Facility requirements are presented for the indoor and outdoor living and learning facilities and areas of the proposed Francis Jefferson Coates Country Campus of the Missouri School for the Blind in St. Louis. The requirements were developed in view of the major goals and purposes of the institution--to provide exposure to a variety of learning…

Twenty-six university-based ITV systems, some live and some utilizing videotape, were identified and queried as part of a study on "Cost Effectiveness of Continuing Engineering Studies by Television." An analysis of these systems shows that, in properly planned, implemented, and mature systems, the cost of off-campus student instruction by TV can…

This issue of the newsletter produced by the Science Department of the British Council contains short reports on activities in Britain in science, in mathematics, and in general. The general section includes descriptions of programmed learning, a curriculum analysis research project, an engineering science development unit, a list of science and…

This quarterly journal reviews trade books, textbooks, and reference works in the pure and applied sciences for students in elementary and secondary schools and in the first two year of college. Included are selected advanced and professional books useful for reference by students and faculty members. A listing of detailed subject fields is…

Current issues in engineering education and supply and demand information on engineering personnel in the Southern region are summed up in this report. Highlights of the report include the following: (1) Although changes in national priorities make it difficult to forecast the demand for engineers, projections are in agreement that the national…

The education and training provision set out in this recommendation are designed to develop suitable entrants to electricity boards for responsibilities as engineers in generation and transmission in Great Britain. The first objective is therefore to provide the trainee with the knowledge necessary to undertake a specific appointment immediately…

This report and its appendices are the results of a study of recruitment and retention "problems" in the various engineering technology programs offered by the community colleges of the State University of New York (SUNY). The focus of the report and all but one of the appendices is upon the recruitment problem. There are five sections…

This quarterly journal reviews trade books, textbooks, and reference works in the pure and applied sciences for students in elementary and secondary schools and in the first two years of college. Included are selected advanced and professional books useful for reference by students and faculty members. A listing of detailed subject fields is…

A guide for the instruction of bridge inspectors is provided in this manual as well as instructions for conducting and reporting on a bridge inspection. The chapters outline the qualifications necessary to become a bridge inspector. The subject areas covered are: The Bridge Inspector, Bridge Structures, Bridge Inspection Reporting System,…

To improve the instructional process, time shared computer-assisted instructional methods were developed to teach upper division undergraduate chemical engineering students the concepts of process simulation and analysis. The interactive computer simulation aimed at enabling the student to learn the difficult concepts of process dynamics by…

In an effort to evaluate certain aspects of the pre-employment program in farm machinery service and repair, questionnaires were sent to 39 Texas teachers of the programs. Based on 30 responses (76.92%), the major conclusions were: a majority of the teachers felt they did not have adequate training in farm machinery mechanics; no uniform selection…

The purpose of this document is to provide students and counselors with a guide to the academic institutions offering courses in the marine sciences. One hundred thirty-eight institutions offering at least 25 semester hours in the marine field are listed both alphabetically and geographically by States. The information relating to each institution…

Recent scientific literature was searched to review procedures currently being used to study human reactions to work and environmental stress. An ecological context is followed, considering task variables, environmental conditions, individual variations in subjects, and physiological, psychophysical, psychological, and sociological responses. The…

Reported are the proceedings of the Annual College-Industry Conference. A total of 28 papers is presented around the general theme: "Problems in Engineering Education Today." The headings of six sessions are: Continuing Education, Engineering and Management Joint Programs, The Growing Spectrum of Technical Education, Academic Industrial Interface,…

Compiled in this Directory are the names of 105 persons from 11 state and 12 federal agencies in Texas identified as personnel possessing expertise in marine related activities. The information, gathered from questionnaires, was voluntarily supplied by the respondents, as identified by the government agencies. Indexes are provided for…