The article describes the steps involved and some problems to avoid in filing materials according to AGDEX, a standardized numerical filing system for agricultural materials organized by agricultural enterprise areas and enterprise practices. (MS)

A discussion of teaching about the future, along with five teaching outlines provided to help instructors identify specific examples of non-traditional audio and literary resources available for futuristic simulation. (Author/HB)

A discussion of a model depicting three stages of change in education: 1) formal schooling rigidly organized on the basis of class teaching; 2) flexible small group teaching; and 3) independent study with the teacher's role shifted more to the background and not the sole dispenser of information. (HB)

The Duke University Drug Abuse Reference Project (DUDARP) is a system for personalizing a list of resource materials for professionals in the area of drug abuse treatment and prevention. (Author)

Curricular methods and materials on population that should be used by all educators, not just population educators, enable students to learn how to make responsible decisions affecting themselves, their families, and their communities. (Author/JH)

This article provides a brief, select, annotated bibliography of guides and background materials on simulation games. (DE)

Describes an approach to constructing an Environmental Quality Index for Canada. The index is divided into air, water, land and miscellaneous sections. By looking at individual subindices, it is possible to see how environmental conditions vary across the country. By combining subindices, a crude gauge of the broad state of the environment may be…

A compilation of metric items and suppliers that can help industrial educators implement the conversion to SI metrics is supplied. (Author)

Latest films, filmstrips, and posters, which have become available since a similar list was published in "School Shop" in April, 1974, are listed and described. Source addresses and some proces have been included. (Author/EA)

This document lists publications in the field of communication available at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), covering materials processed during the years 1986 and 1987. The publication consists of three parts: a main list, a subject index, and a personal name index. The document's main list provides…

The Torres Strait Islands, located between Australia and Papua New Guinea, are an Australian possession consisting of some 70 islands and islets and administered as part of Queensland. Most of the estimated 7,000 population reside on the administrative center, Thursday Island. There are 17 primary schools and one high school in the Islands.…