Reprinted from the Fall 1968 issue of "Daedalus.

In this 12-month study, an interdisciplinary research team comprehensively investigated the existing and projected Human Resource Development (HRD) needs of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The general objectives of the study were to indicate how SEPTA's HRD program might be improved, and to outline the parameters of a…

CURRICULUM STUDIES AT OSWEGO HAVE BEEN BASED ON A STUDY OF MAN AND HIS TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO ANSWER BASIC QUESTIONS --(1) WHAT IS AND WHAT IS NOT MEANT BY THE NAME INDUSTRIAL ARTS, (2) WHAT SHOULD AND WHAT SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF THIS AREA OF STUDY, (3) WHAT RELATIONSHIPS EXIST BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES, AND (4) WHAT…

This unit is designed for elementary school students in grades 3-6. The unit emphasizes the study of ships and history associated with sea travel and transportation. Included in the unit are instructional materials, evaluation materials, selected references, and transparency masters. Activities stress social studies and language arts knowledge and…

Declining enrollments in the seven elementary schools in the district caused a decrease in the number of classrooms per building and an unequal distribution of pupils with class sizes ranging from 13 to 32 students per classroom. Smaller classes and fewer teachers restricted the grouping of pupils for multilevel reading and mathematics…

Man's use and misuse of energy have created problems in all sectors of society. Many are asking what can be done to help solve these problems so that future energy needs will be met and the quality of life in Canada can be assured. This guide of directions and information focuses on information known to be readily available locally. Introductory…

This bibliography is part of a series of Environmental Resource Packets prepared under a grant from EXXON Education Foundation. The most authoritative and accessible references in the urban transportation field are reviewed. The authors, publisher, point of view, level, and summary are given for each reference. The references are categorized…

The purpose of this bibliography is to present a range of sources that will provide guidelines to both theoretical and applied aspects of benefit-cost analysis. The bibliography is divided into two principal sections, with subsections and categories in each. The first section, entitled Background, provides introductory and conceptual references to…

This bibliography attempts to pull together the land use methodology techniques that have been evolving in major transportation studies and developing in conventional planning agencies. In a commentary preceding the 83 references, the author discusses the state-of-the-art of land use methodology. The major components of a land use inventory are…

Concern has been growing at the national level regarding the large sums which have been spent on research and development and the corresponding inability of the resulting technology at the local level to solve problems involving the environment, transportation, energy crisis, and public health. The following report describes the investigation…

This report presents an initial five-year program for meeting the critical transportation information needs of industry and government at national, state and local levels. The program provides for information on the flows of persons and goods, information on the activities (population and industry) that generate the flows, and information on the…

This statistical portion of the 1966-1967 annual report on Indian education in the state schools of Wisconsin contains data concerning total enrollment, attendance, number of Indian graduates, expenditures under Johnson-O'Malley contracts, and rate of school taxes. The Indian Education Fund Financial Statement is presented, as well as a…

In view of the level of school transportation services being provided Statewide in California, there is a need for the establishment and enforcement of realistic school board policies to assure the efficient and effective administration and operation of pupil transportation systems. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide guidelines for…

The rapid technological and employment changes have had a serious impact on the railroad industrial relations system and its manpower. The organization of the collective bargaining system and the Railway Labor Act have seriously impeded rather than aided the meeting of the challenges of these developments. This study recommends a recasting of the…

These curriculum guidelines were developed to stimulate administrators to take action in developing an adequate safety program, motivate teachers to provide safety instruction, and arouse the interest of each child to become aware of the potential hazards and to influence him to make proper adjustment to his environment in order to avoid or…