This brochure is intended to serve the following three purposes: (1) To provide Environmental Education Division (EED) managers and staff with a common understanding of EED's mission and goals, the underlying values held as fundamental to EED activities, and specific priorities necessary for making day-to-day operating decisions; (2) To provide a…

Focuses on the six regional accrediting associations and their patterns for academic institutions. (Author/PF)

The role of the staff members of California's Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing needs to be clarified. As it is now, it is difficult to distinguish whether they are to act as advocates or judges of institutional programs. (HMD)

A procedure is outlined for understanding and evaluating interagency collaboration. Five steps are addressed: (1) understanding the context of an interagency collaboration (stages of development, communication channels used); (2) verifying the need for interagency collaboration (needs for increased client access to services and reduced duplication…

This monograph examines the life of Volney B. Palmer, who was the prototype of the modern advertising person. The first section discusses his background and early experience in Pennsylvania. The second section discusses the American Newspaper Agency, established as the first advertising agency in 1842. The third section examines the kind of man…

The program is a learning system designed to facilitate the professional growth of (1) teachers in training (student teachers, doctoral interns, overseas personnel); (2) teachers in service (in Alabama and overseas schools, and university professors); (3) educational leadership personnel (overseas school administrators, State Department of…

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has no comprehensive policy and philosophy for the certification of teachers. Six issues have most relevance to a more inclusive position: The union should review its resolution regarding certification based on "general education" in light of changes in the professional and academic…

Current apprenticeable occupations and trades are listed and the apprenticeship program is explained. Addresses of regional offices of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training and state apprenticeship agencies are given. (EM)

The report summarizes the work of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in regulating the broadcast industry, common carriers and other users of the broadcast spectrum. The report is written in simple non-technical language suitable for grade school children who write the FCC asking for information about its activities. (MG)

The value of national standards for state library agencies is discussed. Such standards can be used to assist in agency improvement in various states. (Author)

On October 3, 1986, the NRPA-AALR Council on Accreditation for recreation, park resources, and leisure services education was recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. The story of the eight-year effort to achieve this recognition is summarized. (MT)

Many New York librarians view volunteers as a serious job threat; their unions back them in their opposition to volunteers; and some administrators are afraid to launch volunteer programs during the budget crunch because of their probably adverse effect on staff morale. (Author)

This article discusses how volunteers are serving their communities. (RC)

This catalog lists and describes more than 4,000 motion pictures and filmstrips of the United States Government which are now available for public use within the United States as listed in 1955. [Due to its size, this volume has been processed as two separate parts. This first part includes the foreword through Part II. For the remaining parts,…

Adoption philosophies and social service economics are discussed in this argument for keeping adoption service fees. (ST)