Describes the functions and staff qualifications and responsibilities of the seven subcommittees of the House Science and Technology Committee. (MLH)

Presents a discussion of issues facing the chemical industry and the Manufacturing Chemists Association held with the Manufacturing Chemists Association president, William J. Driver. (GS)

Covering the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1980, and ending June 30, 1981, this annual report of the Assembly of Life Sciences (ALS) summarizes the major activities of this group. Information is organized into four sections: (1) The Executive Office; (2) The Division of Biological Sciences; (3) The Division of Medical Sciences; and (4) The Board…

This document presents the transcript of the September 18, 1980, oversight hearing of the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor regarding section 431 of the General Education Provisions Act, which gives Congress the authority to disapprove U.S. Department of Education…

This supplement to the 1978 reference guide from the National Audiovisual Center (NAC) lists approximately 600 titles recently added to its collection of more than 12,000 titles. Major subject concentrations of the collection are in education, science, social studies, industrial/technical training, and the environmental sciences; formats include…

The booklet lists administrative and legislative recommendations from the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals. Suggestions are made for such priority action items as consumer involvement in planning and decision making, establishment of a federal programs coordinating center, and enactment of a comprehensive national health insurance…

Prior to the enactment of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), little of the data collected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was made public or could be obtained from the agency. Although the FDA files are now open, information is considered exempt from public disclosure when it involves regulatory procedures, program guidelines, work…

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was amended in 1974 in order to restrict government control and to facilitate the public's access to information. However, part of the FOIA bans federal officials from disclosing "trade secrets" and commercial or financial information obtained in confidential circumstances. This exemption has…

The report reviews progress and problems of states and localities in reporting, investigating, treating, and preventing child abuse and neglect. Six major recommendations focus on the role of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, established within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to help states in identification,…

THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE NEEDS OF SEVEN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WERE STUDIED IN DETAIL. THREE OF THESE AGENCIES ARE PRIMARILY DEVOTED TO FOREIGN OPERATIONS--THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION SERVICE, AND THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ADMINISTRATION. THREE OTHERS ARE PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH DOMESTIC PROBLEMS WITH ONLY MINOR…

The symposium papers collected in this volume present a variety of perspectives on parenthood in our changing society. In the first article the effects of the women's movement on parenting are indicated. Next, different role-dimensions of mothering and teaching are clarified and discussed. The third article reports on research aiming to document,…

A briefly-worded booklet, accompanied by photographs, defines community education, recounts its early history, and summarizes the relevant federal legislation. The emphasis of the federal government on the states and on process is explained as placing more responsibility within the states for the development of community education. The elements of…

Designed to direct the researcher to documents concerning Idaho, this bibliographic guide lists both federal and state-published books, pamphlets, periodicals, and serials in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technology, and vocational-technical education. It is divided into three parts: U.S. government documents, State of Idaho…