Special problems in the handling of biological information arise from the diversity of biological subject matter and the complexity of biological approaches towards phenomena of the living world. This state-of-the-art report on communications of information in the biological sciences provides information on: (1) users of biological information,…

The Information Unit on Early Childhood Education was formed to provide practitioners in the field with a readily accessible source of information on new program developments, so that decisions about adopting programs might be based on a rational consideration of alternatives. The Unit contains the following features: a review of trends in early…

This report is one of six to be released by as many task forces on educational improvement and reform. The main body of this report consists of five sections: (a) an introduction, which briefly describes the work of the task force; (b) a description of the alternative of community participation in education; (c) recommendations; (d) access to…

Research and researchers must be willing to break away from traditional approaches when dealing with the real world of the urban community. First, ways must be found that will bring research out of the rarefied atmosphere of the university and reduce the distrust and the misunderstanding it has produced in the urban community. Research should…

Recent technological advances in computers and communications make possible the integration of data systems and the exchange of data among them on an expanding scale. However, the full effect of these advances cannot be realized unless the need for uniform understanding of the common information (data elements) and its expression in data systems…

This study was devised to determine whether teaching a unit on propaganda analysis to sixth graders would improve their ability to detect propaganda devices in literature and the mass media. An experimental group of students participated in a four week unit on propaganda techniques while a control group completed reading comprehension exercises. A…

This is the final report of the Reading Research Utilization Project (RUP) which was funded by the U.S. Office of Education from July, 1971 to June, 1973. The purpose of the RUP was to encourage the translation of research, particularly reading research, into practice in 16 target elementary schools in Washington, D.C. RUP was a school information…

This Information Bulletin describes an effective system for utilization and communication of research results. Research financed by the National Board of Education and discussed in this bulletin is primarily for practical application. The principle of practical utilization directs research toward guiding principles, methods, techniques, and hints…

Written to assist local administrators in utilizing available data to plan local vocational education programs, this publication is organized around a series of planning tasks and manpower data. As one of the important sources of planning data, manpower information is explored for its usefulness in setting goals, determining labor market needs,…

This paper presents the overall conceptual framework in which information gathered and stored by computers can be transformed into a comprehensive planning system useful in administrative decisionmaking. Identified and discussed are information needs (enrollment, costs, resources, and measurements) and a sample system (STEP - System for Trenton's…

Ways in which a teaching and research program can help train agricultural extension staff in information and communication are presented. Teaching provides the resources of materials, techniques, and teachers themselves. Research provides results concerning the analysis of communication problems, audience information, the efficiency and…

To develop a procedure for using occupational supply and demand data in state-level vocational education planning, data from an area skill survey, community colleges, technical institutes, and secondary school class records filed in state offices were sorted by occupation and analyzed for completeness, validity, and usefulness for planning…

The objectives of state-of-the-art reporting activities and approaches that may be utilized in this type of reporting (problem oriented, literature oriented, and discipline oriented) are discussed. The scope and definition are given, and utilizing the discipline approach, the parameters of the Art of Early Childhood Education are presented. These…

Reported in the survey (1968) were effects of the regional Instructional Materials Center (IMC) consultant among special education (SE) teacher populations in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Some of the teacher background information compiled from 222 completed questionnaires indicated that over half taught slow learners, had taught handicapped…

Collected are presentations from the Invisible College Conference on Early Childhood Education and the Exceptional Child, convened for the purpose of sharing with administrators, program planners, and teachers current thinking of key leaders in intervention research, curriculum and materials development, personnel training, and program evaluation.…