The 120-item annotated bibliography was compiled to facilitate the development of a recently approved course entitled "Topics in Rural Education" at the University of Maine at Machias. Although the dates range from 1964 to 1982, most of the materials were prepared in the 1970s and 1980s. The interrelatedness of the issues makes categorization…

The resource guide on physical education and recreation for the multiply handicapped contains 161 bibliographic references, descriptions of 35 audio visual aids, and listings of other resources. Divided into sections for the cerebral palsied, deaf-blind, multiply handicapped blind, multiply handicapped deaf, and other handicapping conditions, the…

A UNESCO-sponsored study was conducted to systematize, analyze, and evaluate the research about the interrelationships between mass media and the status of women on the basis of currently available international literature. The study sought to determine which aspects of women's media roles have been frequently researched, on which continents and…

This classification index was compiled for the purpose of providing educators, researchers, and students with a vehicle for quick accessibility to the diversified information appearing in "The Reading Teacher" from 1967 to 1978. The titles of articles in the index have been organized into 15 major categories and 37 subcategories, derived through a…

THE STUDY WAS SET UP IN 1963 CHIEFLY TO IDENTIFY THE FUNCTIONS OF VARIOUS MASS MEDIA AND THEIR RELATIVE IMPORTANCE TO THE AUDIENCE (A SAMPLE OF WISCONSIN FARM WOMEN). THE FARM WOMEN WERE IN CONTACT WITH MASS MEDIA AN AVERAGE OF SIX OR SEVEN HOURS DAILY. BASED ON EARLIER DATA (1957) IT APPEARED THAT THE PROPORTION OF HOMES WITH TELEVISION, WOMEN'S…

A source list of instructional materials on foreign language teaching for use in secondary schools covers such topics as audiovisual aids, curriculum guides, cultural and travel aids, foreign language periodicals, language tests , vocational opportunities, language laboratories, linguistics, and programed instruction. All items are for sale and…

This document explores the history of Wisconsin during the revolutionary years of 1750 through 1815. Published quarterly by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the journal is designed to acquaint elementary school students with historical and contemporary aspects of life in Wisconsin. Most of this issue contains short narratives describing…

As one of a series of ten bibliographies on Asian countries, this work covers the multi-disciplinary field of mass communication in the country of Korea. For the bibliography, areas such as agriculture, anthropology, community development, economics, education, law, political science, population, public administration, sociology, social…

Entries in this annotated bibliography and index include information on the following: 389 Freedom of Information Center Reports, 38 summary papers, 8 independent papers funded by a grant from the American Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation, and 15 position papers. The reports discuss a number of issues involved in mass communication…

Until 1972, library services in Salt Lake County consisted of a group of branch libraries with nearly identical collections for recreational reading. Because the needs of the community had become more complex, a new regional library was built to coordinate library operations and establish new services. Among the innovations in public library…

Arranged alphabetically by author or title, this annotated bibliography lists approximately 447 selected materials on the Spanish speaking and American Indian. The bibliography's six sections list 153 American Indian books; 180 books in English, Spanish, or both; 37 periodicals; 36 recordings; 38 filmstrips and slides; and 3 study prints and…

This is a 195-item bibliography for prospective teachers of English to speakers of other languages and dialects. It includes recent references in seven major areas: (1) general linguistics, psychology, pedagogy and cultural studies; (2) teaching and testing language skills; (3) contrastive studies; (4) bilingual education; (5) English as a second…

In 1971 a study was made of the Orillia (Ontario, Canada) public library as part of a larger study of library service in the Georgian Bay Region. After a look at the history and composition of the community in general, the planners considered the history and present situation of the library building, the print and non-print collections, hours and…

The primary purpose for the preparation of this selected bibliography was to support the research endeavors of the CIC-AID Rural Development Research Project. Periodical publication coverage has included the period of 1955-1965, and, has excluded all foreign language materials. Over 90% of the articles in this volume have been abstracted, and…

The "Journal on State School Systems Development" is an avenue for regularly incorporating into the available educational literature descriptive reports of studies, proposals, and legislative changes related to the legal or governmental structure within which schools are operated. Designed primarily for administrative groups, stdents of…