This directory was produced to assist persons interested in pursuing graduate study in animal behavior. Included is a list of animal behavior programs and researchers in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico. Listings include: (1) institution; (2) department and chairperson; (3) enrollment information; (4) contact person; and (5)…

Descriptions of 592 institutions that offer baccalaureate, graduate, and postdoctoral nursing programs in the United States and Canada are provided. An introductory section discusses the history and nature of university-based nursing education, both baccalaureate and graduate. The profiles, which include a general description of the college, cover…

This booklet provides a guide to some of the credit-bearing opportunities in place at more than 1,200 United States colleges and universities that recognize learning obtained away from the formal college classroom. The data were compiled from a fall 1984 survey and are presented in two sections. The first provides the programmatic information…

The current sources of financial aid programs available in 1991-1992 for and about women are presented. The directory lists over 1,600 references and cross-references to scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, awards, and internships designed primarily or exclusively for women. The directory is divided into four separate sections of which the…

The resource guide is designed to assist educators, park resource persons, and parents of disabled children in locating and identifying sources of information for developing, implementing, and evaluating outdoor education programs for all disabled children and youth. The guide has two main parts. The first part contains an annotated bibliography…

This survey of existing American Indian parenting programs is part of a National American Indian Court Judges Association project to design a model process by which social service providers can offer effective parent education programs that are culturally relevant to American Indians. The report also offers profiles, including addresses and names…

The guide is intended to assist disabled students, their families, and professionals working with them to become familiar with the variety of adult services available and to create a systematic plan for transition from school to adult life. The first section considers the logistics of transition planning and includes a description of the planning…

Characteristics of 187 free universities and 21 learning referral centers and information on registrations and referrals, finance, and staffing are examined, based on 1982 followup survey results. A free university is broadly defined as an organization that offers to the general public ungraded, unaccredited classes that anyone can teach; learning…

The Library Literacy Program, Title VI of the Library Services and Construction Act, is the largest federal library program under which state and local public libraries can apply directly to the U.S. Department of Education to compete for literacy grant awards. State public libraries may use the grant funds to coordinate and plan library literacy…

This volume is a collection of profiles of 130 outstanding Chapter 1 programs across the United States. All of the programs have been given special recognition by the United States Department of Education because they have been unusually successful in meeting the needs of disadvantaged students. The criteria used for judging the effectiveness of a…

Intended to provide current information about graduate programs in speech communication in the United States and Canada to prospective graduate students, teachers, administrators, and counselors, this directory is also useful to those people seeking summary data on the state of the profession and to those evaluating or expanding their own speech…

This directory contains descriptions of 44 National Diffusion Network (NDN) programs that have been validated by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel of the Department of Education and make use of technology. The programs are organized into three sections. Section I describes 11 Lighthouse Projects in the areas of administrative…

The 1978 directory of the California Indian community provides tribes, urban centers, organizations, government agencies, and individuals with a tool to improve communications. The first section contains maps of trust lands, tribal locations, terminated lands, and terminated land locations. The two indexes in the map section (one provides…

This resource book is a guide to refugee assistance programs operated by the Federal government, national organizations, and State and voluntary agencies. The book is designed as a reference source on available programs, funds, and resources that can be utilized by local service providers, refugee self-help groups, local county and State human…

Presented is a description of over 300 projects designed to increase the numbers and status of women in science, engineering, and mathematics training and careers. Each project description begins with a heading which conveys standardized data about the program in a condensed form. The headings are explained on the inside front cover of this text.…