The highlights of the 1978 Ohio White House Conference on Library and Information Services are presented in this report. Brief sections describe pre-conference activities and the democratic processes of the conference, and summaries of the presentations indicate the major issues addressed at the meeting. Conference recommendations, listed under…

The major research trends over the past 25 years in Japanese physical education are analyzed using oral reports of the Japanese Society of Physical Education. Topics for analysis include: philosophy, sociology, history, administration, psychology, growth and development, health education, teaching methodology, biomechanics, measurement and…

An experiment was performed that allowed measurements of both axial mass and heat transport of He-II (the superfluid phase of helium 4) in a long tube. The apparatus allowed the pressure difference and the temperature difference across the flow tube to each be independently adjusted, and the resulting steady-state values of net fluid velocity and…

This final report includes legal, regulatory, and statutory recommendations based upon three years of data collection, hearings, and analysis of computer-related and photocopying issues. Two major computer-related issues are addressed--the creation of new works with computer assistance, and use of copyrighted works in conjunction with computers.…

This publication is the report by the Committee on Education and Labor concerning Environmental Education Act amendments (H.R. 10570). This bill proposes a five-year extension of the Environmental Education Act with amendments to clarify the purposes of the act, to permit multiple year funding of environmental education projects, and to abolish…

This issue of the "SLANT" Newsletter for researchers in second language acquisition is highlighted by a survey on research in Canada by Fred Genesee (including a bibliography and reports of research in progress), and a report on "Second Language Acquisition in the Middle East," by Gregory James. The latter article discusses…

A database providing bibliographic information and the source for translations of scientific and technical literature from Eastern Europe and Asia into western languages, World Transindex includes the information which was published until 1977 in the World Index of Scientific Translations, Transatom Bulletin, and Bulletin of Translations. It was…

A CLOSED CONFERENCE ON DYSLEXIA AND RELATED LEARNING DISORDERS WAS HELD AT SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE COLLEGE ON MAY 15 AND 16, 1967. TWENTY-FIVE PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTED KEY PROFESSIONS AND RELEVANT INTEREST GROUPS, AND 10 OBSERVERS REPRESENTED FEDERAL AGENCIES. WITH RESPECT TO DYSLEXIA AND RELATED LEARNING DISABILITIES, THE CONFEREES ADDRESSED THEIR…

THESE PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE WHICH EXPLORED THE POSSIBLE USE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I FUNDS FOR THE EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN CONTAIN OUTLINES FOR PROPOSED PROJECTS AND THE TEXTS OF THE CONFERENCE PAPERS. THE CONFEREES, LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, DEVELOPED 24 OUTLINES FOR PROJECTS FOR…

THE PROCEEDINGS ARE THE RESULT OF A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ENTITLED, "SOCIAL SCIENCES INFORMATION SYSTEMS," HELD AT THE ARLIE FOUNDATION, WARRENTON, VIRGINIA, MAY 1966. THE WORKSHOP WAS CO-SPONSORED BY THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SYSTEMS (AT THAT TIME THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS RESEARCH OFFICE) OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND THE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT…

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS THE GUIDELINES FOR THE PROJECT EVALUATION WHICH IS REQUIRED ANNUALLY OF EVERY LOCAL AND COUNTY EDUCATIONAL AGENCY UNDER THE REGULATIONS OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. THERE ARE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPPLYING INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES AND FOR SUMMARIZING THE DATA COLLECTED TO…

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRODUCING CERTAIN LANGUAGE CONCEPTS IN KINDERGARTEN WHICH ARE NOT NORMALLY INCLUDED AT THAT LEVEL. SPECIAL EFFORTS WERE GIVEN TO MAKING THE CHILDREN AWARE OF THEIR SPEECH HABITS, LETTERS, WORDS, AND SENTENCES. VISUAL AND AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION SKILLS WERE…

This annual report of the Australian Preschool Association (APA) for the period May 1979 to June 1980 (1) highlights significant events of the Association's 42 years of activity; (2) indicates existing conditions, actions taken and decisions made in a broad range of areas of concern (such as accreditation, conferences, development, proposals,…

This review of evaluation guidelines and checklists for career education programs begins with a scenario illustrating some ways inadequate evaluations can cause projects to fail. A checklist of thirteen critical questions is suggested: (1) what type of evaluation is needed? (purpose); (2) who should the evaluation serve? (audience); (3) what…

This annual report provides information on instructional programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and the computing facilities of the Department of Computer and Information Science, and briefly describes the interactions of the department within the university and within the professional community. A list of students awarded doctoral…