Written for anyone interested in what makes a meeting run smoothly (and what doesn't), the guide for conducting meetings is divided into the following sections: the chairperson (his/her responsibilities, preparing an agenda, organizing discussions); the meeting (quorums, discussions, points of order, and clarification); the motion (making the…

Based on definitions of a machine-readable data file (MRDF) taken from the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, second edition (AACR2) and Standards for Cataloging Nonprint Materials, the following recommendations for processing items of computer software are provided: (1) base main and added entry determination on AACR2; (2) place designation of form…

This pamphlet is designed to assist school personnel in dealing with youth suicide by providing information, and prevention, intervention, and postvention activities. The foreword briefly covers problems facing adolescents that may lead to suicide, and mentions the after effects on the family, school, and community. A message from New York…

This update of a 1983 annotated bibliography lists 298 special features or special issues of science and technology periodicals with emphasis on compilations of information that appear in periodicals on a regular basis. In addition to the 203 entries listed in the original edition, 95 new entries are included. Subjects covered in the guide include…

Presents a checklist of characteristics of organizations rated high in innovativeness. Suggests that those items not checked should point to some things that may need to be changed in an organization. (Author/PC)

This collection includes over 6,300 reels of microfilm of unique manuscript and archival holdings from both national and foreign repositories. Most of the material is historical, largely for Mexico from the colonial period to the early twentieth century. Three repositories account for the major portion of the holdings: the National Archives of the…

Intended to assist in the development of instructional products that can be used without direction or assistance from the developer, this guide identifies and describes in a systematic yet flexible approach steps in the product development process. These steps, called phases, serve as chapter headings: Phase I--Clarifying the Need; Phase…

In this paper, principals and other persons of innovating middle schools, junior high schools, and senior high schools associated with the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Individualized Schooling describe the most interesting features of their schools and respond to a features checklist. They provide the names of contact persons in…

The Creativity Checklist (CCh) is an eight-item measure developed specifically for the systematic identification of creativity observed by at least one other person. Each item is rated on the basis of that person's observations of individuals and scored on a scale that can vary from l=never to 5=consistently. Each individual's total creativity…

The purpose of the Needs Checklist for Career Education (NCCE) is to provide a tool to help determine the needs within career education as perceived by middle and secondary school students and staff. The checklist has two forms--one for students and one for staff. Each form has three major sections with comparable items for students and staff.…

Energy reduction measures recommended by the government have negligible cost to the school and provide considerable savings. (Author/MLF)

Discusses a longitudinal study of the reading readiness of 100 children entering school, and provides a reading readiness checklist. (DD)

Proposes guidelines to enable the consistent and thorough review of instructional interactive video packages. Presented in outline form, the evaluation criteria include package information, documentation and support materials, role of the computer in instruction, role of video and audio in instruction, and the computer videodisc mix. (CLB)

The authors describe a method for assessing job task performance without bias. The method is applicable to both product and procedure evaluation and features use of checklists. They discuss checklist validation, pilot testing, and revision. (CH)

The requirements of an enriched curriculum are examined. Emphasis is on experiential and inquiry learning and acquisition of skills which encourage independence and efficiency in learning. The need for teacher questioning that allows for differentiated responses at a variety of levels is stressed. (CL)