During 1970-71, the Select Subcommittee on Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor held 8 days of hearings on the establishment of a National Institute of Education. This document is the first of three appendixes on the hearings and contains essays by scholars who have studied the aims of education, the issues of educational…

During 1970-71, the Select Subcommittee on Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor held 8 days of hearings on the establishment of the National Institute of Education. This document is the third of three appendixes on the hearings and contains essays by scholars who have studied the aims of education, the issues of educational…

This report contains the collective views of an international group of experts presented at a World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Mental Health meeting in Geneva, 1967. Detailed attention was given by the Committee to problems relating to the management and rehabilitation of the severely retarded, the community adjustment of the…

This chapter in "The Best of the Best of ERIC" contains 14 annotations of documents and journal articles on advisory committees, all of which are indexed in the ERIC system. Materials on student and community involvement, planning and utilization of advisory committees, and other topics are annotated. (DS)

This article provided an account of the organization of cultural activities in the city of Bologna, Italy. It stressed the activities' significance in terms of the city's cultural policy by attempting to show obstacles encountered and efforts made to overcome them. (Author/RK)

The exploratory case study examined the qualifications of teachers serving on committees in a suburban school district, inferred which factors influenced the selection of these teachers, and determined if the teacher-committee members were representative of the teachers in the system. (NQ)

This is the first in a series of information papers that are intended to supply information on matters of general importance to the educational system. It focuses on the complex committee structure for curriculum development in Scotland beginning in 1965 and outlines its growth up to the present. (Editor/RK)

Executive-search consultants are being hired to help fill posts in higher education from college presidents to development positions and deanships. Consultants perform a variety of services, from identifying and screening candidates to arranging flight schedules for campus visits. (MLW)

Discusses a 1986 study to find out how the states were dealing with the Perkins Act mandate to establish technical committees to advise on curriculum development in priority occupational fields. Benefits include rapport with local employers, benefits to programs, staff development, and greater secondary/postsecondary articulation. (JOW)

Reviews program improvements that have been accomplished at Greenville Technical College (South Carolina) due to the leadership and commitment of its advisory committee. (SK)

Examines rules affected by revisions approved by American Library Association's Joint Steering Committee for Revision of Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2) and those covered in the new "Guidelines for Using AACR2 Chapter 9 for Cataloging Microcomputer Software." Changes still needed to provide adequate bibliographic control are…

Shows the part played by formal/informal literatures in the social construction of scientific knowledge, analyzing the work of the "Committee for the Scientific Investigation of the Claims of the Paranormal" (which critically investigates fringe-sciences). Indicates that popular literature can deconstruct facts while scientific…

The small school system of Genoa City, Wisconsin, developed a comprehensive curriculum to guide daily classroom instruction. Steps included selecting a textbook series before beginning the curriculum revision process and individualizing the guide by highlighting each teacher's areas of accountability. (MLF)