This newsletter consists of two parts, the first dealing with issues common to many European countries and the second with reports from 15 individual countries. Twelve of the 17 articles are written in English and the remainder are in French. Among the papers written in English are a conference report on the future training of teachers in Europe,…

This newsletter consists of two parts, the first dealing with issues related to all nation members of the Council of Europe, and the second containing reports from eleven individual countries. The first section contains reports of two conferences: the ad hoc conference of Ministers of Education (reported in French), and a conference on the…

Proposes that a newsletter can facilitate communication between parents and language arts teachers at the junior high school level. Outlines the process of publishing a newsletter, including suggested topics and method of distribution. Includes a sample newsletter, "The Reading Connection." (MM)

Describes a copy editing course assignment which requires students to write and design four-page newsletters using desktop computers. Presents guidelines for the project and an evaluation of the student-produced newsletters. (MM)

Suggests that newsletters can be an effective method of education and support for some single parents. In questionnaires and telephone interviews completed with 27 percent of the readers who received "Solo Parenting" for one year, respondents reported attitude and behavior changes without the benefit of face-to-face meetings. (Author/BL)

"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…

This document consists of four issues of a quarterly newsletter focusing on knowledge management. Articles include: "Who Are the Knowledge Management Role Players?"; "Integrating Human Resources"; "Knowledge Management: An Integrated Science?"; and "The Knowledge Management Plan." Included in the Spring…

This document contains volume two of Learning Abstracts, a bimonthly newsletter from the League for Innovation in the Community College. Articles in these seven issues include: (1) "Get on the Fast Track to Learning: An Accelerated Associate Degree Option" (Gerardo E. de los Santos and Deborah J. Cruise); (2) "The Learning College:…

Recognizing that first time parents often have more questions than answers about child rearing, youth welfare services in the Federal Republic of Germany have been sending a series of newsletters since 1975 to all first time parents from the time of the child's birth to their child's eighth birthday. A board of representatives from the youth…

Localized publications, in combination with a broad-based district-wide newsletter, can effectively lead to greater readership and the dissemination of more information. A well-rounded school information program will combine them with newspaper features, staff and board of education publications, departmental material and special program…

Six new experiments are described for use in elementary school classrooms. Phenomena explored include friction, mass of air, kinetic energy, air condensers, and hot-air balloons. Instructions are explicit. (PS)

A series of six short articles explains how to recruit professional association members, build teacher and student involvement, plan dynamic conventions, issue effective newsletters, and develop lobbying networks. (SK)

A survey of rural parents who received extension parenting newsletters sent home with kindergartners (369 in phase 1, 459 in Phase 2) indicated that a majority learned new information and made positive changes in parenting behaviors. Newsletters appeared to be a cost-effective outreach tool to provide parenting education to this audience.…

Presents a semester-long project in which English-as-a-Second-Language students produce a student newsletter. Argues that the project helps students discover the writing process, explore the world of publishing, and experience writing for a real audience. (RAE)