To better use library resources and simultaneously facilitate learning experiences for students having blocks of unscheduled time during the school day, a library-originated, directed-study course, "Explorations in Media," was instituted. The objective was to examine library materials as the means for conveying facts, ideas, and inspiration. Major…

The study's purpose was to: (1) determine how the library as an institution can become more responsive to the needs of migrant agricultural workers and families; (2) explore the problems which inhibit the extension of these services; and (3) discover what programs now exist in libraries, public institutions, and private agencies which provide…

A survey of 495 school media specialists in five Southeastern states attempted to discern which courses in their professional education best prepared them to manage school media programs. Results listed the most highly regarded courses for both the elementary and the secondary specialists. In addition, the subjects rated the importance of various…

Most of the entries in this bibliography cite printed sources of information about the use of audiovisual materials. Specific material about the use of audiovisual media for library instruction is also listed, as are six sample media presentations available from Project LOEX, Eastern Michigan University. Material cited ranges in date from 1960…

In March of 1974, a conference was held to advise the Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA) on the nature of future global problems (energy use, population growth, economic and technological expansion). Participants were asked to examine conflicting interpretations of these problems and the assumptions on which the viewpoints are…

The selected bibliographies and journals listed in this volume provide reviews of books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials of relevance for elementary and secondary school instructional programs. Section one furnishes booklists and nonselective bibliographies to aid in book selection; an inventory of specialized periodicals and periodicals…

An outline for the total scheme of evaluation in a school district is presented for administrators. Evaluation of programs, teachers, students, and materials used in classrooms is discussed with respect to identification, data collection, and decision-making. This booklet begins with a summary and a chart that is intended to help an administrator…

Capitalizing on the resources available within a city block, this resource guide for the emotionally handicapped (K-6) describes methods and procedures for developing sensory awareness in the urban out-of-doors. Conceptual focus is on interdependency ("living things are interdependent"). Involvement in the environment (observing, thinking, doing)…

One hundred and sixty of the 375 Kansas senior high schools returned questionnaires indicating frequency of electronic media production during the 1972-73 school year. The survey provided data on the whole sample and on the enrollment categories of media staff, teachers, and students, for the production areas of slide-tape, 8mm film, video-tape,…

The recent trend toward a greater emphasis on career education for life preparation has brought with it the need for more accurate and appropriate information about self, environment, and the world of work. This publication was prepared to help the classroom teacher in identifying and assessing the various types and sources of occupational…

This interim progress report comments on the objectives of the Media Utilization Services for Teachers (MUST) project, aimed at developing and demonstrating "a systems approach to facilitate the utilization of media to improve instruction for children, primarily those classified as educable mentally retarded (EMR) and functionally retarded." A…

Questionnaire responses from 259 college students were employed to determine how eight media were used in the satisfaction of ten needs. It was found that television was the most generally satisfactory medium, averaged over the ten needs, and that film was the most need specific. Television and radio paralleled each other in their ability to…

This annotated bibliography surveys current selection and finding sources for print and non-print materials. It is designed as a source of collection building information for school media centers and school learning resource centers. Reviews, finding lists, and bibliographies covering preschool through college level materials are included. Books,…

Discusses at what point during foreign language instruction the use of visual aids is most pedagogically meaningful and technically efficient. Compares traditional instructional media with more contemporary and/or technical visual ones such as overhead, slide and film projection and comics. (Text is in German.) (TL)

First of two reports investigating 24 elementary school reading programs. The 12 analyses in this volume contain sections with basic descriptive information, instructional design constructs, congruence and summary, and other considerations. (Author/MLF)