This document reports on the eighth of a series of hearings on the reauthorization of expiring Federal elementary and secondary education programs. Seven expert witnesses, including representatives of the Department of Education and professional and community organizations, gave testimony concerning a number of micscellaneous federal programs. The…

This document contains descriptions of 38 projects that were undertaken between 1985 and 1989 by English university continuing education departments. The projects were considered innovative and were funded under new arrangements that required competitive bids or encouraged high student enrollment and low unit costs. The project descriptions appear…

A study examined the views of English/Language Arts teachers in Maryland high schools with respect to mass media consumption education. On the basis of taped interviews and completed questionnaires from 104 teachers (a 39% response) from 26 public and private high schools in 9 counties and Baltimore City, most teachers indicated they did not know…

An introductory chapter, "Contemporary Issues in Gifted Education" by Julia Dreyden and Shelagh Gallagher, summarizes National Science Foundation policy concerning development of new science and mathematics curricula and the work of the Talent Identification Program. Major conference papers and responses are then presented: "Developing Academic…

This Digest reviews ERIC documents and journal articles on the roles currently being played by two-year college learning resources centers (LRCs) in instruction and instructional development. After acknowledging that community college students have different needs for bibliographic instruction than their counterparts at four-year institutions, the…

Experiments reported in this document were intended to shed light on the linguistic and presentational issues surrounding the provision of a subtitling service for deaf schoolchildren. A series of formal experiments was carried out to evaluate deaf children's appreciation of subtitled television programs. (These experiments are described in detail…

Mississippi students are now being tested at almost every grade level. Passage of the Functional Literacy Examination (FLE) will be a prerequisite for a high school diploma beginning with the 1989 graduating class. This emphasis on testing, without an accompanying commitment to ensuring all students equal access to a full academic core curriculum,…

This guide, which was originally developed for use in a training workshop, is intended to assist adult educators in learning to market their adult literacy programs. The first chapter outlines the main principles of social marketing and public relations. An overview of the operation of a social marketing campaign on adult literacy is provided…

This strategic plan is a synthesis of a number of previous studies on computers in the schools of Alberta, Canada, as well as an assessment of the current situation in the schools, and a recognition of today's difficult fiscal climate. The topics covered include the rationale for integrating microcomputers into school programs; risks and…

This guide is intended for use in teaching a course in transportation systems. The course, which has been designed for students in grades 9 and 10, is intended to provide a basic understanding of transportation systems and the role of energy systems in transportation. The first two sections discuss the guide's development within the framework of…

This report describes a curriculum development program designed to address three problems associated with computer use in the schools: underutilization of the computer capabilities by overemphasis on basic skills instruction; stratified access to computers, or inequitable access based on race, sex, or income; and emphasis on teaching computer…

In 1984-85, the Computer Literacy and Word Processing Program for Bilingual Students at Evander Childs High School (Bronx, New York) was in the first year of a two-year, Title VII funding cycle. The major goal of the program is to improve the educational achievement and employability skills of 100 Hispanic, limited English proficient (LEP) student…

These proceedings contain 58 papers. Selected brief titles are: "Teaching Reading in Advanced English to Adult Chinese Students" (Bao); "Analyzing the Training of Trainers and Adult Educators" (Boshier); "Knowledge Utilization in Social Work Practice" (Baskett); "Adult Education in the U.K." (Bright); "Developing Media Literacy in Adults"…

This study investigated the relationship of the effects of library staff attitudes toward computer technology on their level of participation in a library computer literacy program. A series of in-service computer workshops at the University of Missouri-Columbia Libraries provided the opportunity to investigate computer anxiety among library…

This paper describes the 6-year effort (1979-1985) of the University of South Dakota School of Education to integrate microcomputer applications into the teacher education curriculum. For the purpose of describing changes in procedures and key factors over time, the activities during those years are grouped into three phases--awareness,…