Action must be taken to eliminate sex-role stereotyping. Elementary school textbooks are tracking children into narrowly defined sex roles which are demeaning to girls and detrimental to both girls and boys. The first step is to research the material currently in use in order to collect specific illustrations with which to arm oneself. The next…

In an attempt to clarify the indexing and announcing controls for government documents, this issue of the Drexel Library Quarterly presents background information on several of the information controlling and access agencies, describes their operations, and points out their inherent problems and weaknesses. The agencies covered are the Government…

The catalog is organized to provide information (classification and location) of media and resources for teachers and students in the junior and senior high schools. Directed specifically to teachers in Powell, Wyoming, the materials checklist covers the areas of: (1) professions; (2) education; (3) science; (4) medical; (5) service; (6)…

Included in this annotated bibliography are approximately 100 resources about the Japanese-American population in the United States. Cited works include journals, monographs, books, theses, and dissertations intended to highlight significant scholarship and research of Japanese-American identity, acculturation, assimilation, school and family…

Part of the "Comprehensive National Survey of Migrant Programs" series, this directory lists services and resources available to migrant and seasonal farmworkers during their stay in the Northwestern states of Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. Prepared for use by agencies working with…

Part of the "Comprehensive National Survey of Migrant Programs" series, this directory was prepared for use by agencies working with migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the Southwestern states of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The directory lists programs, services, and resources available to migrants in these…

Black newspapers should not go unnoticed by school administrators, as they too often are. Black people have a long and proud history of intraracial communication. More than 200 "black" periodicals work hard at forming, leading, and interpreting for black communities. No black community is totally dependent upon the standard white-owned and…

This yearbook is designed as a comprehensive guide to British Industrial Training. Section 1 describes existing resources, information, and obligations in the light of the Industrial Training Act of 1964. Sections 2-6 cover the scope of training; the Department of Education and Productivity and the Central Training Council; the 30 Industrial…

The study attempts to: (1) inventory the characteristics of all current full time post-high school vocational teachers in Wisconsin, and (2) learn something about the labor market mechanisms of the post-high school vocational teacher labor market. The population to be studied consisted of approximately 1,550 full-time teachers and administrators.…

Two studies were made of part time adult education enrollees in Wisconsin: (1) a Spring 1967 study of relationships between demographic or socioeconomic data and information on reasons for course participation in the vocational system; (2) a study during the 1967-68 school year in which questionnaires were given, to vocational system course…

Based on surveys in 1957 and 1960 in six Georgia counties, this study evaluated an intensive educational program by the University of Georgia, and investigated attitudes and other factors related to farmers' use of fertilizers. Respondents were ranked by amounts of plant nutrients applied per acre in 1957 and by fertility per farm. Findings…

In order for the Governors State University (GSU) to reach its stated objectives, a unique administrative environment was created which supports the creation of instructional materials based on competencies. Performance objectives are used to describe course content and the learning requirements for individual courses within a program, as well as…

A bibliography is presented which covers the areas of library education; library science research; educational research; curriculum planning; teaching methods; various uses of media; school libraries and media centers; social science research; educational societies, associations, and research bureaus; and accreditation. Types of materials cited…

A true library network is the interfacing of more than one kind of system (i.e., public and academic) rather than cooperation between libraries of the same type. Networks may take many forms, such as: cooperative development of resources, with assignment of subject areas to separate facilities; a cooperative storage system, with the libraries…

The subject of this teaching and resource unit for Spanish students or social studies classes is Puerto Rico and the Puerto Ricans. The unit has sections dealing with the present conditions of the Puerto Ricans, their culture, and historical perspectives. The appendixes contain: (1) Demands of the Puerto Ricans, (2) Notable Puerto Ricans, (3)…