The concept of social responsibility as applied to business suggests that the corporation no longer has a responsibility only to the stockholder but must make decisions aimed toward balancing the interests of all clientele groups affected by actions of the corporation. These groups include managers, administrators, employees, and the general…

An account of five years of activity during which the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) worked with the United Kingdom's Adult Literacy Campaign is provided in this book. Much of the book is in the form of a diary that gives an account of the progress, mistakes, and doubts of the broadcasters as they worked with a wide range of agencies,…

One of 33 self-paced industry services leadership development (ISLD) modules, this module contains three sequential learning activities on closing a training program. (The type of industry services program for which these materials were developed would involve provision of job training by public agencies for new or expanding private industries.)…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three sequential learning activities on developing a plan for placing graduates of a pre-employment training program. (Industry services are manpower services provided by public agencies to new or expanding private industries.) The first…

The majority of the media in the United States is funded through revenues derived from the sale of advertising space. The problem that arises from this situation is fundamentally an economic one: if advertisers are paying the bills for the media, how much control over content should they have? This report offers a review of instances in which…

After a decade of debate, numerous Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulings, and many court decisions, the application of the "fairness doctrine"--an act that mandates objectivity in the presentation of facts concerning controversial issues--remains unsettled. This report discusses issues involved in the application of the…

The essay section provides a definition and short history of women's studies and explores the implications in regard to the administration and teaching of such courses. The bibliography lists and annotates material useful for all levels of education. Information sources covered include government agencies and societies, reference sources (such as…

The major developments in videotex and teletext throughout the world are reviewed and the impact these developments are likely to have on the future of electronic publishing media is analyzed in this paper. Various sections of the paper provide discussions of the following: the terminology of the new field; implementation of videotex/teletext…

Reported is a study which sought to determine whether a grade ten forestry class can provide students with basic skills in logging and to confirm the belief that a substantial number of the program graduates gain employment in the forest industry. Graduates from five years (1974-1979), local logging contractors, and industry personnel were…

More than 5,400 entries are included in this first attempt to cite and classify all English language books, monographs, and dissertations about film that appeared from 1940 to 1975. Intended as a source of information about existing film books and as a tool for researching available literature on any film topic, the bibliography uses ten basic…

The curriculum model described here has been designed by incorporating the socio-scientific reasoning model with a simulation design in an attempt to have students investigate the onshore impacts of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) gas and oil development. The socio-scientific reasoning model incorporates a logical/physical reasoning component as…

INFORMATION ON EMPLOYEE SELECTION AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES WAS SECURED FROM QUESTIONNAIRES RETURNED BY 215 OF 283 FIRMS EMPLOYING AT LEAST 100 PERSONS. DATA FROM 207 SEPARATE ITEMS FOR EACH FIRM WERE KEY PUNCHED AND TABULATED INTO MULTIVARIATE CROSS-CLASSIFICATIONS. OVER 60 PERCENT OF THE FIRMS WERE IN CITIES HAVING OVER 25,000 POPULATION, 40…

THE CONFERENCE PAPERS DEAL MAINLY WITH THE PROPER EXTRAMURAL ROLE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN UNIVERSITIES, THE EXTENSIVE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, EXTRAMURAL EDUCATION FOR PHILIPPINE WOMEN, THE PHILOSOPHY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES EXTERNAL STUDIES PROGRAM AND THE ROLE OF ITS LABOR RELATIONS CENTER IN…

The purpose of this study was to develop an interest inventory covering construction industry practices. A taxonomy developed by the Industrial Arts Curriculum Project served as a basis for item selection, and covered industrial management, production, and personnel technology. A scale for each of these was included in an inventory containing 138…

This aviation occupations guide is designed for use as a unit as well as in conjunction with an aviation careers package of material that contains a film strip and recording. Chapter One contains the script of the film strip, Aviation--Where Career Opportunities are Bright, and includes all photographs used in the film strip plus numerous…