Public radio and television stations and Native American organizations and tribes viewed Native American media and information needs differently, according to mail surveys (done in 1981) of 109 tribes, 140 organizations, 103 radio stations, and 75 television stations. Survey results indicated that most tribal and organizational leaders found radio…

This is the proceedings of a symposium organized by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the purpose of focusing on exisiting problems in and future strategies for promoting television programming services to minority audiences. Included are a prologue, "In Search of Diversity," by Howard Myrick; a foreword, "Minorities in Public…

The degree of communication between the film industry and educators and its effect on the future directions of environmental education films are the focus of this report. Separate surveys were mailed to 100 film industry producers and distributors and 150 elementary and secondary educators in Maine, Kansas, Pennsylvania, California, and Alabama.…

This reference circular lists 49 sources for recordings of both literature and instruction in various foreign languages, as well as recordings for instruction in English-as-a-Second Language. Information cited was compiled from responses to a questionnaire sent to the producers and distributors of spoken-word recordings. Where available, telephone…

The subject of this report is the impact of microelectronic technology on the process of skill formation with particular reference to two industries: banking and textiles. A recent research effort sought to identify and understand how changes in the structure and nature of skills were affecting the process of skill formation and the balance of…

The problem of disseminating scientific and humanistic knowledge to all segments of the population has thus far been explored in terms of socioeconomic and pedagogical impediments to science and liberal arts literacy. This paper seeks to recast this problem as a consequence of "book technology," and in particular explores how books and…

The Polonoroeste program is a World Bank-funded colonization project in central Brazil. This document looks at the indigenous peoples of the Aripuana Park which lies in the path of the development plan. The main objective of the $1.5 billion project is to pave a highway from Cuiaba to Porto Velho. The project consists of the highway, colonization…

This paper examines the development of computer software in the United States and the processes used by school districts to evaluate software for purchase. Topics considered include major software development trends, development criteria, and production costs; software selection and evaluation, including selection processes, and evaluation and…

This report discusses the support of research and development (R&D) by the federal government through appropriate agencies; it uses data from an annual survey of federal agencies following the preparation of their budgets for 1984. Therefore, this information reflects the continuation of Reagan administration policies to strengthen the United…

Changes in the employment patterns of psychologists have been predicted and confirmed by various researchers. To explore the training and employment patterns of doctoral level counseling, developmental, educational, and school psychologists, data were gathered from 45 doctorate-granting universities, 55 comprehensive colleges and universities, and…

This paper describes the Grolier Publishing Company's development of its encyclopedic text database by editing the machine-readable data files from which the Academic American Encyclopedia was printed, and its longer-term objective of creating a multimedia encyclopedia when the technology for a viable delivery system becomes available. Topics…

In order to enable secondary electronics teachers in Tennessee to attend free training and skills updating at the National Program for Electronics Training (NPET), the University of Tennessee at Knoxville developed a program that seeks private sources of support for teacher participation. Teachers and local industries enter a joint venture to…

Corporate education and its challenge to traditional higher education institutions are discussed. Two of the four basic missions of advanced education are the same at corporations and colleges: research and training. Educational programs offered by corporations range from the remedial to the doctoral and include educational skills development,…

Information on job market trends for 1987-1988 college graduates is presented in narrative summaries and statistical tables. Attention is directed to trends in hiring, expected starting salaries, campus recruiting activities, and other related topics, based on a survey of a cross-section of 1,019 employers from business, industry, government, and…

These two publications provide abstracts and other information on materials accessed by the National Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Clearinghouse, Australia. Materials include research reports/technical reports, evaluation studies, curriculum materials of an innovative nature (syllabus documents, student materials, textbooks, teachers'…