Presented are the proceedings from a workshop held in Rabat, Morocco from May 24-28, 1976. The main objective of the workshop was to evaluate progress made in information transfer and prepare a program of action enabling documentation centers created or assisted by UNESCO to cooperate in such areas as staff training, translation activities, and…

This publication presents the thinking and experience of experts from around the world on matters relating to the role of teacher education institutions in responding to nontraditional programs for children, youth, and adults in changing societies. Case studies of formal and nonformal education programs in the fields of agriculture and rural…

Twenty-six papers concerning Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I program evaluation--presented at the 1978 American Educational Research Association/National Council on Measurement in Education meeting--are summarized. Speakers from the federal government are: C.T. Cross (see ED 156 695); R.L. Fishbein; and D. Ozenne. State department…

This book reports the proceedings of the 1966 convention of the International Reading Association. It presents papers from that part of the convention concerned with the application of research results to classroom procedures and develops the following topics: elementary and secondary education, reading specialists, and the administrator's role in…

This is a collection of papers presented at an annual conference of the College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE). Conference activities included a keynote address, general session, and five tracks of presentations: (1) Information Systems Development and Management's Expectations; (2) Information Systems Benefit Analysis; (3) Small College…

The principal concept of the Curriculum of Attainments (COA) is that college degrees are awarded on the basis of demonstrated competencies without regard to the amount of time required to attain them. The method of curriculum reform advocated in the COA project is the establishment and expansion of small pilot programs within existing departmental…

Presented are proceedings and materials from a special study institute (1973) designed to provide classroom teachers of trainable and educable mentally retarded, physically handicapped, deaf, blind and learning disabled children with information on outdoor education for handicapped children. Explained are program objectives such as demonstrating…

The two-day Canadian conference focused on the topics: "Why are new concepts of work emerging?" and "How can we encourage desirable new work concepts in our society?" Following an introductory summary by David P. Ross, Stephen Peitchinis (Dean, School of Business Administration, University of Calgary) presented the economic…

A workshop, Current Trends in Information Delivery, held in December 1974, was attended by 337 librarians, including Joseph Becker from the National Commission on Libraries and Information Services (NCLIS) who spoke about the national library network which NCLIS is proposing; Gerald Newton of the California State Library who spoke on library…

This issue of the "Illinois English Bulletin" is divided into 30 sections which discuss individualizing instruction. Some of the topics included are: the advantages of individualizing instruction in general, the writing of daily learning objectives for use by the classroom teacher, individualizing instruction at Lincolnland Community College,…

Some 35 papers resulting from presentations made at the 1974 Conference on Rural Land-Use Policy in the Northeast constitute this report on conference proceedings. Part 1 presents papers from the general sessions which deal with generalities relative to the following four major alternatives: (1) police power, (2) transfer of development rights,…

Recent technological advances in computers and communications make possible the integration of data systems and the exchange of data among them on an expanding scale. However, the full effect of these advances cannot be realized unless the need for uniform understanding of the common information (data elements) and its expression in data systems…

Edited proceedings of the 1968 Denver Conference of Indian Elders (a joint project sponsored by the Myrin Institute with the coorperation of Arrow Incorporated and the Bureau of Indian Affairs) are presented in book form for purposes of exploring the extent to which American Indian philosophy/religion can be utilized to help solve the complex…

This document compiles the addresses presented at the 1st Annual Staff Development Workshop sponsored by the Western North Carolina Consortium. Presentations include: (l) "Staff Development--Why?" by Louis W. Bender; (2) "Staff Development--The State of the Art" by W. Robert Sullins; (3) "State Resources" by Hazel…

Provides an overview of the deliberations, issues, and recommendations that occurred during a seminar on population education in Bangkok in 1986. Identifies specific actions that need to be taken in educational programs in Asia and in the Pacific. (ML)