The definition of coalition offered here is "a group of organizations or individuals, often with diverse interests, who come together to achieve a common purpose or deal with a common issue." The author begins by looking at some current coalitions with interests in education such as the Committee for Education Funding or the National…

This manual is designed to provide assistance to Head Start grantees and training institutions involved in the administration of Child Development Associate (CDA) training programs. Specifically, the manual is intended to (1) provide basic information on the CDA training program as well as an overview of basic program features and administrative…

Based partly on an online policy manual developed at the University of Houston, this policy statement for the Online Database Retrieval Service (ODRS) at Murray State University, Kentucky, provides guidelines for the librarian administering the service and for librarians conducting online searches. Eleven sections cover: (1) a statement of purpose…

The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Entry Vocabulary Project established a routine procedure for new cross references, suggested by designated libraries, to be considered for addition to LCSH entries by the Library of Congress Subject Catalog Division. Since October 1982, suggestions from four libraries (the University of California at…

Article provided a systems approach to individualized instruction. (Editor/RK)

The federal government's policy of developing programs that provide employment on the basis of race wherein the majority is discriminated against for the sake of the minority was the subject discussed in this article. Reverse discrimination as an acceptable method of employment was questioned and suggestions for striking an equitable balance were…

Ten dimensions of intergroup relations are postulated: identity consciousness, validating differences, advocacy-thinking, collaboration, coping with conflict, change orientation, risk-taking, directness with language, building personal credentials and creating adaptive structures. (Author/AM)

This paper investigates the special considerations in defining an acoustical environment acceptable for educational purposes. Reviews various approaches for anticipating the degree of dissatisfaction or annoyance in school spaces, including statistical distributions of class noise, and deals with some design recommendations. (Author/MLF)

This paper sought to explain why different amounts of coercion were required to eliminate racially segregated dual schools in the South and to reflect on the implications of these findings for achieving school desegregation in the North. (Author/RK)

The article presents extracts and summaries from the UNESCO preliminary draft recommendation to Member States concerning the development of adult education, and, in anticipation of confirmation by the 1976 General Conference (with profound consequences for adult education predicted), it outlines steps to be taken by adult educationists before the…

In this speech before the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, the author argues that guidelines must not be taken at face value, for they are often deceptively simple. A hopeful sign for the future is the emergence of mathematics teachers who are involved in developing effective teaching strategies. (SD)

On the premise that each institution must conceive its own role in American higher education, none trying to be all things to all people, guidelines are given for institutional self-examination in areas related to universal access, and seven recommendations regarding nontraditional learning concepts are suggested for decision and action. (JT)

The National Institute of Adult Education and the National Innovations Centre undertook a survey of playgroup provision of adult education centers (England and Wales), collecting information on where daycare facilities were provided, giving a factual account of their operation, and obtaining information as to students' use of the facilities.…