Included in this newsletter are abstracts of recent articles and books on television violence and related topics. Literature searched includes psychiatry, psychology, and communications periodicals as well as a wide range of the social science literature. Also abstracted are items from both the industrial and the lay press, and the actions of…

This report provides a selection of examples of National Diffusion Network participant forms utilized between Developer/Demonstrators, State Facilitators, and Local Educational Agencies. They were selected to demonstrate variety and to be a source of ideas for others. Forms are grouped in five categories: needs assessment, adoption agreement,…

Discussed is a survey of 235 institutions granting Ph.D. degrees. Findings showed that since 1975 the proportion of recent doctorates on the full-time faculty of 5 representative science and engineering fields has dropped by one-fifth. The number of full-time doctoral faculty increased by over 14% between 1968 and 1978, but the number of recent…

Concerned with the sex equity of college athletic programs, this newsletter focuses on (1) a large group of colleges lobbying against Title IX and seeking cutbacks on sports coverage, (2) the mobilization of community groups seeking sex equity in local schools in Michigan and North Carolina, (3) new guidelines for eliminating sex discrimination in…

The cooperative project which is designed to share video equipment and expertise between the Long Beach Public Library and the Long Beach Museum of Art is discussed in this issue of the California Video Resource Project (CVRP) newsletter. Also in this issue are discussions of other California video projects, the repair of broken video equipment, a…

This newsletter briefly describes present activities, projects, and publications in the areas of science education, mathematics education, and general education in Great Britain. Short articles on activities in Europe, Vancouver (Canada) and Tokyo are included along with descriptions of overseas activities in Germany, Nigeria and Singapore.…

Outlined in this publication is a basic laboratory exercise which characterizes tubular secretion, using an isolated renal tubule preparation from teleost fish. Background information is given showing how these tubules of teleost fish, particularly marine teleosts, correspond to the proximal tubule of mammalian kidney. Materials needed, including…

This California Video Resources Project (CVRP) newsletter includes information on the advantages and disadvantages of using video tape equipment in organizing community action. In addition to news briefs, information is given on the evaluation of video equipment. Several video tapes are reviewed. (DS)

To be used as a reference and guide for education editors, this booklet contains advice and information on writing, editing, production, publishing, the magazine, and the newsletter. The final section discusses the role and duties of the education editor. This edition contains material from the 1963 brochure of the same name, new material selected…

This newsletter briefly describes present activities, projects, and publications in the areas of science education, mathematics education, and general science education in Great Britain. Short articles on activities in Ghanna, Hong Kong, Iran, Lebanon, Netherlands and Zambia are included along with descriptions of four other international…

The purpose of the African Social Studies Programme "Newsletter" is to keep persons actively engaged in the development of social studies in Africa and elsewhere informed of new developments and activities taking place in the twelve member countries in Africa. Also included are: meeting announcements, availability of syllabi, guides and…

An experimental study, involving a sample 252 male freshmen students who were not enrolled in industrial arts or technology classes, was designed to investigate the effectiveness of printed graphic communication media in recruiting. The sample was randomly assigned to one of two experimental groups containing 85 students each and a control group…

This document is one of three made up of newsletters from the School Mathematics Study Group's (SMSG) series of newsletters written between 1959 and 1972. This set contains newsletters 1, 4, 6, 11, 24, and 36, covering the history, objectives, organization, and projects undertaken by SMSG; newsletters 13, 25, and 28, discussing the preparation and…

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. This issue presents a description of the bilingual program in progress there; many photographs of the region and Project are included. The text is in French and English. (SK)

This issue begins with an editorial comment on the journal's areas of interest. The articles are concerned with the following topics: (1) English composition and the use of the computer (Peter Zoller); (2) the teacher and the language laboratory (L. Ross and B. D. Sadler); (3) language aptitude tests in the language laboratory (in German, Peter…