A three-month study in 1988 examined the feasibility of establishing a postsecondary education information center in Colorado similar to the Massachusetts Higher Education Information Center in Boston. Perceptions of 150 educators, counselors, students, and parents throughout the state were assessed. Findings led to recommendations differing…

Intended as a reference for vocational education personnel who serve special needs populations, this catalog identifies resource organizations that can provide information or technical assistance and recently developed materials for special needs groups and program areas. Section I includes organizations, arranged alphabetically and preceded by a…

Access to information about rehabilitation has traditionally been limited by the undefined scope of the field and by the lack of a central clearinghouse for rehabilitation information. A study was conducted to examine the feasibility of establishing a national rehabilitation resource center to improve the delivery of information. The study…

Begun as a two year project in Fall 1974, the California Video Resource Project (CVRP) will serve as the California video exchange and clearinghouse for library video information. CVRP will experiment with the library use of video as: (1) a medium for individual learning, (2) a medium for audience programing, (3) a medium for community…

This quarterly publication announces the availability of instructional materials acquired and processed by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education. It should be of particular interest to teachers, curriculum specialists, supervisors, and administrators involved in curriculum…

This quarterly publication announces the availability of instructional materials acquired and processed by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education. It should be of particular interest to teachers, curriculum specialists, supervisors, and administrators involved in curriculum…

This quarterly publication announces the availaility of instructional materials acquired and processed by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghose on Vocational and Technical Education. It should be of particular interest to teachers,curriculum specialists, supervisors, and administrators involved in curriculum development…

Following a trend in a number of states, Indiana has begun a project to improve college preparation and encourage high school students to pursue higher education. The effort includes a toll-free hotline, a statewide database for monitoring student characteristics, and standardized testing of basic skills. (MSE)

The Center for Special Education Finance (CSEF) provides policymakers and administrators at all governmental levels with data, analyses, expertise, and opportunities to share information about special education finance issues. One of CSEF's major activities is the periodic collection and dissemination of information on state funding systems for…

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national information system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature and other educational resources through its 16 subject-specific Clearinghouses, associated adjunct Clearinghouses, and support contractors. These publications consist…

British Columbia College and Institute Library Services (CILS) is a provincial clearinghouse of resources for students and faculty with print impairments. CILS provides services by direct loans, interlibrary loans with partner agencies, and production of new alternate format materials (audiotape, electronic texts, large print or Braille). This…

After nearly two years in development, a new federally backed research service on "what works" in education began rolling its first products off the assembly line. Launched with $18.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the newly operational What Works Clearinghouse is the department's electronic version of a "Consumer…

Reports on a forum sponsored by the California State Department of Education in cooperation with the California School Boards Association and the Far West Laboratory for Education Research and Development, which was held to identify the most critical needs for educational technology in the state and to discuss possible strategies for meeting these…

Designed to serve both as an activity report on Office of Management Services (OMS) progress during 1989 and a catalog of OMS services and products, this annual report focuses on the management of human and technical resources in a scholarly environment. Programs and services are reported in four sections: (1) Applied Research and Development (the…

The sixth volume of a 10-volume report, this document provides an analytic history of dissemination at the National Institute of Education, focusing on six dissemination-related programs supported by the Institute: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), State Dissemination Capacity Building Program, Urban Sites/Documentation and…