White House Conferences on Children and Youth, an idea originated by James E. West, have been held at approximately 10-year intervals during this century: 1909, 1919, 1930, 1940, 1950, and 1960. Although called by the President, and with one or more sessions usually having been held in the White House (from which the name of the conferences…

A pilot test of the National Campaign in Co-operative Member Education was carried out in Tanzania in 1970. The test objectives were to: (1) evaluate the effectiveness of the Campaign administrative organization, and (2) learn how to organize such a campaign. Held during Adult Education Year, the Campaign covered three subjects: Produce Marketing,…

Reported are seven primary recommendations on national science policy made by the Task Force on Science Policy to the President. From a review of the Federal Government's existing science policy (in 1969), problems and opportunities considered as inputs to the legislative and executive science program for 1970 were selected. A criterion for…

Brief historical background of Tanzania; Links between adult education and development objectives, Links between Adult Education and Formal Education are outlined. Importance of adult education is emphasized. (NF)

A study of the applications of computer to libraries and information systems carried out with the support of the Council on Library Resources is reported. The report presents recommendations derived from the synthesis of facts, views, and opinions obtained from sources such as: visits to selected projects and installations, published and private…

The objectives of this conference included (1) bringing conferees in contact with leaders of recent national dissemination endeavors, (2) allowing them to interact in voicing dissemination problems and posing possible solutions, and (3) eliciting concerns related to dissemination/diffusion efforts. The proceedings include lists of the…

Examines future implications and significant trends in the field of scientific technical information, including (1) decentralized preparation and collection of formalized input bibliographic and/or factual data, (2) centralized world-wide processing of both kinds of data bases, and (3) nationally decentralized output information services, and…

Discusses "A National Periodicals Center Technical Development Plan," published in August 1978 by the Council on Library Resources. Topics covered include the priority, the plan, purposes, the program, participants and price, the publisher, and parameters. (VT)

A discussion of the questions addressed, and the questions ignored by the June 1977 report of the Network Advisory Group of the Library of Congress on a national bibliographic network. (Author/KP)

Overview of the educational strengths and weaknesses of computer assisted learning within the National Development Programme in Computer Assisted Learning. (Author)

The operation and methodology of the external financial evaluation of the National Development Programme in Computer Assisted Learning is outlined, and its three-tier approach to costing is described. (Author)

A personal, chronological account of the change from IBU to EBU beginning in 1947. (DAG)

A personal, chronological account of the change from IBU to EBU beginning in 1939. (DAG)

Describes the activities and recommendations of a National Videodisc Symposium in Education sponsored in 1986 by the National School Boards Association and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with the primary objective of developing a national plan for integrating videodisc technology into general education. Goals for an upcoming session are…

Fourteen delegates to the Annual Convention of the Indian Adult Education Association comment on the theme paper presented by M. V. Mathur, "Adult Education and National Development." (AG)