bases. The survey was mailed to all U.S. states and territories; the response rate was 66 percent. Ninety-seven percent of the respondents, an increase of 29 percent over the 1977…

Subjects dealt with in this report include: (1) team teachers dealing with complex materials; (2) career education programs that expose students to the world of work; (3) research and development outcomes relating to publications on drugs, cooking, cognitive development, early education programs, consumer education, and math teaching; (4) special…

Databases and clearinghouses useful in education are described in this two part document. The first section contains one-page summaries of 55 databases of interest to people in education. The types of information provided by the various databases are indicated, including bibliographies, funding information, statistics, government publications and…

THIS DOCUMENT IS A FULL REPORT OF THE MONTANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMITTEE. IT CONTAINS DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS, AS WELL AS PLANS FOR EDUCATIONAL TV DEVELOPMENT IN MONTANA--(1) MONTANA HAS GROWING NEEDS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL METHODS, (2) EDUCATIONAL TV IS ENRICHING AND EXPANDING INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE U.S.,…

The Training System Model (TSM) is designed to prepare education students to find and use information sources effectively for course assignments. It describes how a basic information utilization skills training program can be constructed for education students with different information needs. Training in information utilization skills as…

Preparation and use of a written plan can increase the chance that people will do what has been planned using the ways selected and specified during the planning process. Program implementation plans should include the following elements: a review of product objectives and strategies; a statement of activities involved in meeting product…

A compilation of brief descriptions of 20 current resources for Adult Performance Level (APL) and Adult Competency Education (ACE) programs, this guide was developed for adult and secondary education administrators, teachers, and program developers who are beginning or are already involved with APL/ACE programs. Each citation contains information…

The EUDISED project, which was started in 1968, is a computer-based network of national agencies dealing with the main fields of educational information. Listed in this bulletin for 1976 are on-going and completed projects in educational research and development reported from Austria, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Norway, Spain,…

This resource materials package on entrepreneurship is designed for use by secondary and postsecondary vocational educators in the development or organization of a program in small business management. Section I contains a bibliography of printed materials concerned with entrepreneurship. Information is organized into four parts: getting ready to…

Guidelines are provided for disseminating information on teacher corps projects. Information is given on experienced disseminators such as existing networks that are available to help in planning. Suggestions are made on targeting information and marketing. (JD)

Full use of the world's educational film resources requires standardized cataloging methods for description, evaluation, and availability entries. The establishment of an international 3" x 5" (7.5 x 12.5 cm.) card filing system by Unesco would facilitate exchange of information between all those who use or produce these films. In each card…

Universities have either ignored or made only piecemeal attempts to solve the gravest domestic problem in US history, the urban crisis. Although institutional barriers, such as specialized or entrenched interests, ignorance of municipal complexities, and faculty prerogatives and research habits, hinder active off campus involvement, academic…

Indexes, abstracts, and reference tools that will supplement, or substitute for, use of computer based ERIC are included in this annotated bibliography. A total of eighteen citations are listed with call numbers and shelving area at the State University of New York at Albany Universities Libraries. (AP)

This survey was undertaken to determine what subject areas would need to be supplemented, should the "L" holdings of the Graduate Collection be transferred to the undergraduate library to form an "education collection" at the University of Hawaii, and to determine how well the libraries meet standards in providing resources to…