A discussion of a new program in Great Britain, the adult literacy program. BBC broadcasts along with tutorial support, classes, and schemes for individual support are detailed. (HB)

A discussion of the evolution and recent changes in educational media in the British Commonwealth countries. (HB)

The author defines protocol materials, discusses their development, then examines how the initiation of U.S. Office of Education (USOE) support modified the original definition. (The USOE Master Coordinate System is included as an appendix.) (JA)

In this digest identification and development of leadership skills in gifted and talented students are examined. Leadership is analyzed and its scope expanded from qualities of one who leads to a more complex view of how a person exerts influence. Conceptions of task-oriented versus relationship-oriented leaders are considered. Ways in which…

G.E.T.I. is Groupe d'Etudes et de Travaux Interdisciplinaires Group for Interdisciplinary Work and Studies). (RL)

Mr. Fontanet is the French minister of Education. (RL)

The experience of the Schools Council Resource Centre Project, 1970-73 (Great Britain) is examined in context of recent international publication on the subject. (Author)

A description of the physical layout of the resource centre is given, together with the various services it provides for teachers, and a brief comment on some of the ideas behind the project. (Author)

Intended for parents of mentally retarded children, the booklet describes the organization of a parent support program in Canada. Sections outline seven steps involved in the development of a Pilot Parents Program: (1) one or two parents in a local association for the mentally retarded chapter decide to start Pilot Parents; (2) a Pilot Parents…

This May 1969 conference, jointly sponsored by the Illinois Junior College Board and the Illinois Association of Community and Junior Colleges, provided a chance for board members, educators, faculty, and students to discuss current problems. Among the many topics of interest were program development in new technologies, dental auxiliaries,…

A key element in understanding the nature of the public broadcasting industry in this country is knowing how the Public Broadcasting Service came to be. A memo-by-memo account of the policies, principles, and strategies that resulted in the establishment of PBS is presented. (Author/HB)

Reports on the experience of the Food and Drug Administration from the initiation of a new planning system in 1972 up to 1975. (Available from Subscriptions Manager, Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW, England; $60.00 annually.) (Author)