The papers focus on the desirability, feasibility, and importance of proposing and beginning to implement a language agenda for all residents of the United States. After an introductory synthesis by G. R. Tucker, the following papers are presented: (1) "Matching Appropriate Actions to Specific Linguistic Inadequacies," by R. E. Thompson;…

A compilation of the best articles from "CASE Currents" on involving volunteers in institutional advancement programs is presented. Overall topics include: management of volunteers, working with trustees (volunteers at the top), benefits of participation for volunteers, and involving volunteers in fund raising, public relations, student…

A strike by teachers in the David Douglas School District of suburban Portland, Oregon, in 1978 lasted only a week and was unsuccessful in obtaining contract concessions. This document describes how the district's administration, board, building principals, and public relations specialist cooperated as a team to limit the strike's effects. Key…

A sanitary survey is an onsite inspection of a public water system by competent personnel who use a standard form, procedure, and method to survey the effectiveness and maintenance of the system and to determine its ability to provide continuously safe water to the consuming public. This text, developed as an aid to providing instruction on how to…

The decline of public confidence in education can be traced in part to the declining percentage of adults with school-age children. Since nonparents derive their information about schools primarily from the mass media, schools must expand their information networks beyond their immediate school community and devise public relations programs to let…

This manual covers the fundamentals of managing student activities, including program management, budget guidelines and cost-cutting methods, and ways to gain support for the student activities program. General advice is provided in the opening section on initial assessment of program options, setting priorities, and resource allocation. The…

A nationwide survey examined (1) differences between management's goals for public relations and the goals of public relations practitioners, and (2) the morale of public relations practitioners as related to this goal conflict. A 47-item questionnaire about various aspects of public relations work was completed by 557 fulltime public relations…

This document contains two reports on an independent, self-paced educational program in library and information science which was offered by the School of Library Science of the University of Southern California. The program was designed for persons who, because of financial, job-related, family, or other personal obligations, are unable to attend…

This paper explores the idea of excellence in education and provides some suggestions of how excellence can be achieved in a vocational education program. The first part of the booklet describes the components of excellence in vocational education, such as excellent teachers; meeting the needs of students, the community, and employers; and being…

Based on the belief that socioeconomic and cultural development in the pan-African region can be best promoted if it is supported by sound information and documentation services, the education and training of information personnel has become one of the major program areas of the Education, Science and Documentation Centre of the German Foundation…

This study at a medium-sized academic library was based on the assumption that usage of the pamphlet collection could be increased by weeding to create a smaller more accessible collection, reorganization to create a more browsable collection, and promotion to increase reference librarians' awareness of the collection's contents. Approximately…

To help administrators build confidence in their schools, this document offers 12 suggestions to foster better communication, increased confidence, and more effective schools. Each suggestion is discussed and examples are provided of how to carry out the suggestion. The 12 suggestions are to (1) strive for school quality, (2) create a spirit of…

An idea conceived by federal volunteer agency director Thomas Rauken in 1979, the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program (VVLP) was officially launched in November, 1981. The program was scheduled to be federally funded for three years, and thereafter to be privately funded and operated. The VVLP formed a network of veteran volunteers who…

This guide, which is geared toward faculty at institutions of higher education that are in the process of developing a program for working adults in a community with a strong unionized working force, presents guidelines for establishing and developing a working relationship with a labor advisory board. The rationale behind establishing such a…

The five case histories presented in this paper discuss the relations of the Mobil Oil Corporation with various news media since 1973, particularly the difficulties that the oil industry has faced in communicating with and through the news media. The case histories deal with the following topics; news stories about tankers allegedly waiting…