American Indian historians are best equipped to shape a much needed reconstruction of the cultural and societal processes that shaped pre-Columbian American Indian education. An accurate view of these systems is important to the adequate consideration of current American Indian educational needs. (CM)

The secret for obtaining project funding is to find the appropriate source and to identify clear goals. Advice for scholars and researchers seeking grants is offered with focus on sources of information dealing with financial support programs and funding for female researchers. (JMD)

Examining the relationship of industrial arts to consumer education, this article (1) provides a list of goals for students in consumer industrial arts, (2) discusses program characteristics at the elementary and secondary levels, and (3) gives sources of implementation guidelines. (LRA)

Provides annotations of 218 alcohol-education publications including books, curriculum guides, paperbacks, pamphlets, leaflets, and periodicals. Cites bibliographic information, cost, target audience, and main concepts/major contents. (Author)

Considers differences between and among nations according to their access to information and their ability to use it. Concludes that world populations may soon be divided into the information elite and the information ignorant. Discusses the increasingly important role of computers in technological advancement for developing nations. (DB)

Summarizes the results of a survey of reader attitudes concerning the usefulness of publications provided by the Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ). (RL)

Reports on a telephone survey of a sample of Ohio residents concerning their views of the schools and their sources of information on the schools. Among the implications was that educators should provide valid and reliable information through the mass media if they want to increase public confidence and trust. (Author/IRT)

Discusses selected books that had an influence on the author's childhood and career. (JT)

Presents a study of first-time voters and the relationship of interpersonal communication, particularly with fathers, and media exposure to their dispositions toward voting. Dispositions toward voting were indexed by items reflecting overall political interest, sense of political efficacy, concern about voting, and sense of voting efficacy. (JMF)

The literature on change is examined, to explain why most attempts at change in schools fail. The historical development of modern change studies is traced from the early 1940s. Its evolution is analyzed and evaluated and some probable future directions in the literature are suggested. Reasons are suggested for failures at change. (Author/MSE)

Reflects the recognition, concern, and efforts within the United States to enhance the availability and utilization of scientific and technical information. (Author/RAA)

Suggests practical methods for teaching students to check and evaluate the source of reading material in order to aid their thoughtful reaction. (MKM)

Describes three projects (a public records directory, an Iowa state reference file, and a reporter's reference guide) that help student journalists to develop respect for public records and to identify the most important and accessible records. (RL)

A study of the diffusion of news about the Mormon Church's approval of Blacks for the priesthood revealed that "shocking" good news can ignite the interpersonal communications system, that news has more credibility when obtained from media than when obtained interpersonally, and that people use mass media to verify news obtained…

Analyzes the relationship of academic librarians' contact with information sources and their involvement in library decision making. Findings suggest that individuals rich in information sources are most closely linked to the decision-making process. (RAA)