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This document is a compilation of role and competency statements derived from the literature on competency-based educational administration, and was prepared as a working paper for Project ROME (Results Oriented Management in Education) at the University of Georgia, Bureau of Educational Studies and Field Services. The statements included represent a review of forty-nine currently existing literature sources of competencies for school principals. The competency statements are identified with terms synonymous with "competency" which are currently used by various authors, e.g.: administrative duties, responsibilities, necessary performances, functional roles, etc. (Author)

A LINGUISTIC PROCESSING SYSTEM, WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR CHINESE TO ENGLISH MACHINE TRANSLATION, UTILIZING THE CONTEXTUAL ASSOCIATIVE METHOD WAS DESCRIBED. THE REPORT INCLUDES (1) AN EXPLANATION OF THE LINGUISTIC PROCESSING SYSTEM, (2) MORPHOLOGICAL AND SYNTACTIC ANALYSES, AND (3) AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH INFLECTION. MACHINE APPLICABILITY WAS STRESSED THROUGHOUT, AND TESTING OF LINGUISTIC RULES BY MACHINE WAS INITIATED AND PROVED VALUABLE. THE CHINESE INPUT WAS PROCESSED BY CHICODER, A DEVICE USED TO ENCODE CHINESE CHARACTERS. (KL)

The work of the United Nations Social Defence Research Institute in the area of manpower and training to develop policy and practice for crime prevention and treatment of offenders is described. A bibliography of 1,444 items is included. (NF)

The newsletter is not only a means of information on social and human forecasting but, moreover, a way of world intercommunication on the topic. Typical issues include current announcements and information (written primarily in English but also in other languages with English translations provided) on: 1) aims, intentions, and activities of organizations in numerous countries; 2) intentions and change of addresses for individuals researching the future; 3) meetings, courses, lectures, exhibitions announcing forthcoming events; 4) activities of ongoing research and studies; and 5) a list of recent publications. For the most part, a contact address for further information is given for each organization, individual, event and activity. For additional information about the newsletter contact Newsletter, Social and Human Forecasting, Irades - Istituto Ricerche Applicate Documentazione e Studi 6, Via Paisiello, 00198 Roma. (SJM)

This annual review is intended as a means for disseminating information and views on agricultural education and training, and related subjects to the United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Member Governments, FAO National Committees, national and international experts and institutions. Topics include: (1) "Training Teachers of Agriculture" by J. A. Sutherland, (2) "Refresher Training of Teachers" by J. P. Chavan, (3) "Vocational Agricultural Training at Navuso Agricultural School, Fiji" by G. N. Bamford, (4) "Practical Work in Sub-Professional Courses in Agriculture" by G. Dick, (5) "The Relation of a School of Agriculture to the University" by E. Ensenat, (6) "Teaching Agriculture in Schools: An Example from Malawi" by I. S. MacDonald, (7) "Training on Cereals Breeding and Improvement in the Near East Region--A Cooperative Effort" by A. Hafiz, (8) "Problems in Fishery Education and Training" by Y. Miyake, (9) "Training for Dairy Teachers" by A. W. Marsden, (10) "Agricultural Education and Training in the USSR" by B. J. Sestan, (11) "Tanzania Faces the Challenge of Social Change as it Trains Women for Rural Development" by L. A. Marin and J. S. Ritchie, (12) "Training for Control of the Desert Locust" by G. Singh, and (13) "The Hydrology Training Institute (Epwapda) Bhagyakul, East Pakistan" by L. H. Young. (SB)

This review is a medium for dissemination of information and views on agricultural education and training, extension, and related subjects to the member governments and field workers of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The document consists of more than two dozen articles and comments on agricultural education, training, and development in various areas of the world. The contents include discussions on the future of agricultural education, training youth for farming in the Far East, training for effective use of irrigation water in the Near East, instructional policies, curriculum improvement, the importance of practical training, adult education for rural development, young farmers' clubs in Nigeria, rural development in Malaysia, extension work in promoting agricultural cooperatives in Spain, Cuba's hybrid countryside schools, extension worker training, development of intermediary technologies in Africa, and practical training for extension workers in the Malagasy Republic. (MF)

The basic philosophy of agricultural extension was established in the more highly developed countries over the past century. Newly formed nations, the rural population of which formerly maintained a subsistence agriculture with limited industry, found it essential to establish a better-balanced economy. This led to a variety of rural services and institutions, including agricultural extension service. Although the basic principles have evolved mostly in the more advanced countries, much of the material included in this publication was prepared by experts working in the developing countries and found to be effective there. Contents include sections on the meaning of extension, extension programs, extension teaching, extension administration and operation, international cooperation and relations, and a bibliography. The primary audience to which this publication is directed is the professional field extension worker and supporting staff of specialists and administrators responsible for the effective operation of extension work in each country. Personnel in departments of extension education may also find it of value in the preservice training of future extension workers. In addition, government officials responsible for national economic and social policy may obtain a clearer understanding of the role of agricultural extension in national development. (MF)

This annual review of selected developments in agricultural education and training of the United Nations family presents economic and social progress reports of countries dependent upon agriculture. Topics covered are education and training in Africa, deep sea fishing training in Korea, correspondence courses in agriculture, national marketing centers, curricular needs for human nutrition studies in universities and colleges, and priority needs in agricultural research in African institutions. Additional references are appended. (GB)

This document is the second in a series designed to describe agricultural education projects and practices which have been successful in promoting agricultural change and improvement in areas of the world where subsistance agriculture predominates. The projects are included here because of their emphasis on development of human resources and potential use in world settings. The 16 projects described relate to specific agricultural education concerns, such as instructional media, development of areas of production agriculture, educational levels and educational agencies. The production agriculture topics include training courses for fishery staff, horticulturists and forestry. The uses of radio broadcasting and textbooks projects are described. Plans are included on the World Conference on Agricultural Education and Training in Copenhagen, 1970 and the statutes of the joint advisory committee of the FAO, UNESCO, and ILO. (RR)

In man-computer communication, the computer responds only as it is programed to respond. A human's response is more complicated because it depends on the "pre-programed" ways that humans process information. The three functions a man performs on received information are conservation (in which messages are retained whole), reduction (in which messages are condensed), and creation. Each of these functions subsumes several more specific functions labeled transforms. These transforms or sub-functions are described and quantitative measures assigned to them where possible. The area of information conservation includes discussions of short-term memory, veridical memory span, chunking, and proactive inhibition. Transforms relating to reduction are filtering, condensation, and contingent. Information creation involves a one to many mapping of stimuli resulting in output being greater than input. The purpose of the taxonomy and of further research in human information processing is to provide a framework for predicting the speed and efficiency of the performance of various tasks. Such a framework could benefit both the designer of computer software by making possible the generalization of task requirements and the researcher in defining and delineating domains to which his data is applicable. (JK/MT)

The paper illustrates the main lines of documentation activity at the Italian Radio and Television Agency, with specific reference to the automated and intergrated system based on the use of key-words, recently adopted for audio, visual and written material in the journalistic area. It also provides an extensive report on studies on the professional characteristics required of documentalists, the possibility of aptitude tests in their selection and data on the professional training courses currently given. (Author)

The relevance and complexity of the communications process to church institutions demand a serious approach to surveying the field and the problems that ensue from its processes. As a beginning response to this need, two research initiatives are reported in this pamphlet. The first is a prospective study on the future need of audiovisual communication for the Catholic Church in Germany, reporting data, trends, and the results of a survey. The second was conducted by the study department of the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva, and aims at a long-range study on communications aspects in which the Church is expected to take an interest. (Author/SH)

This training manual consists of two parts. The first covers general information and outlines various applications of food irradiation technology. The second section details laboratory exercises used to demonstrate the principles of radiation processing and the effects of radiation treatment on certain types of food. The chapters outline radioisotopes and radiation, radiation detection and measurement, health physics, radiation chemistry, effects of radiation on living organisms, preservation of foods, radiation preservation of foods, packaging, wholesomeness of irradiated foods, government regulation of irradiated foods, food irradiation facilities, commercial considerations of food irradiation, and related literature. (Diagrams, graphs, data tables, and illustrations are included.) (KP)

The topics covered by review articles are: Training for Rural Development (with special reference to Chile); Field Training--Theory into Practice (for women extension workers in Malaysia); A New Look is Needed for Extension (Latin America); 4-D Rural Youth Clubs in Dahomey; Sociological Aspects of Rural Training; Population Education in the Developing Countries, The Role of Rural Extension Services; Some Observations on Middle-Level Agricultural Education; The Future Outlook for Agricultural Education Needs in Industrialized Countries; Training in Communication for Rural Development Personnel; The Financing of Agricultural Education; Traditional Agriculture and Extension; Some Reflections (Ethiopia and Yemen); and Relationship Between National Agricultural Policies and Agricultural Education and Training. (SA)

The 17 lessons in this book are based on transformational grammar theory, but they are not designed to teach grammar--not even transformational grammar theory. The authors have used them with students who speak a variety of non-standard English and who have previously been unsuccessful in English classes. These students would write little or nothing and disliked "English;" but the authors found the lessons useful in rebuilding the confidence of the students in their language. The students began to write and to write longer and longer passages in their own dialect. The first lesson consists of an informal class discussion on how children learn language, dialects, style levels, and word order. Other lessons cover word families and the transformations involved in noun modification, possessives, "yes-no" questions, and relative clauses. This project was funded Title III of the ESEA. (DO)

Prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, this bibliography of books and pamphlets on the agricultural sciences and related subjects for agricultural education and training in Africa is classified in broad subject area groups. Each item includes author, title, place of publication, publisher, publication date, price, and a grading symbol indicating advanced or intermediate standard. (GB)

The purpose of this international conference was to analyze and discuss the fundamental aspects of education and training in information work both for specialists and users. This proceedings volume is divided into two parts. Session I concerned the training of information specialists and contains 51 invited and submitted papers. The training of information users was the topic of Session II and has 15 invited and submitted papers. Also included in this volume are conclusions of the conference, three closing addresses, a summary, author index, list of conference attendees addresses, and principal abbreviations used in the text. (SJ)

Cultural activities for the deaf are described and discussed in seven conference papers. Two papers by P. R. Wisher of Gallaudet College treat "The Role of Physical Education and Athletics for the Deaf in a Hearing World" and "Psychological Contributions of Dance to the Adjustment of the Deaf." Also included are three papers from Poland: H. Burno-Nowakowska, in "Forms and Methods of Raising the Culture and Shaping of Personality of the Deaf and Their Contacts with the Hearing," reports on the use of leisure time by the deaf; B. Gluszczak, in "Exit from the Circle of Silence," describes a pantomime theater of the deaf; and M. Krysztalowska offers "Remarks on Purpose and Organization of Education through Art in Schools for Deaf Children." In "Artistic Activities of the Deaf" N. A. Klykova describes the Moscow Theater Studio of Mimicry and Gesture for the deaf; and S. Bjorndal of Norway considers the role of the visual arts, including film, in "How Can One Develop the Esthetic Experiences of the Deaf Child?" (JD)

Recommendations by the representatives of countries participating in the Fifth Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf held in Warsaw are listed in this report. Five recommendations each are presented by the Medical and Audiological Commission, the Psychological C mmission, the Pedagogical Commission, the Social Commission, and the Commission for Communication Methods. The Commission on Vocational Rehabilitation and the Commission for Art and Culture list six recommendations each. Four recommendations are made by the Commission for Technical Assistance to the Deaf in Developing Countries. All recommendations were discussed and accepted during the closing plenary session of the Congress. A summary statement of the final address is included. (RS)

Five conference papers are presented on deaf preschool children and infants. "The Very Young Hearing-Impaired Child" by G.M. Harris of Canada; "The Organisation and Methods of Educational Work for Deaf Children at the Preschool Age" by K. Lundstrom of Sweden; "Speech Formation in the Young Deaf Child" by B. Wierzchowska and R. Szymanska of Poland; "Receptive Language Development in the Deaf Infant, Language Behavior of the 10-24 Month Old Deaf Infant" by A.M. Mulholland of Columbia University in New York; and "Possibilities of Early Rehabilitation of the Small Deaf Child in Its Home Environment and with the Guidance of the Audiologic-Rehabilitation Centre" by R. Szymanska and Z. Pawlowski of Poland. (JD)

Three papers consider the training and qualifications of teachers and workers for the deaf. H. Okopinski describes "Training Teachers for Deaf Children's Schools in Poland" and A. F. Mackenzie defines "The Qualifications of Workers for the Adult Deaf" in the United Kingdom. E. S. Levine reports on New York University's "Center for Research and Advanced Training in Deafness Rehabilitation." (JD)

Education for the hearing impaired is discussed in nine conference papers. J. N. Howarth describes "The Education of Deaf Children in Schools for Hearing Pupils in the United Kingdom" and A.I.Dyachkov of the U.S.S.R. outlines Didactical Principles of Educating the Deaf in the Light of their Rehabilitation Goal." Seven papers from Poland are also included: "Specialistic Consultation Rehabilitation Centres for Children with Auditory Defects Organized by Polish Association of the Deaf" by D. Borkowska-Gaertig, "Results of Research on Training and Educating Deaf Children Together with the Hearing" by K. Kirejczyk, "The Analysis of Work Led on Revalidation of Deaf Children in Poland" by I. Stawowy, "The Organization of Rehabilitation Dispensories for Children with Hearing Defects of the Polish Association of Deaf" by L. Kostencki, "The Tasks and Work of Surdopedagogues in Revalidation Dispensaries for the Deaf" by K. Lubkowska, "Education of Hard-of-Hearing Children by W. Jelska, and "Causes for Crisis of Education System of the Deaf in Special Schools" by K. Kirejczyk. (JD)

Seven conference papers from the U.S.S.R., India, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia consider the diagnosis of hearing loss. They are "Examination of Hearing of Children, Aged from 2 to 5, by Means of Playing Audiometry" by A. P. Kossacheva, "A Study of the Etiology and Pattern of Deafness in a School for the Deaf in Madras, South India" by Y. P. Kapur, "Observations on Early Discovery of Deafness" by A. Jasienska and B. Dwornicka, "Diagnosing of Deafness in Czechoslovakia" by F. Brohm, "Selective Examination Methods of Hearing in Infants" by L. Sobieszczanska-Radoszewska and D. Borkowska-Gaertig, "Some Characteristics of Waardenburg Syndrome in Defective-Hearing and Normal Children" by H. Siedlanowska-Brzosko, and "Results of Audiological Examinations of the Deaf in Belgrade" by M. Simonovic. (JD)

Nine conference papers treat the sociological aspects of deafness. Included are "Individuals Being Deaf and Blind and Living with a Well Hearing Society" by A. Marx (German Federal Republic), "A Deaf Man's Experiences in a Hearing World" by A. B. Simon(U.S.A.), "Problem of Text Books and School Appliances for Vocational Education of Deaf Adults" by K.P.Kaplinskaya (U.S.S.R.), "Social and Vocational Adjustment of Hard of Hearing Children and Youth" by I. Tuxen (Denmark), "An Aspect on the Vocational Rehabilitation of the Deaf Youth in Denmark" by A. Harboe, "Legislation and the Deaf in Italy" by E. Gentile, "The Present Situation of the Deaf Children and Adults in the Environment of the Society of People with Normal Hearing and the Conclusion that May Be Drawn from This" by A. Hulek (Poland), "The Social Position of Deaf in the Polish People's Republic" by the Head Board of the Polish Association of the Deaf, and "The Categories of Deaf People, Their Most Important Needs and Ways of Bringing Them Help" by K. Kirejczyk and R. Petrykiewicz (Poland). (JD)

Rehabilitation of hearing is considered in five conference papers. Two papers come from Poland: "Rehabilitation of Hearing in Children 'Deaf' in First 5 Years of Age" by D. Borkowska-Gaertig and others and "Possibilities of Hearing Improvement in Adults with Conservative Methods" by T. Bystrzanowska. Also included are "Re-Education and Demutization in Belgrade Specialistic Medical Centre" by T. Ilitch of Yugoslavia, "Ear Improving Operations on Children" by W. A. Fedorowa of the U.S.S.R., and "Modern Acoustical Rehabilitation of the Deaf" by O. Bentzen of Denmark. (JD)

Communication methods for the hearing impaired are discussed in 12 conference papers. Papers from the United States are "Adjustment through Oralism" by G. Fellendorf, "Prospectus of Patterning" (a method of teaching speech to deaf children) by M.S. Buckler, and "Visual Monitoring of Speech by the Deaf" by W. Pronovost. Papers from the U.S.S.R., Poland, and Czechoslovakia describe the "Attitude of Deaf Pupils to Mastering Verbal Speech,""Functional Signs as International Language of the Deaf,""Development of the Speaking Ability and Some of the Thinking Functions in Deaf Children,""Factors Influencing the Distinctness of the Acquired Speech of the Deaf,""Investigation of Lip Reading in Deaf,""Influence of Impediments in Hearing on Development of Speech in Children with Cleft Palate,""Diagnostic Importance of Musical Factors of Speech in Deafness,""Continuity in the Methods of Work with Speech both in the Kindergarten and at School as a Pledge of Successful Mastering of Speech by a Deaf Child," and "A Contribution to Audiological Problems in Human Communication." (JD)

UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE AIR FORCE, THE LINGUISTICS RESEARCH CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CONDUCTED A RESEARCH PROJECT DESIGNED TO DEVELOP A GERMAN-ENGLISH SYNTACTIC TRANSLATION SYSTEM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL TEXTS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO (1) WRITE A GERMAN-ENGLISH TRANSFER GRAMMAR THAT WOULD LINK THE LINGUISTIC DESCRIPTIONS OF SOURCE AND TARGET LANGUAGES INVOLVED, AND (2) GIVE LINGUISTIC DESCRIPTIONS OF BOTH LANGUAGES THAT WOULD GENERATE MACHINE TRANSLATIONS OF GERMAN TEXTS. WITHIN A TRANSFORMATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTERLINGUAL TRANSFER CODING, THE LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SYSTEM (LTS) ANALYZED TEXTS OF 500,000 GERMAN WORDS AND ONE MILLION ENGLISH WORDS. THE ANALYSIS YIELDED A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GERMAN SYNTAX WITH REGARD TO CERTAIN TYPES OF NOUN AND VERB PHRASES BOTH IN THE MONOLINGUAL AND INTERLINGUAL MODES. FOUR TRANSLATION RUNS WERE MADE, THE FIRST TWO ON A LEXICAL LEVEL AND THE LAST TWO ON MORPHOLOGY AND NP (NOUN PHRASE) STRUCTURES. (FB)