The Texas Small Schools Project has been dedicated to improving the quality of instruction in small schools, and this document provides examples of how this improvement is being brought about in the areas of teacher education and classroom instruction. Pictures and narrative are used to illustrate accomplishments in summer workshops, regional…

This report reviews the legislative progress through December 31, 1971 of the rural development bills introduced in the U.S. Senate and House during the first session of the 92d Congress. For purposes of organization, this report presents 15 major rural development categories and limits this review to those bills and bill categories directed at…

Designed to serve as a handy and useful reference for everyone in the education community, this handbook offers an overview of what a school public relations program should do and a general guide to constructing a program that has a good chance to succeed. It is intended to make evident the great need for everyone connected with the school to…

The second volume of the Research Register contains summaries of published and unpublished educational research completed in Northern Ireland during 1970-72. Its purpose is to provide nonevaluative summaries of relevant studies for use by researchers and teachers. Research focuses on such topics as parent, student, and teacher attitudes;…

Student protest and misconduct have frequently resulted in the suspension or expulsion of a student. This monograph examines the school's authority to suspend or expel a student, with the purpose of determining when such an action is permissible and when it is prohibited because it infringes on a student's constitutional and, sometimes, statutory…

The 14 research reviews pertaining to improving vocational education are organized under these topics: (1) Training of Educational Personnel, which reviews simulation and other techniques for developing leadership, facilities and equipment for a comprehensive program, a national conference on postsecondary programs, development of teacher…

Emphasizing the newspaper's influence on people's lives and opinions and its role in preserving a democratic government, this teaching guide attempts to promote student understanding and appreciation of the functions, service, and responsibilities of the press. Units for grades 7-12 focus on particular aspects of the newspaper: introduction to the…

This selected bibliography has included works that are both familiar and unfamiliar to researchers in the field. Doctoral theses have been excluded to control the size of this document. Many entries are annotated. The table of contents is organized both topically (political development, education, agriculture, social development, economic…

Part Four of a four-part report, designed to identify, synthesize, and evaluate shared services research and development efforts throughout the nation, presents a model to disseminate information concerning shared services information to rural educators. The discussion does not prescribe a "best-fit" model but presents several with an expanded…

Part Two of a four-part report, designed to identify, evaluate, and synthesize shared services research and development efforts conducted throughout the nation, presents an annotated bibliography of 32 books and 36 articles which describe various attempts to improve rural education. The 68 publications dating from 1958 to 1968 were selected by a…

In an attempt to identify, synthesize, and evaluate shared services research and development efforts conducted throughout the nation, and bring those results together in a single report, Part One of a four-part report defines rural shared services and the organizational patterns under which shared service activity exists, describes the activities…

This survey of "listening, as a receptive communication skill," summarizes major research on listening in the following areas: (1) "Scope and Extent of Listening," (2) " Literature on Listening," (3) "Relationships to Listening"--the interrelationships between listening and such factors as reading skills, intelligence, school achievement, cultural…

Canadian manpower problems were researched by a group of economists at the University of Toronto in areas of interest to manpower planners and students of the labor market. The dissatisfaction of policy makers with the present operation of the labor market is discussed in three areas: (1) inadequate output due to alleged labor shortages, (2)…

This report presents the objectives and accomplishments of the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching from November 1, 1968 to July 31, 1969. A section on organization and administration includes a chart of the programs and project activities, and the supportive services. The four program areas are (1) heuristic teaching, (2) the…

Communication is defined and the neurological bases of it and its disorders are discussed. The prevalence and costs of communicative disorders are described; current research and financial support for it and for training of investigators are reviewed. Details are then given concerning research on hearing, including the auditory system and its…