Community college libraries tend to be the pace setters for change in libraries. As the new media have been introduced into libraries, ways have been found to integrate them into the library to create multimedia resource collections. In addition to traditional library services, instructional design, materials production, computer operation,…

The initial stages of test development of the Vocational and Occupational Interest Choice Examination (VOICE), developed for Air Force recruiters, are described. Reviewed are a number of relevant occupational interest inventories from which a pool of 400 items was drawn corresponding to eight career fields: general accounting, administration,…

The materials in this booklet simulate some of the problems that intermediate (junior high, middle, and senior elementary) school principals could face under actual working conditions. Taken from the real-life problems of some intermediate school principals, the exercises are presented in the form of in-basket items -- letters, memos, phone…

ERIC abstracts on Planning, Programing, Budgeting Systems (PPBS), announced by this and other clearinghouses in RIE through April 1973, are presented. The key terms used in compiling this collection are "Program Budgeting,""Program Planning," and "Systems Approach." The documents concern both the philosophies and the…

Eric abstracts on educational planning, announced by this and other clearinghouses in RIE through April 1973, are presented. This abstract compilation updates an earlier ERIC Abstract on educational planning, and it contains all those documents that deal with the theories and techniques of planning education. The key term used in compiling this…

Reported in the manual are systems procedures to assess needs of educable mentally retarded (EMR) children and adults in three Florida counties in terms of EMR student and teacher assessment, EMR classroom programs, job opportunities, and services available, as a first step in developing a total curriculum. Described are the project's 3 year…

Eleven Menominee women interviewed 149 Menominee parents whose children attended School A, School B, Middle School, High School, Parochial School, or Miscellaneous (other District 8 Schools) in Minnesota from February to May 1969. Interviewers found most parents very interested in schools, and anxious to participate in the interview, although…

This volume explores the development, present status, and future growth of educational research and development in the United States and documents U.S. educational research efforts as a guide for OECD member nations. Topics include (1) the organization of and issues in education in the United States, (2) the history of educational research, (3)…

This annotated bibliography is divided into several major sections. Included is a section on the philosophical, psychological, and sociological foundations of education in Israel. "The Educational Ladder" is a section containing information on kindergarten, elementary, intermediate, secondary, and higher education.…

This report compiles papers and panel discussions, on various aspects of school law, that were presented at the 15th annual NOLPE convention. Major presentations include: Terrence E. Hatch, "The Principal's Role in Collective Negotiations"; Philip K. Piele, "Document-Based Information Systems Responsive to Legal Problems in Education"; Sam Duker,…

When planning an instructional television (ITV) system, it is suggested that educational objectives should outweigh technological considerations and that expert advice be secured before the planning process is far advanced. In line with the latter suggestion, the book offers a background of technical knowledge aimed at educational administrators…

This selected list of 121 citations on the public education system of Pakistan is annotated to give the description and appropriate level of each document. Entries are arranged according to 33 major topics: 1) education administration, organization, and finance; 2) educational history, educational philosophy; 3) educational development,…

A total of 168 research studies, published since 1962 and using data collection instruments suitable for home economics research, were selected through a computer search of Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) publications and a manual search of non-ERIC publications. Entries are organized according to these categories: (1) Manpower…

The first chapter of this book describes the physical and cultural environment of Central America and includes analytical comments showing the complexity of the problems confronting the region. Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama are then treated in separate chapters including: 1) political, economic, social and…

In this paper delivered at Georgetown University, the Minister of Culture of Rheinland-Pfalz compares various aspects of the state of education in the United States and Germany, and draws conclusions for future planning. The areas he discusses are: (1) the politics of education, including controversy over federal and state responsibilities for…