Activities of a workshop held at Jackson State University on careers for women in the sciences are presented. Findings reported include a conclusion by participants that college level was not the optimal time for receiving science career information. Recommendations are made regarding appropriate ages for female students to receive exposure to…

This document contains the transcripts from a workshop to investigate strategies to use in dealing with violence on children's television. The papers given by outside experts include: (1) "Effect of Television Violence on Children and Youth" by Michael Rothenberg, (2) "Implications of the Psychological Effects of Television…

This publication contains the final report and workshop proceedings of a project which addressed (1) ways of providing a systematic rationale for vocational education, (2) developing skills of philosophical analysis, (3) utilizing critical analysis, and (4) identifying new directions for vocational education. The first two chapters contain an…

The outline of a workshop for teachers on the mainstreaming of handicapped juvenile delinquents is presented. Fourteen true/false statements are listed as the basis for a discussion on effective methods of combating juvenile delinquency. A section on icebreaking techniques presents 23 icebreakers, such as showing a film. The matching questions…

This collection of notes for novice conference planners provides information explaining the process of planning and implementing a statewide conference on families. Topics such as building preparation, exhibits and displays, finances, interpreters, keynote speaker, lunch and coffee breaks, funding and personnel as well as program scheduling and…

To identify, categorize, and compare inservice preferences of educators, these researchers administered the Teacher In-Service Preference Questionnaire to 440 instructors in the Northwest and interviewed 26 of the respondents. Findings indicated that the kind of inservice most preferred was the workshop, with conventions and professional…

The document discusses materials for staff development workshops on vocational education for handicapped students. Five categories of materials are focused on: preliminary survey materials (workshop planning questionnaires); invitations and other publicity; workshop leader materials; participant materials; and evaluation materials. Nine…

The writings in this collection were contributed by elementary, junior high school, and senior high school teachers during their participation in the South Bay Area (California) Writing Project. The writings are of a variety of genres, including personal memoirs, letters, character sketches, fiction, poetry, fables, and statements about writing.…

IN 1967, THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE APPOINTED A SELECT COUNCIL ON POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION TO PREPARE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE STATE'S OFFERINGS AT THIS LEVEL. FORMER CONSULTANTS WHO HAD STUDIED THE FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM PARTICIPATED IN A JANUARY 1968 CONFERENCE. REPORTS OF THE DISCUSSION GROUPS WERE SUMMARIZED--(1) HUMAN RESOURCES, (2)…

An invitational workshop concerned with the teaching of the Dewey Decimal Classification was attended by teachers of classification in accredited library schools and administrative officers from libraries and other organizations who have expertise in the Decimal Classification and its applications. The outlines and papers prepared for discussion…

This report of a 2-week workshop contains four papers presented by their authors, eight business presentations, and 1 group and 24 individual projects developed by the workshop participants. The papers pertain to project evaluation, project information, project training and distributive programs. The business presentations relate to new products,…

This report of an Institute in Evaluation Techniques in School Library/Media Programs is presented in outline form to serve as a format for other training and inservice sessions in evaluation techniques. Basic information is given in the narrative with indication of related discussion questions and activities for participants. A discussion of the…

Automatic image pattern recognition techniques have been successfully applied to improving productivity and quality in both manufacturing and service applications. Automatic Image Pattern Recognition Algorithms are often developed and tested using unique data bases for each specific application. Quantitative comparison of different approaches and…

A group of learning disabilities teachers prepared a series of workshops to share their strategies and techniques with regular classroom teachers. Among workshop topics presented were introduction to learning disabilities, characteristics and emotional development of the learning disabled child, motor training, and an educator's discussion of the…

This project was funded by the National Science Foundation to help institutions of higher education develop course-related library instruction programs for students in undergraduate science programs. The first volume of the annual report for 1976-77 describes the project, which involved bringing together teams of librarians and teaching faculty…