The document presents information on networks, organizations, and resources related to personnel development in vocational special education. The listings were identified in a survey of all 50 states and U.S. territories which provided information on regional resource centers, consortiums, instructional materials centers, business/industry…

Differing somewhat in format from the previous three volumes of this series, this work contains analyses of trends and problems in various aspects of chemistry instruction as presented by authors from around the world, but is printed entirely in English. Materials for this publication resulted from a UNESCO organized International Congress on the…

In this third volume of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) series on "New Trends in Chemistry Teaching," a total of 29 papers originally published during the period from 1969 to 1971 in leading chemistry-teaching periodicals of the world is compiled for the purpose of promoting information exchange. The…

A selective list of interesting and successful collaboratives are presented. They are grouped under the following approaches: early identification and support, early instruction in the high schools, early instruction by the college, combining high school and college, working with teachers, and association activity. (MLW)

Discusses experience of being a Ph.D. candidate in the Union Graduate School (UGS). Concludes that obtaining the UGS degree is not easy, but the program makes sense to the writer at his age and with his experience and interests. (CC)

The publication, intended to serve as a resource document for industrial arts educators and to function as a tool for stimulating interaction between research and curriculum development personnel, contains abstracts on innovative activities in the area of industrial arts teacher education as well as those relating to other levels of instruction.…

This 1979 supplemental update of "Operation Resource: Abstracts of Current Curriculum Development Activities in Industrial Arts Teacher Education" contains twenty-six two-page abstracts, each including title of activity, department/division, institution/organization, city and state, director(s) of activity, dates initiated and concluded,…

This 1977 supplemental update of "Operation Resource: Abstracts of Current Curriculum Development Activities in Industrial Arts Teacher Education," (ED 126 265) contains twenty-six two-page abstracts, each including title of activity, department/division, institution/organization, city and state, director(s) of activity, dates initiated and…

This publication defines an approach and lists some possible materials to help students develop problem-solving and coping skills. It is a preliminary guide serving as a background for those wishing to learn more about this area. It stresses definitions and sources, not specific strategies. Different sections focus on kindergarten teachers,…

Publications produced from research projects conducted by the Texas University Research and Development Center are listed. Information is given concerning the following university-based projects: 1) Classroom Organization and Effective Teaching; 2) Dimensions of Classroom Instruction; 3) Student Perceptions and School Behavior; 4)…

Information on four articles offered through the Foxfire Press includes author, title, grade level, curriculum area, description, and number of pages. An index to 20 issues of "Hands On" organizes articles by grade level and includes author, title, issue number, pages, curriculum area, student population, setting, focus, and issue date.…

Presented is a comprehensive review of the literature and research on school-based nutrition education organized into seven chapters: (1) A Conceptual Framework for Individual Nutrition; (2) Evaluation of Nutrition Education: A Review; (3) Teacher Training in Nutrition Education; (4) Education and Training for School Food Service Personnel; (5)…

This selective bibliography cites references pertaining to early childhood education from "Research in Education" (RIE) and "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE). The bibliography is divided into three sections. The first two sections contain references from RIE and CIJE from spring 1967 through spring 1973; the last…

The two guides combined here profile the services available through the Michigan Lifelong Learning Link, a program developed to provide continuous adult professional development activities designed to enhance educator effectiveness. The "Perspectives" guide describes the activities funded by small incentive, consultant, and…

The manual describes the Ohio career education inservice program which attempts to emphasize closer contact with the world of work, replacing traditional inservice program emphasis on developing teacher efficiency within the classroom. The diagnostic-prescriptive technique is incorporated into the manual. An introductory section presents an…