A RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENCOURAGE VOCATIONAL RESEARCH THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION OF RESEARCH RESOURCES, PERSONNEL, AND TECHNIQUES. IN ADDITION, THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSALS FOR THE CONDUCT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH BY LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES WAS ENCOURAGED. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES TO DATE…

A 4-DAY CONFERENCE WAS HELD FOR CERTAIN CREATIVITY RESEARCHERS, AUDIOVISUAL FIELD PROFESSIONALS, AND EDUCATORS TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS IN THE DISSEMINATION OF CREATIVITY FINDINGS THROUGH THE AUDIOVISUAL MEDIUM FOR CLASSROOM USE. THE FIRST 3 DAYS OF THE CONFERENCE WERE GIVEN OVER TO 12 PROGRESS REPORTS AND DISCUSSION OF RESEARCH WORK BEING CONDUCTED BY…

One hundred eighty films depicting the Nazi period, Soviet Jewry, Jewish artists, the Holocaust, and aspects of Jewish history and archaeology in ancient Israel are annotated. Suggestions are made for using the films as an educational resource--as discussion starters, as lead-ins for interpretation by a knowledgeable faculty member, or in the case…

This volume is the second of a three-volume report of a national study whose primary objectives were to quantify resource utilization patterns of vocational education programs effectively serving special needs populations and to develop a methodology for estimating resources required to successfully serve these populations. It is a compendium of…

This study describes a cost-effective approach to school resource allocations. It combines the cost and production function results in order to determine where cutbacks can be made, how resources should be relocated, whether certain resources should be increased, and whether certain changes need to be of large magnitude in order to be effective.…

This study was designed to 1) reasonably relate educational resources and the way they are used for specific students to the educational outcomes for those students, and 2) to demonstrate the feasibility and problems of obtaining information about resource-effectiveness relationships. Data for the study were gathered at Everett Junior High and…

A vocational/technical research librarian reviews approaches and sources of resource and curriculum materials for use by community colleges. Half of the paper consists of a six-part bibliography: (1) National data bases (manual and computer search capability), (2) national, regional, State sources, (3) selected bibliographies and listings of…

The author states that trained librarians must be freed for teaching functions and not be confined to library housekeeping duties. She briefly discusses the philosophy of library instruction for students at all grade levels, and concludes with a list of resources for inservice education for teaching library skills. (Author/KC)

Reports on two projects appropriate for undergraduate courses in the sociology of deviance, specifically courses emphasizing the labeling or symbolic interactionist perspective. The first project involves the use of confessional novels, and the second draws on the experiences of students regarding their own stigmas. (Author)

This speech on the International Project for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) discusses policy perspectives which could be aided by information such as: relationships between educational policy and social and economic policy, the structure of basic schooling, and the effects of school resources and instructional processes. (CTM)

College teachers of history can use science fiction to help students understand historical concepts. A seminar at the University of Tulsa used futuristic literature to provide a broader perspective on the present and the past. Available from: Loren E. Pennington, Division of Social Sciences, Emporia State University, 1200 Commercial, Emporia,…

The right meeting environment can enhance participant learning and understanding. After briefly explaining the historical origins of the first conference centers, the author describes three types of centers which are available for meetings away from the office. (EM)

Joint educational activities involving professional geologists, faculty, and students will lead to a better understanding of how geology is applied in the world of business. A list of about 95 people suitable as resources for such meetings is given. (Author/MA)

Describes and gives a resource bibliography for a simulation on the "fall" of China to communism in 1949. By staging a mock senatorial investigation, students learn (1) how the Chinese Communist Party rose to power, (2) how facts can be manipulated in various ways, and (3) how to perform research and analysis of written material. (Author/AV)

Describes a planning system to meet the training requirements of specialized project personnel. This training planning system provides for an organized assessment of personnel training needs and the use of all available training media. It also provides mechanisms to document acquired training and to develop new training resources. (EM)