The publication of original research allows for the authentication of knowledge and its addition to the existing database in health education. A list through which health educators can find information on research includes such sources as card catalogs, indexing and abstracting services, automated databases, government publications, and…

Presents three current areas of research in human relations at Harvard University which may help solve the problems professionals face due to widespread introduction of new information technologies into the work environment. These include organizational learning, information mapping, and principled negotiation. (CT)

A pilot study at the University of Arizona library reports improvement in verification of questionable citations by using RLIN and OCLC as reference tools in place of print sources. A further full-scale study is planned. (RAA)

Explains in simple terms the nature and function of a number of basic types of business and industrial financial ratios. An annotated list of five basic sources for ratios is included and a reference list and bibliography are attached. (JL)

The Foundation Center, a national organization founded and supported by foundations, offers help for those in search of factual information on foundation philanthropy: finding the right foundation for your purposes and geographic area, and then learning about the foundation itself. (Author/MSE)

American Indian historians are best equipped to shape a much needed reconstruction of the cultural and societal processes that shaped pre-Columbian American Indian education. An accurate view of these systems is important to the adequate consideration of current American Indian educational needs. (CM)

The secret for obtaining project funding is to find the appropriate source and to identify clear goals. Advice for scholars and researchers seeking grants is offered with focus on sources of information dealing with financial support programs and funding for female researchers. (JMD)

Examining the relationship of industrial arts to consumer education, this article (1) provides a list of goals for students in consumer industrial arts, (2) discusses program characteristics at the elementary and secondary levels, and (3) gives sources of implementation guidelines. (LRA)

Provides annotations of 218 alcohol-education publications including books, curriculum guides, paperbacks, pamphlets, leaflets, and periodicals. Cites bibliographic information, cost, target audience, and main concepts/major contents. (Author)

Considers differences between and among nations according to their access to information and their ability to use it. Concludes that world populations may soon be divided into the information elite and the information ignorant. Discusses the increasingly important role of computers in technological advancement for developing nations. (DB)

Summarizes the results of a survey of reader attitudes concerning the usefulness of publications provided by the Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ). (RL)

Reports on a telephone survey of a sample of Ohio residents concerning their views of the schools and their sources of information on the schools. Among the implications was that educators should provide valid and reliable information through the mass media if they want to increase public confidence and trust. (Author/IRT)

Discusses selected books that had an influence on the author's childhood and career. (JT)

Presents a study of first-time voters and the relationship of interpersonal communication, particularly with fathers, and media exposure to their dispositions toward voting. Dispositions toward voting were indexed by items reflecting overall political interest, sense of political efficacy, concern about voting, and sense of voting efficacy. (JMF)

The literature on change is examined, to explain why most attempts at change in schools fail. The historical development of modern change studies is traced from the early 1940s. Its evolution is analyzed and evaluated and some probable future directions in the literature are suggested. Reasons are suggested for failures at change. (Author/MSE)