A brief description of the Hawaii State Department of Education's Drug Abuse Education Institutes's workshop to produce Learning packets on drug abuse. (AK)

The author describes the actual steps used by a community college to determine the feasibility of offering a course or curriculum." (Editor/AK)

In this article the author attempts to sketch a more broadly conceived behavioral approach which places a priority on the higher humanistic behaviors and subsumes the smaller instrumental abilities under them." (Author/AK)

Tape recordings of on the job interviews were developed and made available for use by counselors and counselees. (Author)

This freshman graphics course is favored by 75 percent of the students over the usual lecture, laboratory, quiz procedure of instruction. (IR)

An instructional system was developed in which visually impaired students listen to audio cassettes (Dobbie tapes) to learn basic geographic terms and concepts. The tapes, combined with land form models and a teacher's manual, have been accepted by the American Printing House for the Blind for reproduction and distribution. (CL)

The procedure for marketing special education materials developed by government money is detailed, and the array of technical assistance activities offered by LINC Resources is described. Material criteria is considered in terms of such aspects as timeliness, target audiences, effectiveness data, and product format. (CL)

The director of product development with a commercial publishing firm describes his company's approach to evaluating special education materials and cites examples of successful product characteristics. (CL)

The choice of appropriate instructional material is crucial to effective teaching. Selecting materials is an integral part of the instructional plan. (JOW)

Synthesizes information on selecting, adapting, or developing materials across varying continuing education settings. (JOW)

Describes two software routines developed for authors of Navy training materials. SCAT (Systems for Computer Automated Typesetting) automatically composes and formats text, merging it with stored graphics, while CRES (Computer Readability Editing System) aids in writing readable text at the desired level. A six-item bibliography and eight…

The article describes the development of a type size transparency/overlay for visually handicapped children developed for use by teachers and librarians in school libraries and media centers. Samples of type sizes, an introductory letter regarding the development project, and a large print survey sheet are included. (Author/SBH)