In recent years, new and powerful legal tools have been forged to get information on social problems into the hands of the public. Yet many people who would put the information to work know little or nothing about the tools for getting it. This book attempts to draw together available information about getting and using public data. It is keyed to…

This document is one of a series designed to aid instructors in meeting the consumer-homemaker needs of low-income adult learners. The information contained in this part provides idea starters for developing ways to encourage the adult learner to broaden his experiences. The contents are mainly a presentation of 91 slides that suggests methods…

This report identifies sources of research materials of interest to Slavic scholars and librarians. The works are largely of a noncommercial nature and are produced by governmental agencies. Publications cover a broad field of subjects and vary considerably in type and depth of treatment. Part 1 describes the contributing agencies while the second…

The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory provided technical assistance to the Northwest Indian Council on Education for a study of curriculum development for Indian occupational education. The purpose of the study was twofold: (1) to provide policy suggestions for the consideration of the curriculum center; and (2) to summarize curriculum…

Cable television has been introduced to the public as a revolutionary development in communications, but its history, evolving structure, and present operation indicate otherwise. A few large industrial conglomerates have come to dominate the field of cable television and studies by private institutions and the regulatory activities of the Federal…

The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) system, a useful source of information on educational resources, is described briefly. The ERIC Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education has been trying to develop an effective information network within that field by developing information resources, producing a guide to information…

A study program and test collection project was recently completed by the Clearinghouse for Applied Performance Testing at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL). The project focused on two separate, but related, objectives: compilation of self-study programs leading directly to certification or licensing and development of a survey…

Principal sources of data on employment and earnings or income are outlined here. Among them are Labor Department data sources, Labor Department publications, census publications from 1970 census, and the Social Security administration. (Author/AM)

A study of 150 residents of a small southern Illinois city suggests that there are significant correlations between local daily newspaper content and what people in the community report reading and talking about, but that there are only nonsignificant partial correlations between the newspaper's and the residents' agendas about local news. (GW)

Provides an annotated list of references for use in teaching about Acadian regions of Canada, along with a brief statement about the movements of eighteenth century Acadian settlers. References include general histories of the Maritime provinces which contain information on Acadian history, and publications on Acadian history in particular. (BC)

Isolating the major patterns of attitudes of students living in university residence halls toward a university health service, this study attempts to determine whether there were differences among the groups with respect to their use of the mass media as sources of health-related information. (DS)

The jobtype of an academic librarian--administrator, public service librarian, or technical service librarian--appears to be an important determinant as to corresponding contacts with various types of information sources important in decision making. (Author/MBR)

Examines four aspects of the role of scientific and technological information in state legislatures. Research indicates that a consensus on the need to bring scientific and technological information to bear on public problems does not exist. The method by which legislators secure information and the conditions necessary to change state information…

Adult audiences' attentiveness to and evaluation of various sources of information were examined in this study. Personal sources of information were evaluated more highly by adults interested in pursuing higher education than those not interested; mass media information sources were not evaluated differently by the two groups. (Author/LBH)

Five ethical issues concerning evaluation studies are discussed: identification of the study's audiences, choices of variables and information sources, cost effectiveness of instrument and procedures, rights of subjects and program personnel to confidentiality, and relationships between the evaluator and program sponsors, participants, and…