This text has been prepared in an effort to explain what the Uniform Act contains, intends to do, and cannot do. It also examines mehtods by which the Act can be implemented as well as the manner in which implementation can be accomplished most effectively. Working within the parameters of the overall alcohol problem, it also addresses the major…

Defining selective listening as an intelligence gathering technique that depends on an individual's ability to access, monitor, and report oral messages accurately and to give processing priority to messages of possible intelligence value, this report describes one important application of the technique: overhearing the conversations of others…

The reduction-in-force (RIF) policies presented here are intended to represent the variety of approaches currently being used throughout the nation. They were obtained through inquiries to personnel in more than 100 U.S. school districts. They are presented to give principals and assistant principals information to allow them to play an…

This report identifies special characteristics of AV materials and special considerations for their use, provides a brief overview of general recommendations for the incorporation of statistical AV materials into the resource system, diagnostic system, and summer sessions at the University of New Hampshire, and gives detailed procedures for…

The guidebook presents historical, legal, and practical information on the role of the board of trustees in North Carolina public libraries. Six sections detail the following: (1) matters relating to the powers and duties of trustees and to the internal operations of the board; (2) the relationship between the board and the chief librarian as it…

The purpose of these guidelines is to suggest to school districts what should be done to implement a competency based vocational business education program for adults. It also provides guidelines for those districts wanting to organize and administer such a program in their own localities. Ten guidelines are presented in the following areas: (1)…

Providing counseling services to clients in rural areas entails special problems that are particularly unique to rural areas, such as geographic isolation, general suspiciousness toward outsiders, and community resistance to agency services. In order to effectively relate to rural Appalachians, counselors must be sensitive to the rural…

Intended for parents of children with cleft lip and cleft palate, the booklet provides an overview of the condition. Addressed are the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): prenatal development and birth defects (facial development); possible causes of cleft lip/cleft palate (common misconceptions, genetic factors, environmental…

Four papers address issues of identification, secondary program alternatives, guidance to develop creativity, and needed research in gifted education. In the first paper, "Some Creative Dimensions to the Issue of Identification," E. Torrance analyzes the problem of idntifying and cultivating creative giftedness in an unfavorable national climate.…

This paper discusses the utility of an ethnographic method that incorporates various participant observation techniques in providing information about family television viewing. It presents arguments for a naturalistic case study approach focusing on family-media interaction and suggests three methods of data collection: interviews and followups;…

A DETAILED GUIDE FOR PLANNING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND SITES IN MINNESOTA. PART ONE DEALS WITH PROCEDURES IN SCHOOL PLANT PLANNING IN TERMS OF STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITIES. PART TWO DISCUSSES PLANNING AND DEVELOPING OF SCHOOL PLANT FACILITIES IN TERMS OF SCHOOL SITE, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES, SECONDARY SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL…

THIS IS A SERIES OF WORKING PAPERS AIMED AT AUDIOVISUAL SPECIALISTS. THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS, COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND CONFERENCE SUMMARY CONCERN LEARNING SPACE AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA IN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. REPORTS DEAL WITH A BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS APPROACH TO CURRICULUM AND SPACE CONSIDERATIONS, SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND RESEARCH ON LEARNING SPACE,…

This compendium of the Educational Facilities Abstract Journal provides in organized form the content of eight separate publications of the Council of Educational Facility Planners Abstract Service. It is composed of resumes of school plant research and planning information of national relevance. Document resumes are organized in the following…

The importance of and procedures for planning a plant and facilities which reflect rather than control the educational program of the junior college are dealt with. Guidelines suggest --(1) plant and facilities must be master planned, (2) the site should be selected objectively and scientifically, (3) wise use should be made of contributions and…

A case history concerning the planning and development of a junior college provides general guidelines, procedures, and information that may be applied to the planning and development of any new junior college. Consideration is given to the following topics--(1) site selection, (2) enrollment projections, (3) curriculum development for physical…