This publication includes discussion of the use of "combined teaching systems" (and most specifically television) in various European adult education programs. Brief reports are included on several programs (general and technical education, and arts and letters courses, in France; literacy in Italy; and various televised courses in…

Since 1966 the Chemical Society Research Unit in Information Dissemination and Retrieval at the University of Nottingham has been evaluating the use of "Chemical Titles" (CT) and "Chemical-Biological Activities" (CBAC) as current awareness services. Early results of this evaluation led to the Students' Chemical Information…

Part II of the Students' Chemical Information Project (SCIP), designed to spread the use of computer-based information services among research scientists and technologists, contains details of the project operations, statistics, results of questionnaires and research reports from liaison scientists (See LI 002 562 for Part I). Chapter I: Operation…

Project Head Start and Project Follow Through are jointly exploring the effectiveness of 12 different educational approaches, or models, for the education of young children from poverty families. Investigations include study of (1) the effect of a continuous intervention program which begins with Head Start and extends through third grade, (2) the…

An overall description of electronic weapon system maintenance training research which was conducted under Task FORECAST and which was directed primarily toward troubleshooting electronic systems is presented. This training research sought to determine the effectiveness of a method for analyzing electronic systems based on simple logic as opposed…

An experimental program in Flint, Michigan, was designed to raise the academic level of underachieving children by involving their parents in the daily reading exercises and study habits of their children. Children were given materials including booklets made from old basal readers and file boxes for word cards. Parents were given instruction in…

The author notes three approaches to library education today: the traditional approach, the information science approach, and the approach which seeks to use what is best in the traditional while incorporating the more promising innovations. The author feels that library education ought to prepare librarians to be solution seekers rather than…

This publication consists of descriptive reports of 183 projects funded by Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act from 1966 to 1968, submitted by the directors of those projects conducted by local educational agencies in California. The reports are reproduced as submitted. The report for each project includes: designation of the…

This study investigated the emotional effects of various treatment conditions on children starting nursery school. Subjects were 108 children, predominantly middle class, 3 1/2 to 5 years old. Treatment conditions were analyzed according to (1) previsit to school vs. no previsit, (2) mother present vs. mother absent, (3) peer group experiences vs.…

Project IMPACT (Instructional Model Prototypes Attainable in Computerized Training) is a comprehensive advanced development project designed to produce an effective and economical computer administered instruction (CAI) system for the Army. In this paper, the rationale for conceptualizing the instructional process in a form implementable by…

To compare the effectiveness of the traditional and the experimental approaches to Head Start classrooms, 68 children and six teachers in San Francisco participated in an educational experiment. The traditional approach emphasizes the children's internal motivation resulting from spontaneous free play and warm, accepting teachers, while the…

Higher education today is the target of growing pressure for improved management procedures. As one response to these societal pressures, higher education has developed numerous nontraditional patterns of instruction. The purpose of this paper is to discusss educational and instructional development, that is, change within higher education, and…

This document presents a study of the organizational, financial, and physical implications of developing a program for "new market" students at the University of Wisconsin. New market students are generally older people who want educational programs and policies relating directly and concretely to their work, leisure, and human…

The paper reviews and evaluates the content of operational and experimental cross cultural training programs within the three military services. In addition, data from other sources are examined. Specific programs are described, along with the methods used for evaluating the long-range effects of cross cultural training. Finally, techniques are…

This fifth report of the Commission on Public School Personnel Policies in Ohio approaches the question of the 180-day, 2-semester, set school calendar. The commission recommends a through examination of the possible benefits of a change in the scheduling of the school year. Several underlying reasons are identified: a) the traditional school year…