Facts about public residential facilities for the mentally retarded in the United States introduce the following subjects: personal reactions by an American and by a Scandinavian visitor to typical state institutions for the retarded; the history of U.S. institutions and the theoretical constructs of role and role perception; service concepts…

A 136-item bibliography covering April-June 1969 with English abstracts of books and articles in English and Indic languages provides information on various aspects of education in Pakistan. Significant emphasis is placed on sections dealing with libraries; teachers; and general, elementary, and secondary education. Briefer sections deal with (1)…

State education agencies are concerned with strengthening the international aspects of American education to make the educational experience of future generations more relevant to the realities of present and projected populations and economic conditions in both developed and less developed areas of the world. This document discusses the necessity…

Included in this two-volume English translation of an annotated bibliography are 160 items citing books and articles in Serbo-Croatian that contain information about Yugoslavian educational resources and school systems. Works cited refer to history, research, educational development, reform, staff training, and various levels of the Yugoslavian…

On the instruction of the Council of Ontario Universities, the Advisory Committee on Academic Planning in cooperation with the Committee of Ontario Deans of Engineering has conducted a planning assessment for doctoral work in mechanical engineering. This report presents as overview of the recommendations for each of the assessments conducted in…

New knowledge and practices in the area of vocational guidance and human growth and development that have occurred since 1964 as well as future directions for guidance, both nationally and internationally, are covered in this second volume of a decennial volume series sponsored by the National Vocational Guidance Association to up-date the…

This publication is a compilation of data on a variety of subjects in the field of education in the twelve states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The structure of the educational system is described. Statistics cover all government, local and native authority, and aided voluntary agency schools depending on or registered by the Ministries of…

Included in this English translation of an annotated bibliography are 113 items citing books and articles in Serbo-Croatian that contain information about Yugoslavian educational resources and school systems. Works cited refer to history, research, educational development, reform, staff training, and various levels of the Yugoslavian educational…

English translations of annotations of 97 Serbo-Croatian documents are presented in this issue. Annotations are grouped under the following topics: history of education, educational research, development of education, school reform, teacher training and teaching staff, schools and institutions, curricula and syllabi, audio-visual aids, motivation,…

Hebrew and Arabic books and articles selected during the period of December 1970 to March 1971 are part of a collection of volumes comprising annotated bibliographies that include author and publishers indices for each abstract written in English. The volume is divided into two parts: 1) includes items on Foundations of Education, The Educational…

This theoretical discussion explores pedagogical assumptions of political education in West Germany. Three major methodological orientations are discussed: the normative-ontological, empirical-analytical, and dialectical-historical. The author recounts the aims, methods, and basic presuppositions of each of these approaches. Topics discussed…

The reports from this conference deal with the sources, manifestations, and influences of sports and physical education over time, geography, and cultures. Written in a non-technical manner, the twenty-eight articles deal with the relationship of sports to (among others) politics, art, dance, mythology, religion, economics, sociology, and…

The Cogito Conference Report is a record of speeches and practical workshops by 35 quest speakers on 18 current concerns in secondary school education. General session topics were: priorities in education; and hard schools vs. soft schools or the false liberal consciousness. The workshops discussed topics such as: student responsibility and…

Addressing the question of economic growth, this book focuses on the implications of industry re: Polish social structure, organization of farms, and changes in rural culture and large social groups. Emphasizing way and quality of life, this book includes the following major sections and article titles: (1) Industrialization and Changes in the…

A typology of ethnic education programs is suggested and a case study is presented where separate education for an ethnic group has been used to maintain and defend a separate ethnic identity. The typology rates ethnic education programs both by degree of normative and structural change being sought and by degree of control by ethnic groups.…