Article based on speech to the annual conference of the National Council for Social Studies (Washington, D. C., November 1968). Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Program Description.

These proceedings of the 1979 White House Conference on Library and Information Services contain resolutions which are the basis for the proposed National Library and Information Services Program and for new national legislation. The resolutions reflect (1) the need to reshape library and information services in order to make them more responsive…

This guide to the national bibliography of Canada includes works published in and about Canada, works by Canadian authors, and federal, provincial, and municipal government publications. "Canadiana" became operational in 1951 when bibliographic citations to monographs and serials were listed. As resources became available, more…

In order to overcome the problems confronting Guyana's educational system, this paper presents a plan for the utilization of modern technology--radio, television, and other audiovisual media--in all aspects of the system. Methods are outlined for the application of this technology to teaching methods and materials, teacher preparation, curriculum…

A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION FOR THE GIFTED STUDENT AS THEY EXIST IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY IS PRESENTED. THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED CONSIST OF THE TOP 20 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS AS DEFINED BY THE INADEQUATE, BUT USEFUL, INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT. THE "GIFTED" STUDENTS ARE THE TOP 4 PERCENT, AND THE "HIGHLY…

This speech sketches a picture of post-natal health care in the United States, circa 1979. Between 1970 and 1976, post-natal infant deaths in the first week after birth dropped 32%. During the same period, the post-neonatal decline was just 12%. Statistics are presented which highlight areas of concern. Variation across states, high incidence in…

TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES, THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY, AND A PERSISTENT SHORTAGE OF SKILLED MECHANICS HAS MADE IT NECESSARY FOR THE INDUSTRY TO HAVE A MORE DETAILED AND PLANNED TRAINING PROGRAM TO MAINTAIN EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY. THESE STANDARDS ARE INTENDED TO GOVERN THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF APPRENTICES IN THE RESPECTIVE…

The apprenticeship system in the United States is a method of training for a vocation or skilled trade within the framework of a relatively free labor market. It is a system which furnishes training through employment and one which is affected by the employment level of a given period. This is particularly important as the apprenticeship typically…

The first of three main sections of the report on career education in Rhode Island, a rationale for career education, discusses the need for career education, some misconceptions about career education, seven career education tenets, and two State career education program models (Oklahoma and Nevada). Part two deals with career education programs…

This twenty-fourth annual report of the National Science Foundation (NSF) describes the research project support activities, national and international programs, research applications, and science education studies for the fiscal year 1974. It also includes appendices and a statement by H. Guyford Stever, the director of NSF. Scientific research…

The current status of the National Information System for Physics and Astronomy which is being implemented by the information Division of the American Institute of Physics is reported in this issue of a series of annual reports on the program. The goals of the system, their relative priorities and the over-all strategy by which they are to be…

Part I deals with background information for planning on a national scale. Its objective is to focus attention on planning as a concept and on existing problems and deficiencies in individual Asian countries and the Asian region as a whole, and to provide the background needed to develop a realistic plan of action for library development in Asia.…

The first half of this document deals with the nature of needs for higher quality in teacher education. The substance of quality in teacher education is discussed in light of the relationship between social reality and the schools. The second half develops the following outline of recommendations for a new program: 1) A National Teacher Education…

The Right to Read Effort was established to help eliminate illiteracy in the United States. Major thrusts involve translating research and placing it in the hands of practitioners, the coordination of basic planning at the local school level, retraining existing personnel, and insisting on individualized and personalized reading instruction.…