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Smith, Gordon W. – 1991
This report examines the problem of diminishing opportunities for professional library education in California. The first section examines topics related to the supply of and demand for librarians and library education programs, including U.S. and California demographics on librarianship and library education, librarianship and the information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Innovation, Extension Education, Futures (of Society)
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Governments Div. – 1993
This report reflects the results of an evaluation of the coverage in the annual Public Library Statistics program, a joint federal-state information collection project. It is the first phase of a broader project of the Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to evaluate the overall statistics available from the annual…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Data Collection, Definitions, Evaluation Criteria
Biddle, Elizabeth – Updating School Board Policies, 1991
A preview of an upcoming National School Boards Association (NSBA) publication on comprehensive school health programs explores 4 components of school health programs: (1) board policy; (2) classroom instruction; (3) health services; and (4) healthy school environments. Descriptions of successful school health programs at Frontier Central School…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Health Programs, Information Sources
Boyd, Lawrence H.; And Others – 1990
This paper examines graphic computing environments, identifies potential problems in providing access to blind people, and describes programs and strategies being developed to provide this access. The paper begins with an explanation of how graphic user interfaces differ from character-based systems in their use of pixels, visual metaphors such as…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development
Hasan, Abul – 1981
Focusing on the present state of book development in the Asia-Pacific region, where countries are separated by vast distances, this report examines measures that might improve local book industries and meet the needs for endogenous literature. The various sections of the report discuss (1) the book situation and needs in the Asia-Pacific region;…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Crawford, D. G.; Crawford, G. C. – 1983
While the improvement of authoring systems and the development of knowledge-based rather than frame-oriented computer assisted instruction (CAI) systems are useful, a significant part of the courseware development problem lies in the inability of teachers (subject matter experts) to prepare material that promotes effective, efficient learning.…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology
Stein, Judith A.; And Others – 1987
There is widespread concern about the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs by adolescents and young adults. It has yet to be determined whether drug use in itself is invariably associated with disruptive or problem use of drugs. Additionally, drug use may vary by frequency and quantity of ingestion which may be differentially related to…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Attribution Theory, Drinking, Drug Abuse
Van Matre, Nick; Johnson, Kirk – 1981
Because the Navy's computer-managed instruction (CMI) system has experienced problems with prolonged system response times (RT) and excessive downtime (DT), a survey of Naval personnel was conducted to determine current and near-term CMI system instructional requirements. Questionnaires were sent to instructors, training program coordinators,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Managed Instruction, Cost Estimates, Data Processing
Ellis, Betty – 1988
This annotated bibliography covers aspects of health and health care in Appalachia or specific states of the region: West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Alabama. There are 357 entries ranging from 1932 to 1988 (15 entries were published before 1960). Materials listed include…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Children, Health
DeGracie, James; Rule, Judy – 1981
A 1981 survey of the attitudes of parents, teachers, and sixth-grade students toward the school climate in the 33 elementary schools of Mesa (Arizona) showed no significant change from the attitudes revealed in a similar survey conducted in 1977. The 1981 questionnaire was administered to all 965 of the school-based elementary teachers, all 2,956…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Counts, George – J Exp Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Course Content, Expenditure per Student
Presley, John C. – 1981
Most English teachers probably find it difficult to develop a grading system that takes into account the problems of individual students and that effectively communicates to students the quality of their work. Educators have been experimenting with written grading systems since the first system, one of predetermined adjectives, was used at Yale…
Descriptors: Educational History, English Instruction, Grade Inflation, Grades (Scholastic)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1979
This publication reports on a seminar and a workshop held in Tokyo, Japan, 1978 dealing with moral education in Asia. The seminar and workshop participants exchanged information and experiences, examined problems, and suggested guidelines for the implementation of regional programs in moral education. Participating countries include Afghanistan,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Needs, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
DUPY, CLEO A.; HULL, WILLIAM L. – 1966
MIGRATION FROM RURAL TO URBAN AREAS AND THE SHIFT IN LEGISLATIVE EMPHASIS FROM FARMING TO OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS PROMPTED THE OPERATION OF A SUMMER INSERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE ON OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS FOR 30 VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS. THE IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEM AREAS DURING THE INSTITUTE RESULTED IN THIS…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Cooperative Education, Educational Research, Inservice Teacher Education
Kierstead, Fred, Ed.; And Others – 1979
This publication contains a selection of conference papers dealing with the future of education. The papers were delivered at the Conference of the Education Section of the World Future Society held at the University of Houston in October 1978. The purpose of this publication is to provide a frame of reference for those interested in alternatives,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Needs, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
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