This handbook is designed as a general guide to the federal establishment as it relates to education. The selection of programs represents those of current popular interest, those involving the greatest sums of money, and those recently enacted and of general interest. Programs discussed include: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare;…

The first main section of the paper consists of a description and analysis of some of the main features of primary education in Zambia at the present time, set against the developments that have taken place since independence in 1964. The purpose of this section is to outline the context within which the system of primary inspection in the country…

Provides a breakdown of topics of support covered in the 1977 fiscal year proposed budgets for the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). (CP)

Surveys the energy situation in terms of current demands and resources. Explains proposals contained in the Federal Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) plan for utilization of future sources of energy. The role of science teachers concerning energy education is discussed with suggestions for possible topics and instructional…

Discloses the proposed 1977 Federal budget of $24.7 billion for research and development which is an increase of 11 percent in overall Federal obligations and a 9 percent upswing in the applied and basic research portions. (LS)

A citizen's task force appointed by the Department of Energy to study its energy education program has taken DOE sharply to task for not drawing the line between education and propaganda. The task force urged the agency to overhaul the whole operation. (Author/BB)

The National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974, P. L. 93-641, provides for a broad spectrum of agencies, directives and resources for the planning and development of health services, including protective as well as health care services. These provisions are delineated here. (BB)

The American Public Health Association has instituted a Quality Assurance Analysis and Review (QUASAR) program to provide consultative services to laboratories.(BB)

The author discusses the growth and development of special education during the period 1947-1968. (SBH)

Examines the federal administration's overall position toward lifelong learning. Presents an analysis of fiscal 1979 budget recommendations for some of the major federal programs supporting lifelong learning. Includes a review of the congressional legislative process and a chart of selected funding recommendations. (MF)

Describes the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Applied Science and Research Applications (ASRA) program, the replacement for the Research Applied to National Needs (RANN) program, for providing applied science with an intellectual integrity and concrete usefulness. (SL)

The author examines the paradox of how federal purposes (to bring change both to those who do and don't welcome it) can be reconciled with a user-driven system (a system that maximizes user self-determination). Design specifications for effective change strategies are suggested. (MJB)

An interview describing steps the Philippine government has recently taken to expand and diversify nonformal education among adults through the School-on-the-Air program designed to bring the classroom to rural people through radio and community followup classes. Extracts from the government orders setting up the program and its pilot centers are…

Promoting innovations accounts for approximately 10 percent of the federal aid to public schools which currently exceeds $3.5 billion annually. However, serious questions about the usefulness of federal efforts to promote innovation and the prospects for educational reform have been raised. Those questions were examined here by the Rand…