The Federation of Rocky Mountain States and the Satellite Technology Demonstration project (STD) have collaborated in an effort to provide low cost information delivery to rural areas of the Rockies. Though the goals and the financial support of this joint effort were initially confused, sites have now been selected, the communications technology…

The goal of the Satellite Technology Demonstration project (STD) was to show the feasibility of a satellite-based media system for isolated, rural populations and to test and evaluate user acceptance and the cost of various delivery modes using a variety of materials. The STD amalgamated the resources of government, health, education, and…

Speech education curriculums have been concerned primarily with teacher education. Now, speech communication educators are faced not only with the pressures of decreasing opportunities for their majors in the traditional academic marketplace, but also with the challenges of newly emerging possibilities for career roles. There is no fundamental…

This paper examines a number of problems facing school board members and educational administrators today and suggests some possible approaches to addressing those problems effectively. In considering each problem area, the author emphasizes its impact on the activities and responsibilities of school officials and discusses concrete steps they can…

Described as part of the Information System for Adaptive, Assistive and Recreational Equipment are equipment items for physically handicapped pupils in the functional areas of existence, equipment and adaptation. Reviewed in the existence section are such items as assistive food containers and container stabilizers, feeder accessories, bowel and…

This newsletter reports on phenomena at the intersection of linguistics and psychoanalysis and psychiatry. This issue consists of the following articles: (1) an editorial entitled "The Many (Inter)Faces of Language," by Robert Di Pietro--observations on various approaches to the study of language, particularly psycholinguistics; (2) a…

The Appalachian Education Satellite Project (AESP) was created to demonstrate the feasibility of conducting graduate level courses for teachers in isolated regions using communication satellites. One of the AESP's four projects was an eight session career education series for 234 elementary school teachers given at 15 sites throughout the…

Presenting a descriptive and prescriptive analysis of the social variables important to planning and informed public participation in the development of the West River Diversion Project in North Dakota (WRDP), this report is organized via the following sections: (1) Knowledge and Evaluation of the Project (How aware are people of the WRDP and its…

In an experiment in distance education conducted at the University of Lund, Sweden, students taking a course in educational technology studied at home with the aid of correspondence material. To help the students, telephone instruction with a tutor was provided. Each telephone conversation was recorded as part of the study. Students had positive…

Questions that confront teachers, administrators, and the many others involved in the education of immigrants are explored here by individuals with diverse backgrounds and points of view. The papers in this volume are written to examine a variety of issues in depth and to provide answers in relation to the education of immigrant students. While…

The structure and quality of classroom interaction and the ways in which children learn how to interact appropriately was the initial focus of the research and field work described in this paper. The site was a kindergarten/first grade class in a suburban Boston Title I elementary school with many students from second and third generation…

The tentative guide in visual communications for senior high schools is part of a series of industrial arts curriculum materials developed by the State of Louisiana. The outline format includes performance objectives with suggested activities and resources for the topics of creativity, graphic design, photographic composition and communications,…

Constituting the fourth Bureau of Indian Affairs progress report on the Presidential Secretarial Objective, this document indicates that: the project is moving according to schedule; the objective for fiscal year 1975 will be met; most areas are finishing presentations in depth; and activities will now focus principally on the needs assessment…

Classic studies in second language (L2) learning offer little evidence for the validity of the notion of universals in L2 learning. The present study investigates this notion in data collected from 15 observational studies of 40 L2 learners who acquired the L2 naturally, that is, they were not taught the language in any formal ways. Interpretation…

The authors rely on their first-hand experience in providing a wealth of practicable information for principals. The main sections of the booklet focus on planning for the public relations effort, preparing the staff and students to participate, conducting and using a community analysis, reporting information through various media, and involving…