Describes a project which is being implemented in the field of educational technology in Panama and Venezuela. The project emphasizes inservice training of a cadre of professionals who will direct efforts to identify and resolve significant problems in education. (Author/CHC)

Responses of 140 Illinois superintendents to the PROBE survey were compared to the public views on education and its problems expressed in the 1979 Gallup Poll. Results indicate disparate perceptions. Implications for school/community communication are discussed. Condensed from "Illinois School Board Journal," November-December 1980, pp…

This article reviews research about the indexes and abstracts, surveys the major secondary services in librarianship, and relates weaknesses in the services to problems in the profession itself. It recommends that the present system be retained until further research explores information needs and usage. (Author/RAA)

Describing problems of the field component of a teacher education program, this article discusses: poor supervising teacher role models; inferior school programs; schools that only use college students for clerical aides; college interference in and domination of local school curriculum; and additional expense and management problems for colleges…

Summarizes problems of training programs for offenders across the United States. Recommends five actions that are necessary to have a realistic vocational education program for offenders and suggests attitude changes that must be made by vocational educators. (LRA)

Describes the problems encountered in the design and implementation of a complete, computerized retrieval system for the engineering and architectural drawings of several large Southern California land development firms: developing a specialized cataloging system and format, a customized thesaurus, computer software, and managerial procedures. The…

Discussing the problems encountered in creating partnerships in teacher education (i.e., cooperation among teachers, school districts, and colleges), this article suggests that the important blocks upon which these partnerships are best built include: (1) needs, (2) resources, (3) actions, (4) results, (5) time, (6) environment, (7) problems, and…

Potential products of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act are: pressures for cash that will give rise to "the sharking industries"; competition among the once cooperatively oriented Alaska Natives; a loss of Native land through the inability to pay taxes; the acculturation/assimilation of the Alaska Native. (JC)

Discusses problems with the current Internet and describes new Internet developments. Topics include Internet2, which is being developed for innovative high performance computing applications for member universities and corporate affiliates; the Next Generation Internet (NGI); the role of the NSF (National Science Foundation); and quality of…

Examines changes in disciplinary identity demonstrated in the discourse of several Internet discussion groups and suggests the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to address digital storage and retrieval problems. Highlights include the culture of intellectual disciplines and the organization of knowledge; the culture of the Internet; and…

Discussion of disinformation in the mass media focuses on present and future possibilities of disinformation on the Internet. Highlights include six forms of disinformation; the mishandling of information; voluntary disinformation; the gap between information providers and users; and strategies for avoiding disinformation, including quality…

Describes a study of problems in preserving higher-degree theses in Victorian university libraries. Rates of deterioration varied according to type of paper, ink, glue, bindings, and photographic materials. The development of a detailed set of guidelines is recommended for improving thesis preservation. (LAM)

Presents results of an analysis of 476 Latin American databases in the social sciences and humanities. Variables studied include country of origin, subject, type of database and access, number of records, time span, geographical coverage, and language. Problems of user access and visibility are discussed. (Author/LRW)

Reviews the OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education) school inspection system, based on interviews with 37 teachers at 6 Welsh secondary schools. Inspections emphasize judgment at the expense of advice and can be unnecessarily stressful. The process could be improved by giving shorter periods of notice, reducing required documentation, providing…

Summarizes a study examining the entry-year problems of new principals in developing countries, based on a survey of 250 beginning and 250 veteran principals of black schools in South Africa's Northwest Province. New principals were faced with systemic problems, including inadequate physical facilities and teaching grants, an ever-increasing…