Advising students who wish to study in other countries is often difficult because accurate, up-to-date, and detailed information about the offerings in their higher institutions is frequently unavailable. A student wishing to study in a given country needs to know what the several institutions offer not only in his own subject area but also in…

While the format is designed to be introductory (for use in classes, community groups, churches, etc.), the catalog is meant to be used by all kinds of people concerned with building a new Appalachia, "faithful to the traditions and the hopes of its people." Each topical section begins with an introduction and then lists issues and…

A directory of college television courseware lists offerings in curriculum areas such as: social sciences, biology, black studies, business, mathematics, sciences, computer science, consumer protection, creative arts, drug education, ecology, engineering, humanities, physics, nursing, nutrition, religion, and vocational education, etc. Each course…

This document lists in alphabetical order the addresses, phone numbers, subgroup titles (if applicable), and the names and addresses of directors/ chairpersons of professional women's organizations. An asterisk indicates whether or not a group offers services in the areas of employment opportunities, such as a roster of women for employees seeking…

This reference work is a listing and description of 300 notable Hispanic American women who have achieved national or international prominence in a variety of fields. The entries are based on a mixture of personal interviews, book studies, and articles from periodicals. The entries feature historical and contemporary women from a broad range of…

This reference work is a supplement to the "Desk Reference on Significant Supreme Court Cases Affecting Public Education." It compiles summaries of selected education law cases from August 2001 through July 2002 and is intended as an overview of cases important to practitioners of school law. The text opens with a topical table of cases…

This listing provides directory information for organizations, centers, associations, and offices that provide services for people with deafness or hard of hearing on a national level. Services provided include information, referral, and outreach relating to education, hearing, speech, interpreting, rehabilitation, religion, recreation, medical…

This revised edition of Native Peoples was prepared to provide information for teachers, librarians, and others interested in materials about North American Indians, Inuit, and Metis. It also includes an appendix of resources relevant to Central and South American Indian cultures. Annotated citations of reading materials are provided as well as…

This catalog lists cassette books produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped during 1989. Books are listed alphabetically within subject categories under nonfiction and fiction headings. Nonfiction categories include: animals and wildlife, the arts, bestsellers, biography, blindness and physical handicaps,…

This book is a study of civil cases, filed in court after 1976, involving students in elementary and high schools. The number of cases comes to 1,632, of which 769 are concerned with special education, 290 with disciplinary matters, and 248 with sports. The remaining cases deal with racial and sex discrimination, freedom of religion, establishment…

Developed to assist parents and students in finding sources of postsecondary financial aid, this annotated listing provides a brief summary of the basic information about a selected list of financial aid sources designed primarily for minority groups and women, or available to all students. The listings provide names and addresses, background…

A guide is presented as a companion to the "College Admissions Data Handbook," which helps counselors, parents, college-bound high school students, and continuing education students choose a school that best serves the student's resources and needs. This guide allows the user to identify colleges that offer academic programs and intercollegiate…

This booklet was written to help persons who believe that their civil rights have been denied and who wish to file a complaint with the Federal government. In regard to discrimination because of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin, guidelines are presented for filing complaints about denial of opportunities in the areas of credit,…

This booklet provides synopses of 302 dissertations, all written in the period from 1988 to 1997, that focus on Catholic schooling. Of the total, 156 of the dissertations originated at non-Catholic universities, with 106 of these authored at state-supported, public institutions. The dissertations are grouped under the following categories:…

Multiculturalism and cultural pluralism are the foci of this catalog, which lists over 800 films and videos in one or both of Canada's two official languages, French and English. A subject index gives items by title and cross references titles that deal with more than one subject. Subject areas covered are child adoption, architecture, arts and…