This second edition of guidelines for weeding school library media collections is addressed especially to elementary and secondary school library media centers and to community college and vocational school library resource centers in Iowa. This publication is designed for those who want weeding of all formats of materials and equipment (not just…

This guide discusses the use of focus groups in marketing research for higher education. It describes the differences between qualitative and quantitative research, and examines when it is appropriate to use focus group research, when it is not, and why. The guide describes a step-by-step approach in how to plan, formulate, moderate, and report…

This guide was developed to help new literacy practitioners in Ontario, Canada, become familiar with designing, developing, and delivering literacy programs in the community. The guide is organized in 10 sections according to subject area. The three sections of part 1 deal with the developmental stages of planning, designing, and launching a…

Because many schools face the difficult task of training teachers to use the Internet, this paper provides guidelines for planning and implementing an Internet training program for teachers. The first issue that must be addressed is defining goals and objectives by assessing the needs of the network users. Next, the various methods of Internet…

This manual discusses the issue of intellectual freedom as it pertains to library policy and practice and offers guidelines for ensuring the right to read. It is intended for the public librarian or school library media specialist who needs to develop new policies or update existing policies. The book is divided into 10 chapters. Chapter 1 looks…

This manual, which is designed to assist potential users of the Leader Attributes Inventory (LAI) and individuals studying leadership and its measurement, presents the rationale and psychometric characteristics of the LAI and guidelines for using it. Described in chapter 1 are the context in which the LAI was developed and the conceptualization of…

This handbook is a revised guide for faculty academic advisors at Houston Baptist University (HBU), a liberal arts university in Houston, Texas. The handbook is divided into three sections. The first section, "Academic Advising Research Data," discusses assumptions about the practice of advising and its role in higher education, various…

The purpose of this document is to assist members of the North Carolina Professional Practices Commission in the development of guidelines for teacher evaluation. The paper reviews the historical development of teacher performance appraisal and the implementation of the Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument (TPAI) starting in the mid-1980s.…

This manual provides a comprehensive set of definitions, rules, formats, and illustrations for use by public community and junior colleges in Texas to ensure consistent and uniform financial reporting. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the manual, highlighting changes in requirements for Fiscal Year (FY) 1996. Chapter 2 presents general…

This resource manual presents information on mediation practices in special education disagreements between the school and parents. The manual provides an overview of requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and gives definitions for alternative dispute resolution processes, such as arbitration and litigation. A chart…

Most school practitioners lack the knowledge to initiate major school-community collaboration efforts. This paper highlights two collaborative programs implemented in South Carolina secondary schools--one in mental health and one in conflict resolution. The paper presents an overview of the "how" of collaboration and suggests changes in…

This monograph presents selected perspectives on the status of graduate studies in health education and related issues of interest to graduate students and the professionals who prepare them. The publication is in 13 chapters: (1) "Graduate Education in Health Education: Keeping Perspective, Building Momentum" (A. C. Henderson); (2)…

This manual contains information for determining students' eligibility for free and reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the Commodity School Program. Guidelines are also offered for schools in the Special Milk Program, which serves free milk to eligible students. The manual describes general…

This manual is intended to help applicants write successful grant applications in response to requests for proposals (RFPs) from the Division of Personnel Preparation of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs. It is particularly aimed at institutions of higher education involved in the Alliance 2000 Project, institutions with at least 25…

This book is a practical guide on how to create a Web document complete with images, links, tables, and forms, and how to make it appealing according to the principles of design and style. Step-by-step instructions for working through a series of practice exercises are provided to be used in the creation of a document using text and image files…