The document is the final of a subset of six instructional packages focusing on teacher orientation to career education. The purpose of the module is to acquaint the user with the location, nature, accessibility, and suggested uses of various resources at the national, State, and community levels. Upon completion of the three lessons the user…

Guidelines to help ERIC clearinghouses reach lay persons and inform them of the resources available through the ERIC information network are provided. The guidelines were developed following on-site interviews with persons who have expertise in information dissemination and/or who are actively involved in providing information to citizens involved…

Guidelines to help ERIC microfiche collection holders acquaint lay persons in their community with the resources available through the ERIC information network are provided. The guidelines were developed following on-site interviews with persons who have expertise in information dissemination and/or who are actively involved in providing…

A study was conducted to assess the feasibility of establishing a regional information transfer center within the context of the National Network of Transportation Research Information Services (TRISNET). The principle areas of investigation were: (1) the transportation information needs of the public and private sectors; (2) the utility of…

Volume 1 of a study designed to conduct a state of the art review of driver problem assessment consists of a review of related literature. The purpose of the study is to identify diagnostic assessment techniques in isolating driver problems. The review was based on three levels of information sources: (1) information from primary sources--driver…

In the last 20 years the U.S. economy had changed as a result of the increase in production, processing, and distribution of information goods and services. Three information sectors--the primary sector producing information goods and services, the private bureaucracy, and the public bureaucracy--are part of a six-sector economy. Today,…

An annotated list is presented of 57 resources designed to provide information on Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments and to give assistance in the implementation of its regulatory requirements. These include Office for Civil Rights documents and general resources as well as guidelines, policy statements, and directives developed and…

The second volume of the final report deals with the targeting system--one of a hierarchy of systems required to support the effective delivery of superior occupational education. It determines that program objectives match student training in occupations, that the best choice of occupations in which to train students has been made, and that the…

A search of various literature was conducted to learn what is known about the information universe of disadvantaged adults. More than 700 documents were discovered bearing on information needs, use, and information-seeking behavior of the aged, blacks, native Americans, Chicanos, migrants, the poor, and other disadvantaged. An overview of the…

One object of this conference was to develop a practical strategy for designing a more cooperative communications structure among adult educators, publishers, and media specialists, thus assuring continuity for effective activity in developing and testing instructional materials for various categories of educationally disadvantaged adults. Another…

This manual is a guide to help individuals, community and state groups concerned with the problems of young children locate specific kinds of federal programs. Specific section headings of the manual are: Child Care and Early Childhood Education, Health, Medical, and Welfare Services, Individual Grants Programs, Training Programs, Food and…

The primary scope of this publication is to contribute to the promotion of research in the general area of manpower and employment by surveying the supply of statistical data with a view to stimulating and facilitating their analytical use. Since the mass of relevant manpower data in this country is enormous, it was decided to approach the problem…

This document is one of a series describing the background, functions, and utilization of the Regional Information System (RIS), developed by the Michigan-Ohio Regional Educational Laboratory (MOREL). RIS, which was developed to improve the accessibility of information for the educational practitioner, is described in this handbook. The handbook…

The annual report gives a synopsis of Arizona career education activities and reviews 1973 increases in career education activities relating to Senate Bill 5 (ARS 15-1199). These include high school enrollment, career testing and counseling, world of work educational materials, retraining teachers and counselors, providing teachers and curriculum,…

The purpose of this study was to: (1) investigate the use of special education services in grades 1-3 by 48 children who had attended Head Start, (2) to investigate the use of special education services by a matched group of 48 children who were eligible for but had not attended Head Start, and (3) to compare the differences between the two groups…