The evaluation process does not need to be translated into grades. It is time that we found an alternative to grading. (RC)

The conference report briefly discusses: methodology used to explore how educators can foster attitude and behavior change in under-educated people to facilitate national development; international programs; six areas of concern; and participants. The 14 case studies presented at the conference are summarized. (LH)

Presents a list of recommendations concerning global data collection and sharing which will enable a genuine interdisciplinary and transsectoral analysis of environmental pollutants and their effects in order to influence environmental management. (Experts attending the conference represented 13 countries.) (BR)

Considered proposals and objectives for the future of the arts in America. (RK)

Considered the cooperation and coordination necessary to help youth find a part of their accredited learning experience in the community at large. (Author/RK)

Introduction: This paper investigates the ways in which spatial factors have been approached in information seeking studies. The main attention was focused on studies discussing information seeking on the level of source selection and use. Method: Conceptual analysis of about 100 articles and books thematizing spatial issues of information…

Briefly reports on a Conference held in Washington, D.C. of the American Association of University Women in May 1974. Topics covered include: social factors and attitudes, support systems for graduate women students, admissions, counseling, financial support, and legal positions. (Author/PG)

Contains addresses presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges held in Chicago, 1974, devoted to the theme "Educating the Public About Health." Topics include: public education for health, role of regulation, role of state governments and the federal government, and encouraging better health through television.…

Describes the experiment in this issue of printing transcripts of tape recordings made at the Fifth Lunar Science Conference as a method of improved reporting of the large conference. (BR)

Reports highlights of the April, 1973 meeting of the U.S. National Committee for Geochemistry. Some of the topics reported on were: The Geophysics Research Board, deep drilling, exchange of geochemists with China and the activities of the Subcommittee on Geochemical Environment in Relation to Health and Disease. (BR)

The manual guides institutions of higher education and evaluation teams through the evaluation visit and subsequent accreditation processes of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, describing the Commission's policies and procedures. Chapter I brings together information on the work of the Commission's Consultant-Evaluator Corps.…

A study examined the effectiveness of messages to stockholders in the annual reports of four Chief Executive Officers (CEO's) representing corporations that are struggling to recover from financial losses or declining profits. The examination first considered each CEO's syntax and diction, then each CEO's awareness of audience and clarity of…

This paper reports on the current status of the practicum as an element in programs for training educational administrators. The paper notes first that the value of individuals learning their craft by spending time in the field is generally accepted. A review of the literature found relatively little material describing the nature of the…