In September 1979, representatives of 14 of the 20 member nations of the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development met in Australia to discuss national strategies for curriculum design and development. This report on that conference begins with summaries of the position papers filed by the representatives from the Democratic…

Beginning in the late 1970's, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) increased their efforts to formulate and implement African development programs. Reported in this document is a meeting on marine resource technology which was jointly convened by…

The content of this report provides a summary of activities of the Northeast Regional Deans' Grants Meeting. In addition to information on proceedings and activities, four papers presented at the meeting on the subject of evaluation of Deans' Grants projects are reproduced in their entirety. (JD)

Drawn from the 15th Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the nine papers presented in this volume deal with problems--or, in some cases, downright failures--in the automation of various facets of library service. They range from a general survey of failures or limitations…

This paper examines the proposition that management information systems (MIS) for colleges and universities are not achieving their original objectives of supporting better management decisions by providing more and better information in a more timely manner. As a consequence, the MIS activity should be reduced in scope, and standardized to…

The conference brought together staff of the National Endowment for the Humanities and more than 150 teachers and administrators from 15 states to discuss the future of the humanities in contemporary education and to review six model humanities programs in two- and four-year colleges. The model programs include: (1) Austin College's total…

The problem of this conference panel was to develop a research and development agenda to improve the reading and writing proficiencies of high school graduates. This panel report consists of four approaches to the problem: studies of the problems of ill-prepared high school students; surveys of the reading and writing tests used by colleges and…

Included in this record of the proceedings of the eighth annual conference of the Federation for Unified Science Education (FUSE) are texts of major presentations, panel discussions, and contributed papers. Other activities of the conference are also reported. (CP)

This report summarizes the proceedings of a September 1975 conference of Commonwealth educators, who deliberated on the following issues involving educational materials: (1) variety and potential uses; (2) design and production; (3) use in teaching and learning situations; (4) programs for training and supervision for efficient use; and (5)…

This publication includes the proceedings of the December 1974 long-range academic planning workshop for the 1974-75 Cooperative Academic Planning (CAP) consortium, the first in a series on curriculum change for this new consortium. This workshop represents a new thrust for the CAP program in terms of establishing coordinating and comprehensive…

An international conference and a workshop on nonformal education were held on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, on April 24-May 3, 1974. The objective was to explore new strategies for developing nonformal education in order to more effectively meet the educational needs of developing nations. This is a report of…

The symposium proceedings contain two papers, remarks following the presentations, the symposium schedule, and a list of participants. Two papers were not included because the taping equipment failed to function properly. The first paper, by Ronald L. Chatham, describes the role of the U. S. Office of Education concerning Adult Basic Education…

A training seminar in the use of media (primarily videotape) was conducted by the Southern Regional Media Center for the Deaf in July 1971 for directors of 40 early childhood centers. The following were representative goals of the program: (1) familiarize institute participants with various form of media equipment, (2) provide an opportunity to…

The October 1973 in-service session held in Atlanta, Georgia was the first of two in-service sessions held as a follow-up to the Summer 1973 Information Management Training Institute held in Nashville, Tennessee in June 1973. The purpose of the in-service sessions was to ascertain the progress made as a result of the summer programs by the various…

This document presents the proceedings and addresses of the 25th annual conference of the Association of Graduate Schools in the Association of American Universities. Presentations cover: doctorates in the seventies, postdoctorates and employment, graduate student support, and methodology toward assessing quality in Ph.D. programs. Reports of the…