Guidelines and suggestions for introducing energy education into classrooms are provided in this booklet. The first section discusses available resources and ways to use them. These include: (1) community resources (museums, libraries, county extension services/planning offices); (2) organizations and institutions such as environmental groups,…

A resource handbook is presented that provides an overview of parent and community involvement to assist local and state education agencies, higher education institutions, and other nonprofit organizations in enhancing the partnership between school and home for the benefit of minority language group students. The guide covers the following…

Papers on national library services and activities which were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference, include: (1) "The Role of National Libraries of the Soviet Union in Reading Promotion" (N. S. Kartashov, USSR); (2) "Regional Library Cooperation in East and Southeast Asia--A Japanese Overview" (Takayasu Miyakawa,…

Quantitative and qualitative information on Hispanic Americans is collected in this "almanac." There are five main sections. Section I presents a descriptive, historical overview of the four subgroups who comprise Hispanic Americans: Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and "others." It is argued that, despite some…

This listing and bibliography is designed to provide an overview of the kind of material that has been published in areas related to planning in higher education. The contents are segmented into categories and subcategories: (1) periodicals and organizations (including educational periodicals, periodicals in organization and administration, and…

Manpower information and projections in postsecondary education have present value in the sense that they guide today's decisions based on a view of what tomorrow's world will be like. But manpower decisions are complicated by the fact that the decision-maker, be it a government, an institution, or an individual, must also take account of how…

The purpose of this pamphlet is to suggest various ways in which information about other countries may be obtained. It gives common sources of information in the section entitled "Specific Country References" in which each of the countries with embassies or legations in Washington, D.C. is shown alphabetically. The other sections in the pamphlet…

Second in a series of three developed to assist rural Americans interested in improving their communities to lock into outside resources for community betterment, this handbook concentrates on proposal writing and the grants process. Part I discusses the key points for proposal writing. These include identifying the process, identifying and…

This PLACE Sourcebook on the World of Work provides clients in employment counseling with information about occupations, the norms of the labor market, and sources that clients can consult to find additional information on the parts of PLACE related to identifying an occupation and fitting the requirements. For each employment-related topic in the…

This independent study workbook is intended to acquaint students of the nursing and allied health professions with the use of Douglas Library of the Chicago State University and to introduce a search strategy for gathering information for research papers. Consisting of nine instructional chapters, the workbook provides information on the card…

This is the eighth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurship Training modules and accompanies CE 031 045. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a specialty food store. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on introducing…

This is the twelfth in a set of 36 teaching guides to the Entrepreneurship Training Modules and accompanies CE 031 052. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a service business. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on introducing…

This is the fifteenth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training modules and accompanies CE 031 058. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a wheelchair transportation service. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions…

This is the sixteenth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training Modules and accompanies CE 031 060. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a health spa. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on introducing the…

This is the seventeenth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training modules and accompanies CE 031 062. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate an answering service. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on…