Official opening statements and papers on networking and the development of information technology which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) opening speeches by Else Granheim (IFLA president) and Kenneth H. Rogers (UNESCO Representative); (2) "The Importance of Networks…

This volume of proceedings contains the keynote addresses, theme papers, and reports of the various technical sessions of the National Seminar on Educating the Engineers of the Future. A total of 10 technical sessions were held. Areas addressed included: (1) social and technological scenarios and technological forecasting; (2) technologies…

A study determined labor market needs of high technology firms in Colorado. It assessed such needs in relation to present and projected output of vocational education and training programs and developed recommendations for policies and programs to meet industry training needs at the vocational training level. Data were collected through on-site…

The system of higher education of the German Democratic Republic is described. Information on the different kinds of colleges--universities, university colleges, and engineering and technical colleges--is provided, including admission procedures, course objectives, course content and structure, further education, paths leading to the award of…

As part of the Stanford Curriculum Study, information is provided on the university's approach to monitoring undergraduate education through research into student academic records. Trends in bachelor's degrees granted in the various departments from 1960-1961 to 1981-1982 at Stanford are charted and compared to national trends. Course enrollments…

Data on the characteristics of scientists and engineers employed by higher education institutions and university-administered federally funded research and development institutions are presented. These data, derived from the National Science Foundation (NSF) 1984 Survey of Scientific and Engineering Personnel Employed at Universities and Colleges,…

Studies have shown that it is difficult for people to deal with multicriteria decision-making situations. Information technology tools such as decision-support systems and expert systems have been developed in order to help them in such situations. Another tool that has been identified as helping managers understand complex engineering…

Military and civil service carpenters, masons, and plumbers were surveyed using a job inventory checklist and relative time spent rating method along with background item responses. Job clustering and job typing of combined responses were performed and comparisons were made between civilian and military groups as well as comparisons between the…

The undergraduate student body in the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida was studied to determine if there were significant differences in the grade-point ratios (GPRs), withdrawals, and forgivenesses of students in several categories. (The foregiveness policy permits a student to repeat a course and have that grade computed…

Describes a two-quarter chemistry course designed to enable civil engineers to perform water analysis studies. (PB)

This material for student use presents the basic principles and techniques of drafting and provides experiences in the application of these skills to a wide variety of occupational areas, including carpentry, plumbing, welding, electrical, and sheet metal trades. The workbook contains 20 units, organized into seven sections. Sections cover…

This report presents a summary of a survey of education and training programs in junior colleges, vocational/technical training institutes, community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities as well as other training institutions. It represents a sample, only, of the various programs available nationwide. The programs presented here have a…

The transcripts of 8,873 students, representing 7% of the enrollments in the Los Angeles Community College District, were examined to determine course participation and completion rates in science. Six curricular areas were investigated: (1) agriculture; (2) biological sciences; (3) engineering; (4) mathematics and computer science; (5) physical…

Several demonstration programs were used in training older workers in four member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The Austrian program was a stonemasonry course for persons aged 18 to 55, one group using traditional methods and the other, the discovery (discrimination learning) method. In the United…

The conferences were part of a series on the development of the field of postsecondary education in Britain. Papers of the first conference, on the organization and management of curriculum change, include: present problems of curriculum development (T.J. Russell); the management of curriculum teams (N.C. Clegg, J. Hall, W.P. Jukes, W.T. Jordan);…