Intended for use by those interested in promoting books and reading in the world, this report examines book production and reading characteristics in Bulgaria. Major sections of the report deal with intellectual production, publishing activities, physical production, distribution, reading habits, professional training, and legal and institutional…

Political, fiscal, technical, curricular, administrative, and policy-related factors affect the implementation rate and effectiveness of technological change in the public schools. This paper discusses the ways that problems in each of these areas impeded change in the Dallas (Texas) Independent School District and draws some general conclusions…

The article discusses the tendency to treat nature and outdoor education as museum pieces - something not a part of man's life. Several outdoor education programs that the Buffalo Museum of Science developed to prevent this are presented. (KM)

Prepared to serve as a basis for comment by both employers and consultants who have worked on projects in developing countries, this paper describes the consulting process, conditions that warrant employment of consultants, the various alternatives for selection of consultants, common problems encountered by consultants and employers, the range of…

This discussion centers on the role of libraries in providing postsecondary students and other users with instruction in the use of library resources. It reviews the history of library user education, examines the effects of hard economic times on library instruction, and describes User Education Resources (USER), an Australian database containing…

The broad patterns exhibited by history museums and their collections--the politico-geographical base, the size and collections, unsystematic acquisition, wide range of object types, and lack of categorization, and the lack of scholarly discipline to help development--differ from those of art and science museums, making their electronic data…

This paper encourages the exchange of publications between industrialized and developing countries, and discusses the following topics: financial concerns contributing to the importance of exchange, problems arising in the course of exchange efforts, misconceptions about developing countries, an international code of ethics, the conventions…

Six general recommendations reflect the findings from this final report on subject analysis of African and Asian library materials: (1) more specificity of headings, especially subdivisions and unique terms, are needed; (2) more attention should be given to Asian and African materials, using available expertise; (3) efforts to eliminate offensive…

IN ITS MOST GENERAL SENSE DISCIPLINE MEANS INSTRUCTION, WHICH IS A RELATIONAL TERM REQUIRING TWO THINGS FOR ITS EXEMPLIFICATION-- TEACHING AND LEARNING. INSTRUCTION INVOLVES BRINGING ABOUT BEHAVIORAL CHANGE THROUGH REGULATED BEHAVIOR, THEREFORE DISCIPLINE ALSO MEANS REGULATION. DISCIPLINE AS A RULE OF PRACTICAL CONDUCT AND AS AN ORGANIZED BODY OF…

It is regularly claimed that the quality of writing done by college freshmen is declining. This study attempted, through the use of questionnaires and interviews, to determine what specific freshman writing problems English teaching assistants and English professors at the University of Texas viewed as most serious. Questionnaire results showed…

The "Curriculum for Meeting Modern Problems" was tested by the Project Evaluator in 36 Classrooms in 10 communities within the State of Ohio. Two areas of investigation were established. The first area was conceived as follows: Do students who are subjected to the experimental treatment learn to apply their knowledge about behavior and…

This study presents some guidelines for program innovating systems based on the experiences of those currently involved in program change. A search was conducted through recent publications to identify institutions currently involved with innovative programs in teacher preparation. A questionnaire was constructed to yield information concerning…

This monograph discusses competency/performance-based teacher education (C/PBTE) as a training alternative with promise and problems. Four basic characteristics of C/PBTE are discussed, namely, specification of competencies to be mastered, assessment of C/PBTE outcomes, extensive use of technology, and use of flexible time requirements for…

This monograph concerns two problems that arise persistently at the Track Committee of the Florida Athletic Coaches Association annual meeting: (a) types of relays--with many coaches favoring distance events while others prefer sprint events, leaving the problem of agreeing on the balance to be reached between these two types of events, and (b)…

Whenever the issue of student participation in curriculum reform is raised, the opposition can be expected to express itself in two ways: (1) the rational argument which justifies faculty control in terms of rightness; and (2) entrenchment or keeping control away from the activists. There are costs and risks, as well as potential gains in greater…