One hundred and forty two books, articles, and government publications dealing with education in Egypt are cited in this annotated bibliography. Items cited were published in 1979 and examine education for all age groups and ability levels. The material is presented under 84 headings including adult education, art education, children's books,…

IMPACT II is a program administered by the New York City Board of Education designed to identify, support, document, describe, and replicate successful classroom-based programs developed by teachers. During the first year of IMPACT II, approximately 100 exemplary programs were identified. This publication is a collection of profiles of these…

THIS REPORT PRESENTS AN ANALYSIS OF OVER EIGHTEEN SMALL, INTERMEDIATE, AND LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS FOR THE SELECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION (SDI). SYSTEMS ARE COMPARED AND ANALYZED WITH RESPECT TO DESIGN CRITERIA AND THE FOLLOWING NINE SYSTEM PARAMETERS--(1) INFORMATION INPUT, (2) METHODS OF INDEXING AND ABSTRACTING, (3) USER INTEREST PROFILE…

This study analyzes the possible relationships of real property assessment practices in Mississippi school districts to quality education as measured by (1) expenditures per pupil, (2) teachers' salaries, (3) teachers' professional training, (4) teachers' professional experience, (5) library expenditures per pupil, (6) teacher-pupil ratio, (7)…

An empirical study of the nature and variability of the relevance judgment process was conducted from July 1, 1965 to September 30, 1967. Volume I of the final report presents a literature review and statement of the theoretical framework of the study, a discussion of the experimental design and a summary of data analyses. The study had two…

The Texas Small Schools Project has been dedicated to improving the quality of instruction in small schools, and this document provides examples of how this improvement is being brought about in the areas of teacher education and classroom instruction. Pictures and narrative are used to illustrate accomplishments in summer workshops, regional…

This book contains papers and speeches presented at the 14th National Conference of the Australian Preschool Association held in Melbourne in May 1976. Topics discussed include early childhood education, handicapped children, parental involvement in education, evaluating preschool programs, day care, teaching young children, interdisciplinary…

This newly revised guide provides basic technical resource material, with the basic objectives of presenting within one publication (1) updated architectural criteria aimed at realistic accessibility, and (2) essential information necessary to provide for the needs of physically handicapped people on campuses. All criteria have been chosen in view…

This is the fifth annual comprehensive evaluation report of Office of Education administered programs. It updates the information in the FY 1974 report in incorporating the results of 15 evaluation studies completed during FY 1975 as well as additional information obtained from program operations and monitoring activities. In addition to an…

An 11th-grade interdisciplinary course combining English and American history examines United States history from the perspective of nine topics, rather than through the traditional, chronological-survey approach. Discovery learning and independent research are the focus of course method. At the start of the course, students are given nine…

Dissertations were selected for inclusion in this annotated bibliography if they used some form of educational media as the subject or as the methodology of their research. Selections were made from "American Doctoral Dissertations" and from "Dissertation Abstracts." For those selected from the latter, volume and page citations to "Dissertations…

The brochure discusses the Shared Services Program of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory of Portland, Oregon. The program operates on the premise that it can provide additional programs (frequently of higher quality) to rural school districts at a lower per-capita cost. The shared services are conducted through cooperative efforts…

The purpose of this report is to provide the ComField Project with realistic, current data for future Oregon elementary education contexts, which will serve as partial verification and support for the program, set procedure for future local predictions, and provide local projections for the Phase 2 final report. It covers nine general areas: 1)…

Part Four of a four-part report, designed to identify, synthesize, and evaluate shared services research and development efforts throughout the nation, presents a model to disseminate information concerning shared services information to rural educators. The discussion does not prescribe a "best-fit" model but presents several with an expanded…

Part Two of a four-part report, designed to identify, evaluate, and synthesize shared services research and development efforts conducted throughout the nation, presents an annotated bibliography of 32 books and 36 articles which describe various attempts to improve rural education. The 68 publications dating from 1958 to 1968 were selected by a…