This publication presents information on federal and state programs which fund library and other book-related projects. Federal programs described provide funding for: (1) library services (Title I, Library Services and Construction Act/LSCA); (2) instructional materials and school library resources (Title IV-B, Elementary and Secondary Education…

This guide is designed to acquaint public television station managers and staff with the video-teleconferencing business. For managers, the goal is to provide an overview of the market and an understanding of the facilities and personnel required to enter it. For staff personnel who may be assigned to video-teleconferencing responsibilities, the…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three learning activities on preparing a budget for an industry services project. (Industry services are manpower services provided by public agencies to new and expanding private industry.) The first learning activity is designed to provide the…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders to provide guidance in the performance of manpower services by public agencies to new and expanding private industry, this module contains three sequential learning activities on adapting the training site to training needs. The first learning activity is designed to…

One of 33 self-paced industry services leadership development (ISLD) modules, this module contains three sequential learning activities on developing training manuals for an industry services job training program. (The type of industry services for which these modules were developed would involve provision of job training by public agencies for…

This workbook provides instruction in basic styles, principles, and techniques of broadcast news writing. After offering general guidelines, the workbook discusses writing broadcast news leads, using names correctly, placing titles and attributions in their proper place in sentences, writing direct and indirect quotations, using contractions,…

The document is the fifth of a series, to be integrated with a G.E.D. program, containing instructional materials for the construction cluster. The volume focuses on electrical work and consists of 20 instructional units which require a month of study: (1) safety precautions and first aid for electrical workers; (2) planning a simple installation;…

In high school distributve education classes the selling function is usually interpreted as it relates to retail sales. The industrial sales representative, however, must act on his own in the field, making decisions without consultation with his superiors. As the total distributive education program grows in sophistication, there is a need to…

The curriculum guide (developed by the South Carolina Office of Vocational Education, the School of Home Economics of Winthrop College, business leaders, and distributive educators) is designed for the teaching of a one-year distributive education specialty program for 12th grade students interested in pursuing a career in fashion merchandising.…

Describes a ninth-grade transportation technology course developed by the Technical Education Program at West Virginia University for a junior high school with no existing industrial arts curriculum. Although not developed for the usual industrial arts lab, the course information could be useful in updating present industrial arts curricula. (MF)

Offers a number of practical suggestions to Canadian academic librarians expected to write for publication. Areas discussed include choosing a topic; finding a publisher; collecting data; allowing respondents to comment on manuscript drafts; preparation of manuscripts; joint authorship; expenditures, royalties, and taxes; and publishing contracts.…

Describes a survey of editors of 35 national and international library/media, educational technology, and general education journals used by instructional media professionals that was conducted to determine the type of information the journals would most prefer to receive, the journal's operating procedures, and the most important causes for…

This student manual and the accompanying instructor's guide (CE 010 376) are directed toward exploring manufacturing occupations. It is designed to help the student explore the various career, occupational, and job related fields found within the manufacturing occupations. Four sections are included. An overview of career education and…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders to provide guidance in the performance of manpower services by public agencies to new or expanding private industries, this module contains three sequential learning activities on developing performance tests for industry services programs. The first learning…

Providing a general framework for local curriculum development, the guide is intended to assist industrial arts teachers and public school administrators in situations where a comprehensive curriculum development effort is undertaken, a new industrial arts curriculum is being developed, or an existing program is being revised. Four phases of…