Discusses developments which should occur in the Wales region by the end of the Microelectronics Education Programme (1984). Indicates that a major curriculum project has been started to enable developments in information technology to be reflected in classrooms, focusing on the production of software and resource materials. (Author/JN)

This summary describes the development of the Appalachian Community Service Network (ACSN), an educational cable television network that was originally launched as an experimental demonstration in the use of the latest telecommunications for the delivery of educational services. In describing how the stage was set for the eventual development of…

The Academic Common Market is an interstate agreement among southern states for sharing common programs at both the bachelor's and graduate levels. Participating states are able to make arrangements for their residents who qualify for admission to enroll in specific programs in other states for in-state tuition. A list of coordinators and their…

Preliminary findings from a study to develop a plan for a community educational television (ETV) system in Appalachian Maryland demonstrate the feasibility of integrating the ETV project and the Appalachian Applied Technology Satellite-F (ATS-F) experiment in inservice training for rural teachers. Through the community ETV project, undertaken by…

Covering the time period of February 1974 through January 1975, the final report describes a project to plan and implement a K-14 career education program in a rural and mountainous area of Kentucky. The project design consisted of an awareness component for grades 1-6, an exploration component for grades 7-9, a preparation component for grades…

The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation Studies on innovation have tried to evaluate what is happening in different member countries to achieve a balance between organized processes for change and free initiative of the individual school or teacher, and to establish effective institutions in the different national circumstances. The aim…

Volume 1 of the report, covering the period July 1, 1974 to December 31, 1975, describes project goals, phases of operation, procedures followed, and results. Three planning and development districts in Appalachia were involved: Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia (encompassing an 18 county area). Three principal project goals were: (1) to…

The evolution and current operation of the Ontario Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) Network are described. Sponsored by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and including 11 community colleges in Ontario, the network has computer installations and access devices throughout the province. Initial development work was done using a…

NASIC (Northeast Academic Science Information Center) was conceived by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) and funded by the National Science Foundation to promote the increased and more effective use of machine-readable bibliographic information resources by the academic community of the Northeast. In this first volume of a…

This paper describes the historical background of New York State's system of education and then considers developments leading to the present system. The present system involves three levels of educational governance within a 2-level governance system. Activities at each of the three levels--local, intermediate, and State--are described in detail,…

This issue describes up-to-date management training programs that have been developed for librarians by various institutions and organizations. It covers institutional approaches to management training, programs at library schools, regional and national programs, and professional associations' roles. The institutional approaches are discussed in…

Approximately one-third of Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP) funding is directed toward in-service teacher education. Three levels of competence (familiarization, understanding, applications) are fostered in each of four domains: electronics/control technology; computer as instrument; computer as learning; and electronic communications.…

Describes the energy conservation management communication network in the Northeast Georgia Area Planning and Development Commission, a ten-county regional planning agency. The authors state that the use of local citizens and community leaders in the energy conservation planning and program activities demonstrates adult education in action. (MF)

The directory details formal and informal agencies and organizations and the programs and projects through which they provide services to rural populations in the United States and its territories. The book gives the level at which a program is offered, its primary focus, and its target population. The book's major divisions are based on program…

The benefits of regional cooperation among small rural school districts are stressed in this brief description of the Educational Cooperative Service Unit (ECSU) currently serving 63,800 students in 104 member districts. A section on historical background traces the ECSU's forerunners, e.g., an educational media center established in 1965, the…