In January of 1977 the Educational Products Information Exchange Institute (EPIE), the National Institute of Education, and the Army Research Institute cosponsored a task force to analyze a group of instructional materials for instructional materials developers. Participants included instructional technologists, research psychologists, commercial…

This bibliography, compiled by the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, encompasses a wide spectrum of documents related to juvenile deinstitutionalization. Although the bibliography is selective, it is a comprehensive listing of sources that deal with the negative effects of institutionalization, the movement toward…

This non-annotated bibliography, compiled by the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, encompasses a wide spectrum of documents related to the violent juvenile offender. Although the bibliography is selective, it is a comprehensive listing of sources that deal with the life-style, treatment, and public misconceptions of violent youth.…

To encourage vocational evaluation professionals to think about the importance of providing clients with occupational facts and informaton, rationale and guidelines are presented for incorporating more occupational information into the vocational evaluation process. Following a section defining occupational information and related terms, the need…

THREE AREAS WERE CONSIDERED IN "EARLY-AGE ENTRANCE TO FIRST GRADE." FIRST, A LIST OF BACKGROUND MATERIALS USED INCLUDED SENATE NUMBER 723, DELORES DURKIN'S "CHILDREN WHO LEARNED TO READ AT HOME," AND "AN EARLIER START IN READING," JAMES R. HOBSON'S "HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE OF UNDERAGE PUPILS INITIALLY ADMITTED TO…

VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION WERE PRESENTED TO INTRODUCE THIS SUBJECT TO A LAY AUDIENCE. THE TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDED--(1) ESSENTIALS OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, (2) TRENDS IN PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, (3) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS, (4) TYPES OF PROGRAMS, (5) TEACHING MATERIAL WHICH CAN BE PROGRAMED, (6) EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS, (7)…

The document reports on a Connecticut project to develop four resource products: "A Multi-Dimensional In-service Guidebook for Professional Personnel in Gifted and Talented;""Identification and Programming for Students with Outstanding Talent in the Creative Arts;""Identifying and Programming for Hispanic Gifted and…

The purpose of this manual is to provide measurement specialists and educational evaluators with procedures for identifying the key testing issues of importance to citizen groups and aid them in adapting materials for use in workshops with these groups. The manual is divided into five sections to assist the trainer in developing all aspects of a…

Intended for parents and professionals, the document contains a listing of books, newsletters, periodicals, and free material on learning disabilities. Publications are listed alphabetically by author or sponsor with entries that usually provide the following information: title, publisher, publisher's address, publication date, cost, and brief…

The bibliography on parents and siblings of the handicapped is divided into four sections: writings by parents on being the parent of a handicapped child; information, teaching suggestions, and training guides for parents; readings for the professional; and writings by and stories for siblings on being the sibling of a handicapped child. Almost…

This is an annotated bibliography compiled to help school personnel locate resources to develop effective school programs which support sex equality and ethnic/racial pluralism. It is an update of "American Diversity" (1969,1971) and of "Images of Women" (1973). The bibliography is divided into two parts: Part I includes entries for the major…

THE FIRST OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL SECTIONS OF THIS REFERENCE WORK IS A CROSS-REFERENCED SUBJECT MATTER SECTION SERVING AS A GUIDE TO SPECIFIC FILMSTRIPS THROUGH EITHER A GENERAL SUBJECT (E.G., BIOGRAPHY, FINE ARTS, SOCIOLOGY) OR A TERM OR TOPIC (E.G., CIVIL WAR, MITOSIS, TIDES). THE MIDDLE SECTION IS AN ALPHABETICAL TITLE-DESCRIPTIVE SECTION IN…

This booklet is a revised and abridged reprint of "Let's Teach Adults," brought out by the Florida State Department of Education in 1954. In this printing, references have been broadened to apply to the country as a whole. The four chapters, intended for use by teachers and directors of adult education programs, discuss beginning first classes…

This guide to the basic literature on self sufficient living presents current selection tools for use by public librarians. Sections are narrative and describe a newspaper, a magazine, a specialized publishing company, out-of-print sources, government publications, a specialized lending library, and miscellaneous publications. (KP)

The book is an annotated directory of 84 curriculum materials available for use with severely/profoundly handicapped and multiply handicapped students. Each annotation provides the title, author or developer, publisher and address, format, developmental level, content areas, goal, description, and price, along with any necessary or suggested…