From a series on teaching Afro-American history and culture in the elementary school.

The four reports in this collection from the Minnesota State Dissemination Leadership Project (SDLP) provide an overview of the activities of the second year of the project; a description of the planning process, logistical problems, and conduct of a national conference for state dissemination representatives and state policy makers; an evaluation…

This manual describes the contents, purpose, and use of the Australian Education Index Database (AEII), which is produced by the Library and Information Services Unit of the Australian Council for Educational Research to provide access to Australian generated information both in published and unpublished forms. An overview of AEII is followed by…

This final report of Colorado's Project ACCESS, a coordinated system of information linking local and regional school districts with major resources, describes the development of the project during each of its 5 years, including project activities, education agency development, publications developed, staff assignments and training, and project…

Preliminary results of a three-year study of fifteen school districts indicate that fiscal strain results from both "intended" and "unintended" factors. The authors construct a model of fiscal strain that combines budget constraints with school district decision-makers' preference functions and indifference curves. Using this model and 1976 and…

This guide outlines the minimum standards for entrance into the fire prevention career field in California. It contains descriptions of 50 tasks. Each task description consists of nine subsections. The task title briefly identifies the content of the task. The occupational analysis subsection identifies the block, unit, and task within the…

Results of a 1980 survey are tabulated to provide a view of the scope and diversity of materials and activities for library instruction at the 36 Kansas academic libraries which responded to the questionnaire. The questionnaire, included as an appendix, addressed staffing, including qualifications and evaluation; funding; methods used in library…

This annotated bibliography presents Great Lakes information for grades six through nine classroom use. It is meant to facilitate and encourage Great Lakes study, particularly of Lakes Michigan and Superior. Material is presented on history, science, lake management, environmental concerns, and recreational use. Included are both fiction and…

This directory providing an overview of current educational communication networks and activities was designed to improve educational information access and dissemination. It is a descriptive guide to some of the major private-sector resources in educational dissemination within seven general categories: education associations, professional…

Descriptive information is provided on 22 networks sponsored by the National Institute of Education (NIE) or the United States Office of Education (USOE) for the dissemination of educational information. The directory is arranged alphabetically by network title, followed by its acronym, sponsoring bureau/office, major functions, network members,…