Compiled in this document are several reports emanating from the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, June 5-16, 1972. Included are (1) Provisional Agenda, (2) Annotations to the Provisional Agenda, (3) Provisional Rules of Procedure, (4) Draft Declaration on the Human Environment, (5) Planning and Management of Human…

In this report the National Science Board presents the first results from a newly initiated effort to develop indicators of the state of the scientific enterprise in the Unite States. The ultimate goal of this effort is a set of indices which will reveal the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. science and technology, in terms of the capacity and…

Certain general principles, attitudes, and practices applicable to the evaluation and recognition of performance are presented. The six basic steps in performance evaluation are: (1) Prepare performance requirements; (2) Discuss the requirements with the employee; (3) Observe what he is doing; (4) Evaluate his performance against the requirements;…

This booklet summarizes the 1972-73 annual reports of member institutions to the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). Of the 398 institutional members of NASM in 1972-73, 355 (90%) submitted annual reports. Statistical data are presented for enrollments and degrees awarded in the undergraduate, master's, post-master's (nondoctoral) and…

The Master Plan for Higher Education for the state of California is examined in its relationship to the community colleges of that state. The sections of this monograph are as follows: Community College Characteristics; Enrollment Growth; Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges; Two-Year Institutions; Local Control; Coordinating…

Concerned with clarifying some of the more complex issues in drug abuse, the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information has prepared this special report on narcotic antagonists, particularly nalorphine, naloxone, cyclazocine, levallorphan, and pentazocine. Background information is provided through a summary of their history, legal status,…

This report presents standardized records management procedures. Its purpose is to provide Maryland State public school systems guidelines and standards for the establishment of effective records retention and disposition programs. These guidelines are consistent with legal requirements imposed by Maryland law. The report contains approved records…

The 1973 fiscal year activities of the Federal Library Committee (FLC) are briefly discussed in this annual report. The report begins with background information on the FLC since its establishment in 1965. The three areas emphasized during the fiscal year, which are reported upon, are: the reorganization and functions of the FLC as reported in the…

Concerned with clarifying some of the more complex issues in drug abuse, the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information has prepared this special report on phencyclidine (PCP). Background information is provided through a summary of its history, legal status, and the opinions of authorities in the field. Significant research on the subject…

Concerned with clarifying some of the more complex issues in drug abuse, the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information has prepared this special report on mescaline. Background information is provided through a summary of its history, legal status, and the opinions of authorities in the field. Significant research on the subject is…

Concerned with clarifying some of the more complex issues in drug abuse, the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information has prepared this special report on psilocybin. Background information is provided through a summary of its history, legal status, and the opinions of authorities in the field. Significant research on the subject is…

The classroom experiences of children in two model preschool programs were compared using an observational technique which was developed for a study of Head Start classrooms. The main objective of the study was to determine if the observational scale could discriminate between two programs of widely differing philosophy. The second goal of the…

This document encompasses the proceedings from the Alabama State Conference and the five District State Conferences on Smoking and Health. It is stated that, as pilot programs, these conferences were designed to develop guidelines that might serve in planning, organizing, and administering future Leadership Development Conferences on Smoking and…

Two conferences brought together educators in the state of New York with an interest in individualized instruction. The conferences report consists of five major papers. Individualized teaching practices are compared with those of non-individualized education. A list of the characteristics of an ideal individualized school is given. Seventeen…

The report of a conference on individualized instruction contains brief descriptions of the two conference sponsors--the Westinghouse Learning Corporation and the National Association for the Individualization of Instruction. The report also provides abstracts of some speeches delivered at the conference and biographies of the speakers. A…