Condensed from "The Reading Teacher, Volume 22 (December 1968), 211-15.

A survey of nonformal community education activities was conducted to determine specific use of media for identified educational and informational purposes. The results presented in this report are intended to provide resource information to professionals and paraprofessionals who ultimately may be employed in Learning Resource Center-Based…

A sample of 472 superintendents in New York State participated in this study, which examined the presence of sex discrimination in the selection of secondary school principals. The superintendents were asked to rate a hypothetical applicant resume that included credentials and a photograph. A hypothetical job description of a secondary school…

The purpose of this paper is twofold: (1) to discuss the variety of factors which should be considered in establishing a testing program; and (2) to summarize some of the basic features of testing programs in Wisconsin public school districts. An effective district-wide testing program should consist of at least the following seven elements:…

Emphasis on the systematic evaluation of federally funded programs has steadily increased over the last several years. In response to this increased emphasis, a workshop was held in Eugene, Oregon, on April 12-14, 1977, to familiarize the directors and selected staff members from six Far West Teacher Corps Network projects with the program…

Results of a survey designed to determine the procedures which State and Regional Educational Research Associations use to review papers for their meetings are presented. Lists of these organizations, including the names and addresses of contacts, were provided by the Special Interest Group (SIG) chairperson of the American Educational Research…

As an aid to local project staffs and constituent groups, the Teacher Corps' four Recruitment and Community Technical Resource (RCTR) Centers compiled these guidelines and resource materials for the recruitment, selection, and support of project interns. The manual's first section discusses inclusion of intern recruitment and selection in local…

Written for Health Systems Agency staff or board members who must analyze and evaluate a certificate of need (CON) application for a medical information system from a hospital, as well as for hospital executives who must prepare and submit such applications, this guidebook is intended to foster better decision-making in the acquisition of medical…

The concern of this paper is with techniques for improving the understandability of statistics textbooks for novices. Understandability is measured by tests of the reader's performance on creative transfer problems that require using text material in novel situations. The focus is primarily on the instructional objective of conceptual…

This booklet describes a visual education course at University of Akron designed to introduce selected media and their roles in teaching, learning, and the communication process. Students are involved in the selection, evaluation, and utilization of media and materials including films, filmstrips, transparencies, displays, and recordings. In…

The information in this report on hiring and promotion practices was gathered via questionnaires from 63 school districts across Canada. Topics covered include the interviewing, hiring, and promotion of teaching and nonteaching personnel. Appendix A offers a general overview of selection procedures used by one school district; appendix B discusses…

Directed toward librarians and library administrators who wish to procure automated systems or services for their libraries, this guide offers practical suggestions, advice, and methods for determining requirements, estimating costs and benefits, writing specifications procuring systems, negotiating contracts, and installing systems. The advice…

This annotated bibliography is the sixteenth in a series of annual guides to current children's books. The 266 titles have been chosen as the best of about 2,000 children's books published in 1979, and are listed to help public and school librarians find useful and enjoyable works for children of preschool through junior high school ages. The…

A STUDY WAS INITIATED TO ORIENT SCHOOL PLANNERS TO A SYSTEMATIC METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING FACTORS PERTINENT TO SITE SELECTION. THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE REVEALED THAT LITTLE WAS WRITTEN ON THE SUBJECT. A SURVEY OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION REVEALED THAT TWO STATES HAD PUBLISHED MATERIALS ON SITE SELECTION. HOWEVER, THERE WERE…

A BIBLIOGRAPHY SUITABLE FOR USE WITH ADULT GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ILLITERATE, FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE, OR WHOSE READING SKILLS ARE LATENT OR UNDERDEVELOPED WAS COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE ON READING IMPROVEMENT FOR ADULTS OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ADULT SERVICES DIVISION. THIS LIST REPRESENTS A COMPLETELY EDITED AND ANNOTATED…