A project filmed three commercial baking videotapes for use by secondary and adult students in food service programs. The three topics were basic dinner rolls, bread making, and hard breads and rolls. Quick-rise dough recipes were developed, written down, and explained for use with the videotapes. A pretest, posttest, and student guide were…

Boutwell Crane Moseley Associates (BCMA) was retained by the National Institute of Education (NIE) to study NIE's dissemination procedures, especially the Publishers Alert Service (PAS), and make a report with recommendations. The scope of work was broken down into six principal tasks: (1) an analysis of the current PAS effort; (2) an analysis and…

THE APPENDIXES FOR "AN INVESTIGATION OF THE TRAINING AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY MAINTENANCE WORKERS, FINAL REPORT, VOLUME I" (VT 004 006) INCLUDE (1) TWO LETTERS FROM PLANT ENGINEERS STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING MACHINERY MAINTENANCE WORKERS, (2) A DESCRIPTION OF THE MAINTENANCE TRAINING SURVEY, A SAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE,…

Concentrating on the complexities of large scale primary and secondary school textbook production, this paper provides guidelines and information for creating viable publishing industries in developing countries. Statistical analysis, personal experience, case studies and responses to a questionnaire (appended) on the publishing roles of the…

Designed to provide knowledge in receiving, storing, issuing, dispensing, and shipping of petroleum products, this course is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. The course consists of three annexes covering 219 hours of…

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 setting up learning centers for an industry services program. The first learning…

By employing southern strategies and preconceptions to develop the north, southern Canadians have complicated northern Canadian development problems. Assuming that the only recognizable work is "paid" work and that welfare recipients do not want to work, southern Canadians have failed to recognize the inherent relationship between…

The publishers, agencies, associations, and organizations identified by the Appalachian Adult Education Center as producing adult-oriented materials that are free or inexpensive, are easy to read or use, and contain useful information for solving problems are included. These sources are listed in 15 subject areas: aging, children, community,…

A three week survey was conducted to: (1) investigate the state of developmental book acitivity in Thailand, (2) determine the priority of Thailand's book needs, (3) develop program recommendations to meet the needs and (4) formulate regional recommendations. Recommendations on materials and methods needed are: (1) development of a comprehensive…

A three week survey was conducted to: (1) investigate the state of developmental book activity in Vietnam, (2) determine the priority of Vietnam's book needs, (3) develop program recommendations to meet the needs and (4) formulate regional recommendations. Although books published in Vietnam increased from 667 in 1961 to 1,566 in 1965, normal…

This working paper describes matters of copyright as they relate to teachers in Great Britain who wish to use copyrighted materials. An explanation of the principles of copyright law is followed by statements as to the present conditions of use by teachers of specific copyrighted materials: printed matter, recordings, films and photographs,…

The heritage of the Mexican American people who settled in the Southwest is discussed in this book with regard to Mexico's history, its revolution with Spain, Mexico today, and its relations with the United States. The illustrated book is designed for use by or with young people. (NQ)

Examines the moral dilemma teachers face in wishing to go outside the textbook and photocopy new and interesting reading material for their students while knowing that such actions prevent writers from profiting by their work. (JC)

Provides guidelines for instructors who teach entire courses on (or who include) films from Japan and China. Considers issues of concern in contemporary Asian cinema such as conflicts between tradition and modernity, indigenous definitions of cultural identity and artistic form, and internationalization. (KEH)

Five articles present the views of editors, publishers, librarians, and distributors on the future of book publishing and libraries. Some of the issues discussed include the potential for electronic publishing and ordering systems; marketing strategies; the status of the publishing industry; the quality of published books; and federal…