Cites recent experiences of the Leeds School Science Industry Liason Committee in organizing contacts between schools and industry. Procedures are discussed for developing kits of teaching materials based upon local industries. (CS)

Describes the tasks of the Industry/Education Unit (IEU), established within England's Department of Industry to deal specifically with changing the attitudes of young people toward industry. (CS)

The career exploration program in Georgia was developed to provide adolescent youth with the knowledge and experiences that enable them to be aware of various career opportunities and develop tentative plans to accomplish career goals. The instructional unit consists of minicourses in four areas related to industrial arts. The four occupational…

This monograph explores various aspects of the publisher solicitation process for commercial distribution of educational materials. A brief matrix typology for the conceptual classification of various solicitation models or strategies is developed. This is followed by a discussion of one such model: the negotiated publisher solicitation or product…

Guidelines from the Association of American Publishers designed to simplify and expedite the seeking and granting of requests from educators, librarians, and other noncommercial users to duplicate portions of copyrighted materials: when permission is needed, how to seek it, why publishers are careful about copyrights, and the purpose and history…

Discusses trends of corporate ownership on the publishing and book distribution industry and implications for the teaching of English, with particular attention to future availability of textbooks and other books for young readers. (JK)

The procedures involved in informing the public about curriculum development projects is discussed: Preliminary announcements, advance publicity, progress reports, trial studies, and final dissemination of the materials. (JB)

Describes methods for enriching an A-level chemistry course with a series of chemical company visits. The rationale is discussed for an emphasis of the visits on the industrial reduction of aromatic nitro compounds. (CS)

Describes a number of locally based initiatives that foster active links between aspects of industry and all levels of education. (CS)

This textbook for junior high school students encompasses concepts found in manufacturing, and together with a teacher's guide (VT 014 238) and laboratory manual (VT 014 239) constitutes the second part of a 2-year integrated program in industrial technology. This and the first year course in construction technology, were developed under contract…

This textbook for junior high school students encompasses concepts found in construction, and together with a teacher's guide (VT 014 244) and two laboratory manuals (VT 014 242 and VT 014 243), constitutes the first part of a 2-year integrated program in industrial technology. This and the second year course in manufacturing were developed under…

Discusses two main problem areas for school/industry cooperation: (1) the need to define the purpose of such cooperation; and (2) the logistical restraints of mass visits to local industries. Also discusses the development of attitudes, and the construction of interactive teaching packages. (CS)

The National Center on Educational Media and Materials for the Handicapped's directory (third edition) lists names and addresses of more than 1600 publishers, producers and distributors who sell or rent instructional materials and educational aids, devices and media. Each entry indicates which of 74 categories of instructional materials are made…

Problems discussed include difficulty of keeping pace with the "knowledge explosion" and rapidly changing social attitudes, higher production costs vs. declining sales, consumer dissatisfaction with sales tactics, and intellectual snobbery towards the product. Trends are the single volume edition, improved sales techniques, and publisher…

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