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American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Washington, DC. National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. – 1979
This directory lists Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women member institutions alphabetically by names of colleges and universities. It includes contact persons at the institution, region, and the institution's sport program. A list of institutions sponsoring sports is also provided. Each sport list is alphabetically ordered by state…
Descriptors: Athletics, College Programs, Organizations (Groups), Voluntary Agencies
Exceptional Parent, 1990
Parent to Parent programs are described as support programs that match experienced parents of disabled children with new parents. A partial directory of Parent to Parent programs, in alphabetical order by state, lists names, addresses, and telephone numbers for programs from Alabama to Kansas. (JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Helping Relationship, Parent Counseling, Parent Education
Besnier, Niko, Comp. – 1981
A lexicon for Tuvaluan, a Polynesian language spoken in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, contains two parts, a lexicon and a word finder. The lexicon has a traditional format, in which Tuvaluan words are listed alphabetically and defined in English, and in which all additional information on structure, usage, and dialect can be found. The second…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lexicology, Second Language Instruction, Syntax
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Washington, DC. – 1989
The directory lists mutual support groups concerned with the medical and psychosocial impacts of genetic disorders and birth defects on affected individuals and families. Each organization included is dedicated to the ongoing emotional, practical, and financial needs of these populations. Entries are categorized by disorder, including: general,…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Disabilities, Genetics, Information Sources
ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1986
This directory lists more than 150 organizations, agencies institutions, and volunteer groups involved in developing teacher education curriculum, providing training, promoting professional advancement, instigating programs of innovative instruction and implementing educational policy for preservice and inservice training of teachers for…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Institutions, Public Agencies, State Departments of Education
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Washington, DC. – 1989
This resource guide provides an annotated list of publications on parenting and caring for children with special health needs, along with a list of organizations that can provide additional information. The list of publications includes 21 books, reports, bibliographies, directories, and periodicals produced between 1982 and 1988. Bibliographic…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Rearing, Information Sources, Private Agencies
Scheir, Wendy, Ed. – 1986
The directory of the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) is designed to provide artists with state-by-state basic information on income eligibility requirements, administrative fees, and legal services in the United States and Canada. The volume also indicates which groups give seminars, conferences, and workshops. Available publications and…
Descriptors: Artists, Business, Directories, Fine Arts
White, William T., Jr., Comp.; And Others – 1981
This is the Civil Rights Directory for 1981 published by the United States Commission on Civil Rights. It lists relevant federal, state and local agencies, private and women's organizations, research institutions, and other miscellaneous organizations related to Civil Rights. The directory provides a description of each listed organization and the…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Civil Rights, Federal Government
Exceptional Parent, 1990
The directory lists information and advocacy service agencies, parent-governed national organizations for specific disabilities or conditions, government agencies, federally funded parent training and information projects, professional organizations, and other organizations that provide assistance to parents of children with disabilities. (JDD)
Descriptors: Counseling, Disabilities, Information Services, National Organizations
Deykes, Robin; Anthony, Katherine – 1991
This resource paper addresses the issue of career planning and employment strategies for individuals with disabilities in postsecondary academic and technical institutions. A section on campus strategies presents projects and programs in postsecondary educational settings that demonstrate the most positive and effective career planning and…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities
Chesapeake Inst., Washington, DC. – 1994
This directory lists government agencies, advocacy groups, and reading materials on attention deficit disorder (ADD). The directory includes 19 national organizations, 37 general print information sources, 32 books and pamphlets for parents of children with ADD, 20 resources for children with ADD, 9 books and pamphlets for adults with ADD, 36…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1987
This directory of resources for disabled adults was compiled to assist state directors of the federally funded, state-administered Adult Education Program as well as administrators and practitioners in providing services for adults with disabilities. The first two sections include 15 federal and nonfederal organizations serving adults with various…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Disabilities, Federal Programs
Beckles, Marjorie – 1973
Designed for those interested in teaching abroad, this book describes opportunities available through government agencies and multinational organizations which sponsor or coordinate international educational projects. The opportunities range from kindergarten to college teaching. The publication is divided into the following sections: (1) U. S.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Higher Education, Intercultural Programs, International Education
Dybwad, Rosemary F., Ed. – 1989
Intended to aid networking efforts among mental retardation professionals, parents, and persons with retardation, the directory lists international organizations and provides individual country reports on mental retardation efforts and organizations. Part I, international organizations, lists the United Nations and 5 of its specialized agencies, 3…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Medina, Linda, Comp. – 1982
Designed to orient Hispanic refugees to the services that are available in Central Florida, this bilingual guide consists of a section of general information on living and working in the United States and a section devoted to various public and private agencies. Provided first are addresses and phone numbers of various government agencies:…
Descriptors: Banking, Community Resources, Employment, Employment Interviews