Notes some past and present recruitment and training programs, and argues that if the public broadcasting system is to reach its potential, the industry must invest more resources in the recruitment and nurturing of talent. (CMV)

Reports a survey of 53 industrial teacher education department chairmen (members of the Mississippi Valley Industrial Teacher Education Conference) comparing industrial teacher education and industrial technology programs: enrollment, graduates, and salaries of graduates. (JT)

Outlines the concentration of control of the news media, particularly newspapers in the United States. Discusses the influence of the constituencies of daily newspapers (the reader, the advertiser, and the stock market) in terms of their control of public information. (JMF)

Discusses "occult" and "paranormal" literature which is often mistaken for nonfiction. Suggests that most publishers are unwilling to publish scientific perspectives on the paranormal because such writings would be unmarketable. Journal availability: see SO 507 190. (KC)

Suggests a variety of alternative fashion illustration techniques and materials which do not require rigorous training in sketching the human figure. (SJL)

Describes the source of hexamethylenediamine (HMDA). The process of the original synthesis HMDA for nylon manufacture which started with adipic acid and the estimated production cost for alternative HMDA processes are included. (HM)

Describes the activities of the National Submicron Facility which was established at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York to serve as an information resource for the nation's research community in microstructure science and engineering. (HM)

The issue of readability vs academic standards in college textbooks is addressed. Problems in balancing both needs and other problems involving textbooks and the publishing industry, including textbook resales and routine revisions of texts, are discussed. (JMD)

Examines the salient arguments posited by the pro-BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) and pro-RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) sides during Ireland's second television channel debate and ultimate decision. (Author/GT)

Lists and annotates more than 200 articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include advertising, broadcasting, courts and law, education for journalism, international, management, public relations, and visual communications. (GT)

Components of solar energy systems are described, the development of the solar industry discussed, and implications are drawn for employment opportunities in industries (which may expand into new, solar-related areas) and in the professions, from law to sales, upon the advent of solar heating. (AJ)

Reviews the evolution of semiconductor electronics, shows how it served and was strengthened by space and defense missions; discusses how new enterprises formed as semiconductor electronics developed. (MLH)

Discusses the use of unrehearsed, unedited videotapes of regular classroom courses for instructing small groups of students who are assisted by paraprofessional tutors as they watch the tape. (MLH)

Discusses factors influencing the changes in adult education in Canada (changing technology and environment, new adult self-concept, changing age profile of population, adult education's improving public image, immigrant competition, improved course organization and marketing, and real growth values) in relation to opportunities for the Canadian…