Defends Project EXCEL against criticisms offered in EA 510 647. (IRT)

The information needs of developing countries engaged in the process of industrilization are indicated, and some practical suggestions offered for developing a national industrial information center. (MBR)

This article addresses the issue of national health care. Neither Medicare nor Medicaid equitably meet the health needs of the entire population. The author suggests criteria which must be met by a national health program if it is to eliminate inequalities in costs, access to services and quality of care. (GC)

Major national developments in the field of special education are surveyed, including publication of a series of reports by the Presidents Committee on Mental Retardation, activities of the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, and the legislative mandates of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142). (GW)

The article advocates government planning of a comprehensive, long-term policy for outdoor recreation land use. (PS)

The Dominican Republic has taken steps to develop and implement a comprehensive plan (called Plan Sierra) for national natural resources management. The plan (which includes an environmental education component) demonstrates a commitment to Stockholm Recommendation 96 in a way that could become a model for other Latin American nations. (JN)

Highlights the underlying themes of Mao Zedong's views on national development and reviews his major arguments on the synthesis of foreign and Chinese ideas, methods of development, and key issues of the modernization process. The guiding principles that Mao advocated for education are discussed in the larger context of societal development. (GEA)

This article discusses the types of preservation projects the National Endowment for the Humanities' Office of Preservation expects to support, the cost of these projects, and some strategies for accomplishing them. Projects conducted by Research Libraries Group, Association of Research Libraries, and Council on Library Resources are highlighted.…

This essay raises concerns in regard to the present state of national and international information policy and discusses communication of scientific and technical information, common sense and the laws of science information and scientific communications, and formulation of science information policy. Five sources are given. (EJS)

National History Day is an opportunity for friendly competition and esprit d'corps, the topic of which in 1984 is family and community. Results of the 1983 national competition are discussed, with particular emphasis on how New England schools fared. (IS)

This publication contains the 1998 issues of the Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People newsletters for health professionals. The newsletters disseminate information about the national and local initiatives for intervention and prevention of mental health problems in young children and youth. Each issue also offers…

This report provides an overview of selected key national and multinational initiatives in digital preservation occurring outside North America. It examines digital preservation initiatives in four countries--Australia, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom--as well as related multinational initiatives. The initiatives were chosen in…

This document contains the proceedings of the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) 2000. It includes the advance program and registration materials for the NECC. Major themes of NECC 2000 include: connecting technology to teaching and learning; staying connected with professional development; moving beyond the crossroads; teachers as…

Discusses the growing uneasiness among Africans about their educational systems in spite of the fact that virtually all African governments have committed large percentages of their national budgets to education. (GB)