RESEARCH ON PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS ATTEMPTED TO EXPLORE HOW PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERS LEARN ABOUT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THEIR COMPETENCE AND HOW FACTORS RELATED TO THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRAMS INFLUENCE THEIR DECISIONS TO PARTICIPATE. THE CONCEPT OF "DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS" WAS THE FRAMEWORK IN WHICH…

Challenges some deep-rooted assumptions about the nature of library service by emphasizing a radically different approach to the idea of information. In this view, information is seen as part of a communication model that focuses on the individuality of the user and the context of his information needs. (JD)

A group home set up as a system for improving the flow of information between teachers in a community school and the group home and then integrated the reports into the home program. Benefits of the program are described. (Author/SE)

Recommends policy needs for aid to developing countries which is currently approached through a combination of investments in resources with communication to promote increases in material welfare and social services for the rural poor. (MH)

Discusses the problems associated with using connect time as the basis of user fees for searching numeric online databases, and proposes a methodology for user charge estimation based on query formulation and results. (87 references) (CLB)

Specific conditions and information needs of the engineer in Indonesia are described. Much foreign input is applied in development projects resulting in a continuous need for transfer of technology. Most libraries and information services are not adequately equipped to provide for the engineer's information needs. Steps are being taken to help…

Examines meetings of 14 North Carolina community and technical college boards of trustees, analyzing the participation and contributions of board members. Finds high attendance rates, but little evidence that the trustees used sources of information other than college personnel in formulating questions or comments. (DMM)

What we are experiencing is not a knowledge explosion but a torrent of information made possible by the compiling and disseminating of large amounts of information in little packages. (MSE)

Surveyed 174 older adults to define their educational needs in the areas of interpersonal communication, aging, and communication disorders. In general, little training was reported for all but interpersonal communication. Respondents used other information sources, but normal aging and normal interpersonal communication again received the…

Examines the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, assesses the applicability of the commission's findings to one high school, identifies problems in implementing the commission's recommendations in the high school studied, and, on the basis of this analysis, considers a national commission's role in generating local…

Reports on consumers' use and perception of information sources. The focus is on the use of information when making a purchase decision; what sources consumers have used for a variety of products, what sources they might use, and how helpful they feel nonbiased sources in particular would be. (CT)

Addresses the role of information technology and effective management of information resources in reversing declining rate of growth of productivity in United States. Discussion covers U.S. productivity, reasons for decline in its growth, productivity measurement, improving productivity, and related activities of National Commission on Libraries…

Although most schools cannot afford the hardware for interactive videodisc systems (including the videodisc player, microcomputer, and interface), more severe problems are those of training teachers to use videodiscs and combatting their reluctance. Videodisc use in schools, however, is on the horizon. (JW)

Discusses the computer generated graphs that can present trends not apparent in the usual printouts of employee data. (IRT)

It is critical for schools and districts engaged in a comprehensive school-reform process to develop a schoolwide or districtwide strategy, one that affects teaching and learning, governance, and professional development. Researchers studying school-reform processes have noted that different types of models suit different schools differently.…