The four reports in this collection from the Minnesota State Dissemination Leadership Project (SDLP) provide an overview of the activities of the second year of the project; a description of the planning process, logistical problems, and conduct of a national conference for state dissemination representatives and state policy makers; an evaluation…

This manual describes the contents, purpose, and use of the Australian Education Index Database (AEII), which is produced by the Library and Information Services Unit of the Australian Council for Educational Research to provide access to Australian generated information both in published and unpublished forms. An overview of AEII is followed by…

This final report of Colorado's Project ACCESS, a coordinated system of information linking local and regional school districts with major resources, describes the development of the project during each of its 5 years, including project activities, education agency development, publications developed, staff assignments and training, and project…

Preliminary results of a three-year study of fifteen school districts indicate that fiscal strain results from both "intended" and "unintended" factors. The authors construct a model of fiscal strain that combines budget constraints with school district decision-makers' preference functions and indifference curves. Using this model and 1976 and…

This guide outlines the minimum standards for entrance into the fire prevention career field in California. It contains descriptions of 50 tasks. Each task description consists of nine subsections. The task title briefly identifies the content of the task. The occupational analysis subsection identifies the block, unit, and task within the…

Results of a 1980 survey are tabulated to provide a view of the scope and diversity of materials and activities for library instruction at the 36 Kansas academic libraries which responded to the questionnaire. The questionnaire, included as an appendix, addressed staffing, including qualifications and evaluation; funding; methods used in library…

This annotated bibliography presents Great Lakes information for grades six through nine classroom use. It is meant to facilitate and encourage Great Lakes study, particularly of Lakes Michigan and Superior. Material is presented on history, science, lake management, environmental concerns, and recreational use. Included are both fiction and…

This directory providing an overview of current educational communication networks and activities was designed to improve educational information access and dissemination. It is a descriptive guide to some of the major private-sector resources in educational dissemination within seven general categories: education associations, professional…

Descriptive information is provided on 22 networks sponsored by the National Institute of Education (NIE) or the United States Office of Education (USOE) for the dissemination of educational information. The directory is arranged alphabetically by network title, followed by its acronym, sponsoring bureau/office, major functions, network members,…

This report is a compilation of information from a curriculum survey of elementary schools in the Clarion Manor Intermediate Unit of Shippenville, Pennsylvania. The report follows the same outline as the original survey and is divided into three sections. The first section compiles the responses of the individual districts to each of the survey…

An understanding of the magnitude of illiteracy or adult undereducation in the southeast U.S. and identification of the social, political, and economic conditions related to it are essential to developing effective policies for reducing or eliminating adult illiteracy in the region. Literacy is defined as the intellectual, social, vocational, and…

THE EFFECT OF CHILDREN'S ACHIEVEMENT AND SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT UNDER A PROGRAM OF ADAPTED INSTRUCTION WAS INVESTIGATED. A SAMPLE INVOLVING ABOUT 700 STUDENTS WITH 30 DIFFERENT TEACHERS WAS USED. METHODS OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION WERE PRESENTED TO THE TEACHERS IN A 3-DAY WORKSHOP TO THE OPENING OF SCHOOL. SUCH METHODS CONSISTED OF (1)…

QUESTIONNAIRE RETURNS FROM 387 JUNIOR COLLEGES (OF A POPULATION OF 667) PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR THIS REPORT. OVER THREE-FOURTHS OF THE PRESIDENTS MADE SOME TYPE OF REPORT, USUALLY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF SUCH REPORTS WERE PREPARED PRIMARILY FOR GOVERNING BOARDS. MOST FREQUENT PURPOSES WERE TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW…