The Open University of Great Britain is an open-enrollment, home-based educational system in which the majority of the instruction is conducted via broadcasts and correspondence. One radio program, one television program, and the related readings from a course on decision-making in the British Education System were evaluated to see if they: 1)…

Farm output projections show increases for all farm products, with large increases needed in feed grains. This instructional unit was developed to promote the effective ability of producers to plan and develop a system of storing and handling home grown grain crops for maximum profits. The unit is structured in eight lessons which can be adapted…

The document reports the findings and suggestions produced by a study of the needs for on-the-job training of foundry workers and for management development in foundries in Brazil. The researchers propose the creation of working foundries to serve as vocational training centers and laboratories, where experienced workers could upgrade their…

This document was designed to consider the respective roles of students, institutions, foundations, business and industry, the states, and the nation in support of graduate education to assure an adequate supply of trained manpower to meet foreseeable state and national needs. Following introductory material, emphasis is placed on the current…

Computer-based bibliographic services are a response to a combination of trends and developments that are forcing major changes in the way libraries operate. With the financial encouragement of the National Science Foundation's Office of Science Information Service, there are now at least 40 abstracting and indexing services covering scientific…

A conference dealing with the problems and activities of open-circuit educational radio and television broadcasting on five continents, especially in the developing nations, was organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in Paris in 1967. Technological change, especially the development of reasonably priced videotape equipment, was cited…

This report briefly reviews America's national heritage and the evolution of public agencies and institutions, outlines current national goals, examines the problem of Americans isolated from the mainstream of society, analyzes the present activities of the Cooperative Extension Service, and gives the Joint Committee's recommendations for the…

This institute focused on manufacturing industries for junior high industrial arts. It was attended by 20 teachers from 14 states who worked in four groups to develop pairs of instructional units titled "Introduction to Technology and Industrial Arts." Each of these units covers personnel management, engineering, production, finance, and…

The document contains the final four appendices to a staff paper submitted to the President's Task Force on Communications Policy. "The Digital Loop" describes changes in urban telecommunications which are predicted for 1970-80, considering three possible systems: paired wires with single analog signals (present telephones), coaxial…

This teacher's guide is one of a series of publications focusing on the occupational preparation of persons with special education needs. The material was developed and tested by cooperating teachers over a period of three years. Task analysis information is presented using occupational descriptions from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles,…

Included in this field tested instructional package are definitions of the terms industry, technology, industrial education, and industrial arts education. Defining behavioral objectives, the course description includes a basic information section, suggested classroom activities, and sample student evaluation forms. The total process of providing…

The course covers the basic fundamentals of architectural drafting and is not intended to delve into the more advanced phases of architecture. The student is presented with standards and procedures, and will become proficient in layout of floor plans, electrical plans, roof construction, foundation plans, typical wall construction, plot plans, and…

The report is one of a series which supplements overall report "Exploratory Study to Analyze New Skill Content in Selected Occupations in Michigan and the Mechanism for its Translation into Vocational Education Curricula". It presents detailed task analyses and results of employer skill requirements for construction carpenter, construction…

This subunit, consisting of an introduction and geography of the USSR, is part of a unit on the USSR, one of four resource units for an eleventh grade course on area studies. The introduction contains suggested teaching procedures for each part of the USSR unit and objectives for the introduction. The section on geography focuses on developing an…

It is posited in this catalog that for the "Movement" to liberate this country and ourselves, it is necessary to share information about the resources, projects, skills, and dreams of the "Movement." Therefore, the catalog is designed to put people in touch with projects and resources and to encourage the building of creative working relationships…