This annual report explores the state of international education in Canada, taking an in-depth look at international students, study abroad by Canadian students, Canadian education overseas, as well as the overall internationalization agenda in Canada. The report features results of an international student survey and case studies from member…

This report is an account of the 1978 National Leadership Conference on Environmental Education held in Washington, D.C. in March. The major purposes of the conference were to review recommendations of past environmental education conferences, assess the present situation in environmental education in the United States, and develop a clear set of…

This guide discusses in detail a variety of issues important to the preparation of a good evaluation report. Main sections are concerned with describing the context of the program (locale, school system, etc.); explaining the program (scope, personnel, procedures, etc.); reporting the evaluation (objectives, sample, measuring and reporting change,…

An evaluation among parents and teachers of an Experimental Progress Report Card was conducted. The study was carried out in eight elementary schools where the Report had been used to report student performance during the 1971-72 school year. A total of 53 teachers and 38 parents were included in the inquiry. Responses of both teachers and parents…

A survey was conducted throughout Montgomery Community College to gather information regarding the time spent by various units on the completion of reports for external agencies. Data were obtained for the actual reports filed between July 1, 1975 and April 1, 1976, and for the last three months of the fiscal year an estimate based on previous…

Presents annotated abstracts of 157 reports submitted at the 85th annual conference of the American Society for Engineering Education. Topics include all fields of engineering, computers, and education. (SL)

Suggestions for the preparation of oral reports of research are given. (MS)

A discussion of the 11th ICEM-Filmweek, an annual international film conference for educational films. (HB)

A look at the Education Report of the CPB's Advisory Council on National Organizations--its recommendations, its priorities, and its problems. (Author)

A look at Photokina, the World Fair of photography, held in Cologne, France in September, 1974. (Author/HB)

Summary of the development of libraries in Turkey highlights the existence of libraries in the ninth century, the Shamssaddin Altunaba Medrese library in Konya, libraries established during the Ottoman era, reports to reform libraries (1869-70, 1909), and reports and library developments attributed to the Republican Era beginning in 1923. (EJS)

Critiques seven reports produced by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) between 1916 and 1934 to establish authoritative definitions for specialized aeronautical terms, and indicates pitfalls of using committee-prescribed definitions rather than studying how terms are actually used to determine what is considered good usage by…

This document presents the text of a speech given by U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Page to the National Press Club September 24, 2003. This booklet also provides a transcript of Secretary Paige's responses to questions asked during the event. The main developments in American education, especially the implementation of the No Child Left Behind…

Greater understanding and use of confidence intervals is central to changes in statistical practice (G. Cumming and S. Finch, 2001). Reliability coefficients and confidence intervals for reliability coefficients can be computed using a variety of methods. Estimating confidence intervals includes both central and noncentral distribution approaches.…