Proceedings are summarized from the four-day conference "Parents and Children: A Family-Focused Approach to Service Delivery," held in Williamsburg, Virginia, July 1982. (MP)

Colonial classroom committees recreate an era of taxes, tyranny and military tangles. (Editor)

Governors recommend establishment of permanent programs and a national policy on regional development. Consists of excerpts from annual meeting of the Council of Appalachian Governors (September 17, 1969, Williamsburg, Virginia). (YP)

Investigating the feasibility of a human resources campus designed to locate all Williamsburg County (a rurally disadvantaged South Carolina county) health and social service agencies in one consolidated area, project objectives were to investigate: agency characteristics; ownership, management, and financing aspects of the campus concept;…

Maintains that it is widely accepted among both public and academic historians that history museums have become more pluralistic institutions in the last two decades. Reports on a two-year ethnographic study on the training and work of museum interpreters at Colonial Williamsburg. (CFR)

Presents an interview with historian Cary Carson of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and author William Styron on the role of history in society. Outlines the once-proposed Disney history theme park near Mannassas, Virginia. Discusses historical interpretation, museums, historical sites, and popular history. (CFR)

During a visit to Williamsburg Elementary School (Williamsburg, Iowa), this author was introduced to J. C. Holz, a 10-year-old boy who had already exhibited the characteristics of a prolific artist. During one of the interviews with J. C., the author encouraged him to have a solo exhibition of his work at the University of Iowa. The exhibition was…

Traces average response to recession, beginning with the use of blinders to maintain the illusion of the good old days, through the belated realization to the ill-considered hysterical response. Then, of course, the business like approach. Presented in Williamsburg, Virginia, in May to the Potomac and Chesapeake ACAC. (Author)

Describes and illustrates Williamsburg Area Community College's two-dimensional faculty salary system, with vertical steps representing teaching and trade experience and horizontal steps representing educational preparation. For each cell of the resulting matrix, a unit value is defined and translated into dollar amounts added to a predetermined…

The exercise of jurisdiction by the National Labor Relations Board does not intrude unconstitutionally on those interests of the employer protected by the First Amendment. Available from the William and Mary Law Review, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185; sc $3.00. (Author/IRT)

Describes the experiences at the Williamsburg (Virginia) Regional Library when the children's department closed for two months for renovations and temporary quarters were created in a bookmobile in a nearby parking lot. Discusses technology challenges involved in hooking up computers, selecting an appropriate collection that would fit, and…

Reforms in 1779 at the College of William and Mary caused a professor to be dismissed, after which he took legal action against the institution. It is concluded that English corporate law was abused in defending against the professor's action. (Journal availability: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185, $3.00.) (MSE)

Examines the Internal Revenue Service's proposed procedures for reviewing the tax exempt status of private schools and the controversy surrounding the procedure. Concludes that fair administration of the procedure will result in net benefit to all concerned. Available from William and Mary Law Review, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA…

This report describes an evaluation program for the kindergartens in Williamsburg County, S.C. for 1970-71. Twenty-five kindergartens, serving 587 children in ten elementary schools in the county, were operated on a full day schedule during the 1970-71 school year. Eighty-one percent of the children enrolled were from poor families. The evaluation…

Several evaluation formats were used to examine the impact that the Direct Instruction Model had on 600 selected students in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, over a 7-year period. The performance of students in the Direct Instruction Model was contrasted with the performance of similar students (on the basis of family income, ethnicity,…