Lists 19 programs that approximately 1,000 educators find most useful and educationally valuable, plus a few new products. Telephone numbers are included to call for more information. (MLF)

Presents an alphabetical product index; a listing of products and services, along with the companies that supply them; descriptions of free-brochures and other material from key suppliers; a detailed examination of product information; and a directory of educational-related associations. Supplier and article indexes conclude the guide. (GR)

Noting that 90 percent of serious playground injuries result from falls to hard surfaces, this paper reviews the advantages and disadvantages of various playground surfacing materials in terms of cost, climate, durability, aesthetics, and play value. Findings are based on the personal experience of the author, government documents, laboratory…

The Corning Glass Works uses a variety of consumer relations techniques--all geared to the identification of the purchasers and users of the company's products, and the promotion of a policy of dialogues with and feedback from consumers. The roles home economists play in the process is emphasized. (Author/BP)

Thirty-two mathematics programs are described and evaluated in a standard format that permits comparison of the instructional design of the products. (MLF)

This report presents the results of laboratory tests and field reports on seven projectors, including two slot loading, four automatic threading, and one manually threading that has a simple automatic threading attachment. (Author)

Rights, remedies, and responsibilities are the consumer education three R's. Only one right, the right to be informed, is discussed in the article. It is examined in relationship to labelling, warranties, price information, contracts, and legislation. (AG)

Presents a charting of the various kinds of tasks which have to be carried out and coordinated with one another in order to set materials selection in the wider context of school policymaking, community characteristics and needs, curriculum development, staff training, and other related activities. (Author)

Although much has been done at the federal level to control deceptive advertising practices, many states have no criminal laws designed to regulate advertising, and several states recently repealed such laws. This paper examines states' efforts to balance the advertiser's freedom of speech with the consumer's need for information about products by…

This paper reviews press coverage of events surrounding the 1977 governmental decision to ban fluorocarbons in spray cans in the United States. The research reported focused on the years 1972 to 1978 and involved a count of the number of items published in selected newspapers and magazines or aired on the three major networks' evening news…

In an effort to help make products safer and to reduce product-related injuries, the Consumer Product Safety Commission relies heavily on consumer participation. To establish regulations, it utilizes the following: (1) an "Offeror" regulation whereby groups can offer to manage the safety standards development process; (2) a consumer…

This document lists and describes materials developed by the National Center for the Development of Training Materials in Teacher Education and designed to be used in the acquisition of teaching skills. Nine products from the center are listed. The following characteristics are cited for each entry: primary developers, product description,…

The ancient principle of caveat emptor (let the buyer beware) is largely dead, but remnants of the rule remain in the privilege to use puffery, a type of subjective opinion claim which is defended by the law on the ground that it does not deceive the public even though it is false. While behavioral evidence suggests that many such claims actually…

This booklet describes some initial work on environments at the early childhood level; special emphasis is given to the experiences of first-grade children with the medium of tri-wall (triple thick cardboard). Experiments at Nueva over the past two years (1971-1973) indicate children at this developmental level seem to gain great satisfaction when…