An examination of the use of media to individualize learning in several American schools. (AA)

An instructional package should be based on a job task and include the task, competencies, instructional objective, learning experiences, and evaluation items. (DM)

To be effective, a community career resource network must anticipate and meet the needs of both business and education. (JOW)

John Rawls has formulated two principles to capture our intuitions about justice and to guide us in efforts to realize it in society. Although he may consider the present distribution of resources for education just, a much more nearly equal distribution is both desirable and more consistent with Rawls' principles. (Author/BRR)

A directory of resources related to computers lists the following: magazines/newsletters; sources of information; university educators involved in microcomputing; others involved in microcomputer education; and some sources of educational software. Also included is a list of articles on computers in education, alphabetized by author. (MP)

For handicapped children to receive adequate instruction in the regular classroom, appropriate placement of the mainstreamed child and sufficient resources and services to support the regular classroom teacher are just as important as teaching skills. (Author)

This annotated bibliography describes films, teaching resources, and classroom materials for use by high school and college teachers as they develop and implement legal education programs. Most of the entries (approximately 40) were published or produced during the late 1970s, with a few dating from 1980-81. (DB)

The author describes the Newspaper in Education Program (formerly titled the Newspaper in the Classroom Project) which distributes free or inexpensive newspapers and related teaching materials to the schools. She discusses the benefits of using the newspaper as an instructional tool. (SJL)

Proposes that educational resource departments within academic health centers become integrally involved as a primary party in the presentation of continuing education materials to health practitioners. (FM)

The author suggests that teaching the skill of writing should be on a school-wide basis. Listed are annotated resources which reflect practical ideas for teaching writing beyond the English classroom. (KC)

Lists and annotates 20 books and eight periodicals about word processing. (RL)

Examines the high cost of renting films for classroom use and study and offers alternatives available to many schools, including leasing and purchasing prints. (JMF)

Includes suggestions for teaching science to kindergarten children. (SB)

Discusses investigations into the ability of students to understand their science texts. Outlines some research, both in Jamaica and Australia, which suggests that there is need for teachers to be concerned about the value to students of some of the written materials provided for them. Contains 21 references. (JRH)

Outlines recent organizational and programmatic changes within the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative, including a data feedback system of institutional indicators; a persistence/completion methodologies dictionary; state information data initiatives; briefing papers; and the maintenance and enhancement of ANSWERS, a Web-based tool that…