A collection of administrative documents from the African Adult Education Association includes the following: recommendations on training for adult education in Africa (prepared January 1969); resolutions of the Association's conference on continuing literacy, held in Kampala, Uganda in January 1968; the fiscal regulations in force for 1969/70;…

This volume contains nine papers presented at a discussion session on language planning at the 1972 Georgetown University Round Table. Papers by Bjorn H. Jernudd and Joan Rubin emphsize language planning as only one kind of treatment for language problems. Aaron Bar-Adon and T. P. Gorman discuss language treatment activities, indicating that local…

This manual was prepared to provide interested persons with information concerning the standards and administrative guidelines governing apprenticeship programs for electricians in the United States. These standards provide the basis for on-the-job training programs and classroom job related education leading to the graduation of qualified…

Current manpower policies have been characterized as experimentation with ideology, methods and programs aimed at providing an optimum solution to the unemployment dilemma of the disadvantaged. A proliferation of programs and a lack of long-range planning has been inherent during the 1960's. The report notes, however, that although a suitable…

This is the annual report of the activities of Israel Science Teaching Centre for 1971-1972. The contents of the report include reports of meetings and activities undertaken in various projects in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, agriculture, and the junior school program. Some major activities of different projects include inservice…

The Long-Range Financing Task Force of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting estimates that a capital investment of $534 million will be necessary to provide public broadcasting coverage to 90 percent of the population. This assumes that the federal share of capital expenses will be nearly 50%. Operating costs for a fully developed system will…

The purpose of the course was to enable already trained personnel to keep abreast of recent developments in their field by providing the participants with an opportunity to: (1) acquire up-to-date techniques of documentation, especially in the sphere of the application of electronic apparatus; (2) learn techniques and ways of operating national…

A committee, representing both the House and Senate, presents statements and recommendations to amend the text of the bill S.659. The major subjects under discussion are: Title I. Higher Education; Title II. Vocational Education; Title III. Amendments Relating to the Administration of Education Programs; Title IV. Indian Education; Title V.…

During the fiscal year covered by this report, the Council allocated $1,401,982 for the support of 32 new projects and continued or completed work on a number of others. In the area of administration and management, the Council is continuing the long-range program designed to help libraries make maximum use of available resources. Since 1968 the…

A profile of Israel is sketched in this paper. Emphasis is placed on the nature, scope, and accomplishments of population activities in the country. Topics and sub-topics include: location and description of the country; population--size, growth patterns, immigration patterns, differentials in growth, age structure, rural/urban distribution,…

The Library of Congress was the topic of the October, 1975, meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Presentations were given on: (1) the future uses of automation to aid the Library of Congress in its authoritative information and bibliographic data collection and dissemination functions; (2) the progress and projections for the…

Roman Catholic Church-sponsored adult education organizational development in America from 1968-72 is described, introducing a philosophical shift (from adult education broadly conceived to adult religious education) and structural adjustments based on 1971-72 research which established the Church's adult education priorities (background papers,…

This paper examines urban and regional planning and the urban impact of welfare programs in the United States as compared to the major Northern European capitalist countries. American differences are explained in terms of class structure, ideology, and political organization. (Author/EB)

Results of a study by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists to investigate mechanisms to facilitate sharing of audiovisual programs include a content analysis in veterinary pathology, a guidebook for the preparation of instruction, 20 instructional programs, a lesson evaluation mechanism, and a proposal for sharing programs. (JMD)

A profile of evening or working students in Holland was established on the basis of personal and background data, motivation, and problems. This report recommends an early start for an educational institution, organized nationwide, but with local departments, that focuses especially on working students. (Author/LBH)