Three special features related to increasing attention given to the relationships between scientific and social, political, moral and legal issues are presented. One article is presented which questions whether the traditional scientific norms provided adequate guidance for scientists in their interaction with public officials, the news media, and…

Reported in this newsletter in narrative and tabular form is the result of a 1972 Professional Technical and Scientific Manpower Survey and a 1974 National Survey of Scientists and Engineers, which also contains information for 1973. The two surveys contributed information for a longitudinal file for which demographic, educational, and employment…

This newsletter presents excerpts from articles appearing in European journals; some articles are printed in French, although the majority appear in English. The first part of the newsletter, devoted to issues of common concern to European nations, includes a proposal for cooperation in educational matters (in French) and discussion of a proposal…

This edition includes the February, May, June, and July 1976 issues of the Subsidiary Communications Authorization (SCA) newsletter. The February issue discusses the following news items: (1) Corporation for Public Broadcasting endorsement of print handicapped pilot concept; (2) second radio reading service conference to be held in Minneapolis;…

This publication is a quarterly annotated bibliography of current literature on educational and vocational guidance, and is developed by the B'nai B'rith Career and Counseling Services, Washington, D.C. The topics covered are occupational information, educational, vocational and personal guidance; guidance administration and procedures; student…

The first part of this document is a collection of papers on projects sponsored by junior colleges (tutoring elementary school children, a high school mathematics competition, and a teacher in-service course on computers), a discussion of granting credit by exam, and information about committees for junior colleges. Part II contains descriptions…

Among articles written in English in this newsletter are a discussion of school reform experiments in Austria; a proposal to restrict university entrance in Denmark; the state and the provision of teaching materials in Finland; higher education--problems and prospects, educational leaves, and teacher's work loads in Germany; equivalency…

Included is a preliminary report of the analysis of questionnaires returned by biologists teaching in two-year colleges. Data are provided on areas of training, type of previous employment, types of courses taught, measures of teaching load, journals used, and salaries and grants received. The reported information includes the following: two-year…

"Progress in Economic Education" is the newsletter of the Joint Council on Economic Education, which also publishes a semi-annual journal. The Joint Council Network, as of September, 1970, is composed of 49 Affiliated State Councils, 61 Centers at colleges and universities, and 140 Cooperating school districts or individual high schools.…

Two articles describe the impact of BSCS biology on college biology curricula, one a general review and the other a specific example. BSCS has affected college biology teaching to an extent ranging from a decision not to change the existing courses to extensive curricula revisions exemplified by the West Virginia University. Other articles…

The Winter, 1970 issue of CAPS Capsule concerns the concept and structure of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which responds to the need to look at the outputs of education. Frank B. Womer, Staff Director of NAEP, discusses the following: (1) NAEP's origin; (2) the subject areas selected for assessment; (3) the development…

The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of various newsletter formats in increasing knowledge among dairymen. The subject matter of the newsletter was harvesting, storing, and feeding of high-moisture corn. The universe of the study was the dairy farmers in seven counties who attended a five-week clinic relating to herd health…

A brief overview of the Computer Aids to Teaching Project is first presented. The workshops, seminars, demonstrations and open house events conducted in the course of the project are described, and the information services provided are discussed. An outline of the project's first workshop designed to introduce users to the PLATO IV…

The programable calculator has great potential for the development of simulations which provide new dimensions to instruction in the biological sciences. Basic principles of both biology and simulation itself can be presented. An introductory course on digital computer simulation in biology is now taught at Michigan Technological University; the…

This newsletter is an information exchange effort on the part of the Futures Information Center being established at the University of Massachusetts. Typical issues will contain information on innovative lesson plans, ideas, materials, project descriptions, or other facets which are being implemented at various levels and schools on the topic of…