Volunteers trained in media development techniques can assist special education teachers in producing specific curriculum materials. (Author/CL)

Passages from three selected samples of textbooks are used to show what requirements are made of textbooks in the social sciences. Some hints are given to the teacher for converting reading suggestions into instructional material. Short texts from Karl Marx are also suggested. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

An interview with Hartford N. Gunn, Jr., President of the Public Broadcasting Service, in which he discusses the operation of the cooperative, its relationship to other funding sources and the assumptions behind it. (Author/HB)

This is a simple how-to-do it manual intended to help projects that wish to produce print materials. It highlights the stages involved in producing print materials, giving an overview of the steps required and offering hints on different approaches to the various processes. The manual begins with the comprehensive layout (dummy) stage and proceeds…

This paper describes work that has been completed to date on a course in Cantonese for students who already have some knowledge of Mandarin. Among the topics discussed are the principles on which the course is to be based, the method of data collections, and the organization of the materials that have been so far produced. Specimens of the latter…

Some negative features of instruction development are considered, with focus on four major error syndromes associated with current instructional development activities. The first, Immoderate Aspirations, deals with developers who attempt to accomplish goals which are beyond the capabilities of current development expertise. The second, Feedback…

Summarizes suggestions offered by translators on ways to evaluate and to improve bilingual dictionaries. (AM)

Available from: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091.

Nene College (Northampton, England) features four projects concerned with gifted education: production of independent learning materials; development of inservice course work for teachers; a Saturday club offering a wide variety of arts and crafts, lectures, and problem solving activities; and enrichment activity offerings. (CL)

This article analyzes the information required for instructional materials development in the field of deaf education. A two-part survey of deaf educators is described.