A survey of the library system in Iran, consisting of about two thousand libraries and five million volumes, under the following headings: National Library: The Present, Pahlavi National Library: The Future, Public Libraries, Children's Libraries, Academic Libraries, School Libraries, Libraries for Tribal Schools, Special Libraries, Iranian…

This paper describes a project that focuses on youth themselves as resources in meeting the problem of maltreatment of adolescents. The 4-part program consists of a youth-staffed hot line, a self-help group, an information pamphlet for recognizing maltreatment and a public awareness campaign. (Author/SE)

Describes a foster care agency set up and managed entirely by foster parents, and discusses the roles and relationships of the foster parents and social workers in the agency. (Author/SE)

Here is an inexpensive approach for broadening student knowledge of metal techniques. Electroforming and electroetching are fully described. (Author/RK)

An existing computer program for computing multiple regression analyses is made interactive in order to alleviate core storage requirements. Also, some improvements in the graphics aspects of the program are included. (JKS)

This article indicates some of the ways in which the National Urban League has dealt with the problem of minority youth. These ways include programs such as the Street Academy Program, student internship programs, and the Black Executive Exchange Program, a conference on youth employment, and affiliation with other programs. (Author/AM)

Unfortunately, many elementary schools today are not equipped with an art room. In addition, thousands of elementary school children complete the first six years of their formal education without the benefit of a qualified art teacher. The project described is one small step toward educating the "whole" child. It features the Artmobile,…

Magnetohydrodynamics is a technology that could utilize the nation's most abundant fossil fuel and produce electrical energy more efficiently and cleanly than present-day turbines. A national research and development program is ongoing in Butte, Montana at the Montana Energy and MHD Research and Development Institute (MERDI). (Author/RK)

This article describes one exploratory treatment approach designed to help hostile marital partners reach a point at which each is motivated to solve problems rather than seek revenge. (Author)

Described is Project APSE (Action Planning in Special Education), an alternative approach to special education teacher training in which graduate students plan a diagnostic and remedial program for children referred with possible learning disabilities within the school setting. (CL)

The author discusses the valuable contributions the elderly can make to our society and suggests means by which educators can assist in this endeavor. (Editor)

Counselor-education programs may be enriched through the use of modularized learning experiences. This article notes several recent articles on competency-based counselor education, the concepts of simulation and modularization, and describes the process of developing a modularized master's program at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut.…

A cooperative student-intern program has been implemented by North Carolina State University in cooperation with the Wake County school system. Functions of the interdisciplinary team members, as well as strengths and weaknesses of the approach, are presented here. (BP)

This paper presents an empirical approach to supervision and training of marriage and family therapists. Advantages from the use of the empirical approach include a systematic investigation of the skills and competencies of the therapists, and establishing the basis for the scientific study of supervision. Two case studies are given. (Author)

This article describes the development (and provides examples) of workshop exercises designed to fuse work and leisure. It presumes that most counselors prefer to remain in the counseling field but need some method to recapture their initial enthusiasm for their work. (Author)