Article was triggered by author's reading to January (1973) issue of Pulse, the monthly publication of The National Association for Public Continuing and Adult Education, a letter written by James R. Dorland, Executive Director for NAPCAE, in which he assesses the current plight of adult education. (Author/CB)

This document compiles nine papers issued by the National Council for Resource Development. Papers include: (1) "How to Be Successful at Grantsmanship--Guidelines for Proposal Writing--Foundation Proposals"; (2) "A Federal Glossary" (acronyms); (3) "Special Projects" (a working model for an institutional development office); (4) "The Role of the…

A National Institute of Education (NIE) policy statement is presented regarding competition for future funding of regional educational laboratories and research and development (R&D) centers with appropriations available for Section 405(f) of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA). Attention is also directed to continuing eligibility of…