Reclaiming readily available government, commercial, and other facilities for school use can help solve many of the present and future school housing problems. (Author/MLF)

Concerted Services in Training and Education was conceived as one way to minimize the dysfunctional effects of technological developments on rural communities. Three pilot projects were established to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a concerted approach to solving the training problem and other needs of rural people. One project was…

Briefly discusses identification of the individual educational needs of nurses, as well as organizational needs, including the role of advisory committees. Concludes with a discussion of continuing educational needs created by changes in nursing practice and the delivery of health services. (EM)

One hundred thirteen registered nurses working in three hospitals were surveyed to ascertain how nurses feel about continuing education and to examine the interactions between attitudes toward continuing education and personal-professional circumstances. The results provided strong evidence to support the concept of voluntary rather than mandatory…

Due to a redefinition of nursing by the American Nursing Association and financial needs which are difficult to meet, postsecondary vocational health care programs, especially practical nursing, are in danger of being phased out. An appeal to vocational practical nurse educators and legislators to improve and continue these programs is made. (BM)

Institutions of higher education face the problems of deteriorating physical plants and changes brought on by new technology such as increasing use of computers and upgrading research laboratories. A third problem is the source of funding required to alleviate building deterioration and technological requirements. (MLF)

A survey of 75 small academic libraries reveals that most hold reasonably current editions of four or five different general encyclopedias with considerable agreement on most popular titles. Encyclopedias are used primarily for ready reference and general introductions to research topics; new editions are purchased at least every five years. (EJS)

The author looks at the Canadian short-term employment model and then examines characteristics of the Japanese employment model (recruitment methods, matching rewards to performance and investment, dealing with skill obsolescence and aging, and the advantages of Japan's long-term model). (CT)

Examines relationship between journal productivity (number of references to particular journal) and journal obsolescence (median age of references to particular journal) for database of references dealing with desalination. Citation age by Bradford zones, continuous measurement of productivity and citation age, and underlying structure of observed…

Analyzes the sex ratio, national origins, age distribution, and qualification levels of Australian universities' education faculties; forecasts the effects of these universities' lack of growth, particularly on the quality of faculty members' work and on the relevance of their specialties. (Author/MCG)

This speech discusses computer lab/classrooms and the issue of properly combining space, pedagogy, and technology when facility planning to better enhance student learning and support the teaching process. Several case studies illustrate classroom computer workstation configurations and how these may help or impede student learning and…

Author presented an attitudinal guide for consideration in the hope of assisting people to become more flexible in their opinions and beliefs, so that they might take a step toward a more realistic assessment of various available alternatives. (Author/RK)

How to prepare for occupational change in career education. (Editor)

Contains the text of a speech presented at one of eight 2-day regional forums which focuses on significant technological trends and identification of implications for education resulting from these trends and societal change. (Editor/SB)