Provided in this document is a bibliography of selected materials addressing the interface between forestry and the social sciences. Materials include articles appearing in United States and foreign professional journals, bibliographies, conference proceedings, completed theses/dissertations, and other types of publications. A subject-matter…

Intended to help elementary and secondary teachers obtain economics curriculum materials, this publication describes free or inexpensive materials sponsored by business, industry, and government agencies. The listing is selective and includes only those items that were deemed by the authors to be suitable. The kinds of sponsored materials cited…

This paper presents information on the development, over a 3-year period, of a computer literacy curriculum for the psychology master's program of Pepperdine University. The discussion is organized under three topics: curriculum, faculty development, and resources. A chronological flow chart is provided in Table 1, describing progress in…

Focusing on educational resources, this report describes part two of the Curriculum Branch's audit of the programs of studies, guides, textbooks, and resources of Alberta, Canada, which was undertaken (1) to determine the adequacy of the ways in which tolerance and respect for minority groups are addressed and fostered, (2) to identify areas where…

A parent education component was planned and implemented as part of a university-based preschool program in the Department of Psychology at Rutgers-The State University. Goals of the practicum were to survey parents to identify topics of interest to them; to develop a parent education program focused on topics identified by parents; to sensitize…

The principal publications the Arkansas Energy Office offers to the public on energy conservation, solar energy, and renewable energy resources are presented in this one volume for convenient reference. These publications are organized under the following headings: (1) retrofits for conservation; (2) solar energy; (3) active solar energy; (4)…

In 1980, five institutions received contracts to implement a comprehensive demonstration program of educational equity in a local education agency.A 3-year implementation phase was completed in September 1983. The contractors and their five demonstration sites were: (1) the University of Tennessee, and the Reidsville (North Carolina) City School…

Provided in this document is a bibliography of selected materials addressing the interface between forestry and social sciences. Materials include articles appearing in United States and foreign professional journals, bibliographies, conference proceedings, and other types of publications. A table of contents contains the list of subjects with…

This resource guide identifies and describes basic sources used to trace California laws, regulations, and court decisions. The guide presents background and bibliographical information on specific resources in each of the following areas: (1) bills; (2) daily publications; (3) other legislative publications; (4) chapters/codes; (5)…

This paper is designed to help teachers use historical documents for teaching by employing the strategy developed by Hilda Taba. Evidence that can be used in history instruction includes both records and remains. Records are those items that were produced to insure that information could be preserved, such as hieroglyphics, manuscripts, and oral…

The article identifies some new legislation designed to encourage educational/business/industrial cooperation and also describes a project which will develop guidelines for adult career education programs. (EA)

A learning resources center has three roles: storage and retrieval of learning media, creation and production of learning materials, and instruction and advice in the utilization of the facilities available. The design, purpose, and staffing of a resources center are discussed in detail in this article. (DS)

An information source for media production listing motion pictures, slides and filmstrips, transparencies, television and videotaping, and three-D products. (HB)

Concerned with the growing utilization of part-time community college faculty and their isolation from full-time faculty and institutional support, an inter-disciplinary team of community college and university faculty investigated current part-time faculty development efforts. Five models emerged, including "benign neglect", a workshop approach,…

These materials are intended to explain the approach adopted by the writers of the SMSG textbook, First Course in Algebra. This book is not a ninth-grade textbook or teacher's commentary. Many of the ideas presented are too difficult for most beginning students, but they are ideas which the author believes teachers should master. It is assumed…