This package includes the final report and selected products of the Adult education eXpress Intercommunication Support (AXIS) project, which was conducted to facilitate communication related to professional development services administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) and…

This is the second part of the 1937 educational directory published by the Office of Education. This bulletin focuses on city school officers. It contains the following: (1) Principal City School Officers; and (2) Superintendents of Catholic Parochial Schools. Individual sections contain footnotes. [For the first part, "Educational Directory,…

Subtle sexist attitudes are shown to permeate the school environment, including staffing, school groupings, teachers, and counseling. In-service training and efforts of parents, teachers, and other school personnel are suggested to alleviate sexist practices. A bibliography of nonsexist books, their publishers, and distributors of nonsexist…

Following the collapse of health care services in many rural areas in recent years, rural health care providers are developing new strategies to meet the needs of their communities and are working creatively to maximize resources. Much of that effort has been enhanced with financial and technical assistance from federal, state, and private…

With the growing popularity of comprehensive guidance and counseling programs in the schools, school personnel need model programs to guide them. An annotated list of suggested resources, designed to assist schools in the selection of materials to support comprehensive counseling and guidance programs, is provided here. All of the materials have…

The names of the county, school, principal, district, and superintendent; address; phone number; grades served; and number of students are provided for each of the 50 award recipients of the City Schools of Excellence Grant Program in New Jersey. These New Jersey schools are engaging in a thorough and intensive program of schoolwide improvement.…

Women now represent 45% of the work force, and 74% of all 25- to 54-year-old women now work. Despite these statistics, women are still clustered in 20 of 400 occupational categories, and 70% of female secondary vocational students are preparing for low-wage jobs. These statistics, coupled with the findings of research on self-esteem and identity…

As a resource for grantseekers, this book is divided into two sections. Part 1, "How to Seek and Win Grant Support," provides a step-by-step system for successful grantseeking, from organization preparation to proposal writing to follow-up. Part 2, "A Directory of Funding Sources," contains more than 500 detailed entries for…

This second annual report of openings, closings, mergers, and accreditation status of independent colleges and universities is part of a study to provide baseline data for observing the changes in the independent sector of higher education. The information was compiled from a survey of state postsecondary agencies and state associations of…

This guide cites over 50 reference resources dealing with Canadian economics which are in the McLennan Library at McGill University. The introduction identifies some important sources of information on economics which are not included in this guide. Among these are government publications (only a few specialized government documents are cited in…

A chart provides information on part-time programs leading to certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor degrees that can be pursued through early morning, late afternoon, and evening and weekend courses at 13 colleges. All members of the Council for the Advancement of Lifelong Learning, institutions are: Adirondack Community College, Albany…

This national guide presents credit recommendations and course descriptions for education officials to consider when granting credit to students for learning acquired in noncollegiate organizations. The courses listed in the guide represent only a small sample of the educational programs conducted by the participating organizations. A section on…

PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION (NAPSAE), THE ALMANAC INCLUDES A MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY, REPORT ON FEDERAL LEGISLATION, NAPSAE YEAR IN REVIEW, NAMES OF NAPSAE OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN, RECENT ADULT EDUCATION RESEARCH, NAPSAE AWARDS RECIPIENTS, AN ANNOTATED LIST OF NAPSAE…

Student mobility in Connecticut has been great, and the number of students moving from one institution to another in 1975 was well over 7,000. The guidebook for students and their counselors is intended to enable a student to develop a plan of study that may include courses at more than one institution. Included are policy profiles for two- and…

This guide to college selection for the physically handicapped student summarizes information on the services and policies of 500 two- and four-year colleges. As to each college, it indicates if there are student organizations, offices, financial aid services, or career development services specifically designed for handicapped students, and if…