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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
Stutzman, Mary – 1978
Using the situation in West Africa as an example, this paper examines the role and the problems of libraries in developing countries; a problem approach, rather than a country-by-country survey, has been employed. The paper is divided into three major sections: (1) a review of colonial influence, discussing British and French attitudes towards…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Colonialism, Developing Nations, History
Garcia, John A. – 1977
Although Arizona's Chicano population has increased since 1960, their generally lower socioeconomic status has had a direct impact on their voting participation. Such problems as language, altered polling places and precinct boundaries, absence of bilingual staff, and literacy tests have also contributed to the voting difficulties encountered by…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Discriminatory Legislation, Federal Legislation, Mexican Americans
Dittmar, Jeanne – 1977
The integration of library instruction within established courses offered by academic departments at the State University College at Potsdam is discussed. A report of the year's activities, which are funded by a grant from the Council on Library Resources, is followed by the library director's assessment of staff skills required for program…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Attitudes, Chemistry, College Libraries
Locke, Don C. – 1978
This paper presents the results of a study of 211 North Carolina school counselors within their first five years of the profession. The counselors were surveyed as to their functions, areas of competence, and areas of professional difficulty. Professional difficulty was defined as a discrepancy between function and competence. From the study, a…
Descriptors: Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Elementary Education
Irwin, John, Comp.; Shook, Sally, Comp. – 1974
The goal of this project was to develop a high quality and low cost system for indexing historical collections of newspapers. The method used was based on two guides to newspaper indexing by Harry A. Friedman. After initial planning and experimentation, a single indexer worked from microfilm to compile a subject and name index to the "Arizona…
Descriptors: Costs, Guidelines, Guides, Indexes
Good Neighbor Commission of Texas, Austin. – 1969
Among the responsibilities of the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas are (1) a survey of conditions and (2) a study of problems related to migrant labor in Texas. This annual report of the 1969 migrant scene shows the results of that survey and study. Beginning with an overview of Texas migrant labor, which goes back several years and includes a…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Braceros, Economics
Voland, Maurice E. – 1974
In January 1973 the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service launched "Project OVERVIEW", a leader and problem identification pilot survey. The focus of the project was to gain additional information on county leadership structure and to identify current problems or issues facing counties. Leaders were systematically identified…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Community Leaders, Community Programs
Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, Phoenix. – 1969
The 1968-69 annual progress report of the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs deals with the conditions of the American Indians residing within the state of Arizona. The Commission works with various state and Federal agencies which have service relationships with Indian reservations. The Commission is charged by its enabling legislation to…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Annual Reports, Education
Martorana, S.V.; And Others – 1961
The concept and history of interinstitutional cooperation are discussed. Case histories of some successful programs in the U.S. are described, and include their scope of operation, the character of the cooperative arrangements, administrative procedures, provisions for evaluation, favorable and unfavorable factors, and related considerations.…
Descriptors: Colleges, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education
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Larsen, Lawrence A. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1978
The author lists the steps, and the problems involved in developing media or materials for severely handicapped persons. (BD)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Educational Needs, Flow Charts, Information Dissemination
Smith, Linda C. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1978
Summarizes ten papers presented during the 15th annual clinic entitled "Problems and Failures in Library Automation," sponsored by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library Science. (MBR)
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, College Libraries, Developing Nations, Government Libraries
Wu, Tieh-Hsiung – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1987
Discusses difficulties in developing manpower, hardware, and evaluation systems for computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in Taiwan. Highlights include the use of CAI in universities, secondary schools, and government agencies; a national project including personnel training, courseware development, and evaluation; and difficulties with computer…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Developed Nations
Harris, Gary L. – Optical Information Systems, 1986
The provision of information through videotex in West Germany is described. Information programs and services of the Gesellschaft fur Information und Dokumentation (GID) and its cooperative partners are reviewed to illustrate program contents, a marketing strategy, and the application of gateway technology with mainframe and personal computers.…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Computers, Databases, Foreign Countries
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