This collection of speeches is divided into five parts. In Part I, Paul Brandewein outlines 13 basic propositions on the environment and how man has violated them, and then suggests a strategy for change. In Part II, Herminio Lugo Lugo discusses the education campaign which Puerto Rico has mounted to confront pollution; E. Wesley Menzel outlines…

These technical papers by Association members cover a few of the many work functions of physical plants. The authors and their topics are: Thomas E. Shepard, "Opportunities for Controlling the Cost of Electric Power"; Walter W. Wade, "A Different Approach to Parking Structure Construction"; Ronald T. Flinn and Jesse M. Campbell, "Walk -- Through…

The publication includes papers from the opening session, eighteen working papers on library cataloging, eighteen papers presented at group meetings and plenary sessions, and papers from the concluding session. The inaugural address "Cataloging Enters the Spiral of Scientific Method" was presented by S.R. Ranganathan. The working paper…

Activities and accomplishments of the Population Council for 1970 are presented in this record. A Presidential Report introduces the account followed by division summaries for the demographic, bio-medical, and technical assistance divisions. The publications program is explained and fellowship awards in the three divisional areas are itemized by…

These proceedings of a second annual symposium hosted by the Chemistry Department of the University of Maryland contain the tests of addresses given to approximately 300 chemistry teachers. A brief description of the University of Maryland Teaching Associate Program is given. Included are papers on the uses of chemistry during the Civil War,…

Following a general description of the island of Guam, and of public, private, and higher education, the paper concentrates upon the education of exceptional children on the island. The history of special education on Guam, dating from the first special class of 15 students in 1958, and its present status are summarized. Described in greater…

In addition to the planning committee list, the program schedule, and summary of the results of the Institute evaluation questionnaire, the proceedings of the study institute on improving library services in New York State for handicapped children presents manuscripts of seven presentations prepared from the taped sessions. Included are a…

A conference was held to provide nurse educators who are active in programs of continuing education in nursing with opportunities to share information, increase their administrative competence, prepare guidelines for programs, develop a national organization, and obtain information about other continuing education organizations so that…

The addresses presented at the annual meeting of the Western College Association and included in this volume are: the welcome by Vernon I. Cheadle; "The Continuing and Changing Federal Interest in Higher Education," by Peter P. Muirhead; "Education for Genuine Community in America," by Samuel D. Proctor; and "Higher…

Presented in this document is the text of presentations delivered by the principal speakers at the Colloquium on Higher Education in Connecticut. The colloquium was decided on as one means of accomplishing dual goals: (1) informing the public of the Commission's program for developing a Master Plan for higher education pursuant to the provisions…

A new approach was instituted for the fourth Automatic Data Processing Conference of the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Agency personnel were interviewed prior to the Conference to establish questions and issues that the meeting ought to address. An objective opinion was sought from Organizational Development Associates, a…

Compiled in this newsletter are activities, viewpoints, reports, extracts from speeches, and book reviews by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Principal items deal with the 11th General Assembly of the IUCN held September, 1972 in Banff, Alberta, Canada. A general summary of the meeting is reported as…

The 50 papers on educational evaluation presented at the 1972 AERA Conference are reviewed. The papers were classified into four categories: Theory and Methodology, Empirical Models, Empirical Studies, and Nationwide Evaluation and State Assessment. A list of the papers reviewed, their authors, and, when applicable, the ED numbers concludes the…

Investigated empirically through post mortem item-examinee sampling were the relative merits of two alternative procedures for allocating items to subtests in multiple matrix sampling and the feasibility of using the jackknife in approximating standard errors of estimate. The results indicate clearly that a partially balanced incomplete block…

If citations are concentrated on a relatively small number of articles within individual journals as well as between different journals, selections of key articles can be published that should satisfy a high percentage of library demand for back runs at low purchase cost. To test this hypothesis, a test was carried out on self-citations in three…