International

(14000-14999)

FS 5.3:957/8 HIGHER

AMERICAN COOPERATION WITH EDUCATION ABROAD: A Survey of Current Programs. 1957. 211 p.

75 cents Includes nongovernmental programs sponsored by educational institutions, foundations, and religious organizations; U.S. Government programs such as the international educational exchange, information and technical cooperation programs, and United States participation in intergovernmental agencies.

FS 5.3:957/2 AUSTRIAN TEACHERS AND THEIR EDUCATION SINCE 1945. Helen C. Lahey. 1957. 82 p. 35 cents

Describes the reconstruction of schools and teacher education in Austria following World War II. Covers influences affecting Austrian education from the time of the Nazi occupation in 1938 through the years of the Allied occupation, to the establishment of a free Austria in May 1955.

FS 5.3:948/1

EDUCATION IN HAITI. Mercer Cook. 1948. 90 p. 25 cents Reports on the history of Haitian education from the colonial period, and Haitian schools since 1931.

FS 5.3:959/20 EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI. George A. Dale. 1959. 180 p. 70 cents Brings up to date the 1948 bulletin on Haiti; contains information gathered by the author while a member of a technical assistance team under the auspices of the U.S. International Cooperation Administration.

FS 5.3:955/7 EDUCATION IN HONDURAS. M. Weldon Thompson. 1955. 33 p. 20 cents

Includes background information (history, politics, geography, economics, and sociology), the system of education (elementary through higher education, including vocational and other provisions), and tables showing programs of study.

Reports on the initial modernization epoch, wartime epoch, and democratization epoch of education in Japan; covers educational philosophy, opportunities, administration, and various types and levels of education in the three periods.

FS 5.3: 956/8 TEACHING ABOUT THE UNITED NATIONS IN UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Frederika M. Tandler. 40 p. 25 cents

1956. Tells of devices used at different levels of education in classroom or informal teaching about the United Nations; includes comments by teachers and professors on available material and material they would like to have about the United Nations.

Reports the findings of three specialists sent to the U.S.S.R. by the Office of Education in the spring of 1959 to study the teaching methods, general facilities, and student performance in certain areas of the Soviet school system, including science, mathematics, and polytechnic instruction in the general schools. Includes a chapter on teacher education.

FS 5.214: 14038 TEACHING ABOUT THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: 1956-59 Report. 1960. 96 p. 45 cents

Deals with teacher training, the treatment of the U.N. in textbooks and teaching materials, class and extracurricular activities, to encourage teachers and others to continue and to expand their efforts to develop an increasingly realistic understanding of the work of the U.N. and of the relation of the United States to it and to other nations. Adapted from a 4-year report to the Economic and Social Council.

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FS 5.214: 14039 EDUCATION FOR AFRICANS IN TANGANYIKA.

Betty George. 1960.

In press.

Reports on a preliminary study of the African educational system and plans for expanding educational facilities in this Britishadministered trust territory on the way to self-government.

FS 5.214: 14040 PLANNING TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES. Adela R. Freeburger. 1959. 34 p. 20 cents Includes general information on practical arrangements for study abroad, a brief description of the United States educational system, suggestions for academic transfer, some of the nongovernmental organizations providing services to students, and a glossary of useful terms.

FS 5.214:14042

GERMANY REVISITED: Education in the Federal Republic. Alina M. Lindegren. 1957; reprinted 1960. 107 p.

55 cents Notes changes and trends in German education from firsthand contacts in 1935 and 1955.

FS 5.214:14043 EDUCATIONAL TRENDS IN THE CARIBBEAN: European Affiliated Areas. Charles C. Hauch. 1960. 60 cents Deals with some of the most apparent trends in the areas affiliated with England, France, and the Netherlands.

FS 5.214:14044 SOVIET COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION: Report of the First Official U.S. Education Mission to the U.S.S.R. 1959. 135 p. 70 cents Reports on a 1-month visit led by the Commissioner of Education in 1958 to lay the foundation for cultural relations between the education agencies and institutions of both countries and to secure first-hand information on the operation and accomplishments of Soviet schools.

FS 5.214:14045

EDUCATION IN THE U.S.S.R. 1957; reprinted 1960. 226 p. $1.25

Describes the organization, curriculum, methods, and policies of the Soviet education system, including the various levels of education, auxiliary schools, extracurricular activities, vocational training, semiprofessional training, and the teaching profession.

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Library Services

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FS 5.3:958/12

CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS. Mary Helen Mahar. 1958. 73 p.

30 cents A State-by-State compilation of current certification regulations and a summary of practices in formulating the regulations. Includes a brief bibliography on State certification. FS 5.3:953/9 PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS, 1950. Mary M. Willhoite, Doris R. Chambers, and Jessie C. Boehlert. 1953. 55 p.

25 cents

Includes data on 6,028 public library systems in the continental United States. Shows the type of support, book stock, circulation, income, endowment by State, operating expenditures, personnel, hours, population group and geographic area served, and bookmobiles operated.

FS 5.3:954/15

SCHOOL LIBRARY STANDARDS, 1954. Nora E. Beust. 1954. 43 p. 20 cents

Presents brief digests of standards in effect at the beginning of 1954. Includes digests of standards used by four regional accrediting associations, and by State departments of education.

FS 5.30:24

STATE AND PUBLICLY SUPPORTED LIBRARIES: Structure and Control at the State Level. Fred F. Beach, Ralph M. Dunbar, and Robert F. Will. 1956. 85 p. 55 cents

Describes broad functions assigned to library agencies and points out where control over library agencies is lodged in the structure of State government. Indicates common elements of development, desirable practices, and significant trends.

FS 5.23:950-52 STATISTICS OF LIBRARIES IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, 1951-52 (Biennial Survey) Willard O. Mishoff and Emery M. Foster. 1954. 60 p.

25 cents

Includes summaries of basic data, by type of institution, by region and by State; detailed

statistics on the libraries of the larger institutions; and such interpretation of the tabulated data as may facilitate their application to problems of higher education, librarianship, and the book trade.

FS 5.23:954-56/ch. 5 STATISTICS OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES: 1955-57. Rose Vainstein, Doris C. Holladay, and Mary M. Willhoite. 1959. 102 p. (Biennial Survey, ch. 5) 45 cents

Includes chapters on characteristics of public library systems, finances, library materials, services and use, registration, personnel and State library agencies.

FS 5.23: 952-54/(Ch. 6) STATISTICS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES, 1953-54. (Biennial Survey) Nora E. Beust and Emery M. Foster. 1957. 73 p.

30 cents

Fourth in a series started in 1934. Included in its many tables are data on number of librarians; total volumes; average volumes per pupil; total spent for books, periodicals, newspapers, and binding; average spent per pupil; and general library facilities.

FS 5.215: 15006 STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES. Mary Helen Mahar. 1960. 42 p.

35 cents Analyzes the current status of State department of education responsibilities and services for school libraries-legal bases of responsibilities and services, personnel, strengths and needs of State departments of education in giving service to school libraries-as revealed by replies to a questionnaire.

FS 5.215: 15009 STATE LIBRARY EXTENSION SERVICES: A Survey of Resources and Activities of State Library Administrative Agencies,

1955-56. Wilfred L. Morin and Nathan M. Cohen. 1960. 54 p. 45 cents Provides information on the adequacy of public library service, rural library development, finances, personnel, resources, services, and facilities; also includes data on the number of people without adequate public library services in 1955-56, the year before passage of the Library Services Act.

FS 5.215: 15010 STATE STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES. Rose Vainstein and Marian Magg. 1960. 85 p. 35 cents

Brings together for the first time in a single volume data on the status of public library standards in the United States. Includes a chapter on the history, development, and nature of public library standards. Useful to States in preparing, evaluating, or revising standards.

Stresses the right of every boy and girl in the country to a high school education, the worth of the individual, and the exploration of individual talents; underlines the importance of developing common ideals and knowledge for a rich, democratic life.

FS 5.3: 953/8 THE COMMON CORE OF STATE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION-State Educational Records and Reports Series: Handbook. Paul L. Reason, Emery M. Foster, and Robert F. Will. 1953. 116 p. 40 cents

A handbook designed to serve as a sort of dictionary for certain basic items of educational information, in view of the importance of a common understanding of terms used in comparative studies and statistical data.

FS 5.17: 102 COOPERATIVE PLANNING: The Key to Improved Organization of Small High Schools. Walter H. Gaumnitz and Wilbur Devilbiss. 1947. 22 p. 10 cents Sets forward certain basic principles to follow in organizing a small high school for improved services to rural youth.

FS 5.3: 948/11 EDUCATION FOR FREEDOM AS PROVIDED BY STATE LAWs. Ward W. Keesecker. 38 p. 20 cents Presents a concise analysis and compilation of State laws which provide for instruction in schools concerning the Federal and State constitutions, the ideals and principles of American government, American history, and matters related to American freedom.

569554-61- -3

EDUCATION IN RURAL AND CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS: Some Statistical Indices for 13 p. 15 cents

1947-48. 1951.

Rose Marie Smith.

Presents comparative indices on average salary of instructional staff, expenditures per pupil, average length of school term, percentage of male teachers, number of pupils per teacher, percentage of pupils who attend daily, and average daily attendance in schools located in rural and urban areas.

FS 5.3:953/4 EDUCATIONAL CHANGE IN REORGANIZED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. C. O. Fitzwater. 1953. 53 p. 20 cents Examines the results of changes made in 552 reorganized school districts.

FS 5.4: 404 FACTORS AFFECTING THE IMPROVEMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION: Condensed Record of a Round Table Discussion. Howard H. Cummings, J. Dan Hull, John R. Ludington, and Berenice Mallory. 1954. 132 p. 70 cents

Includes a chronology of investigations and experiments in secondary education since 1930; reports on a 1953 meeting at the U.S. Office of Education.

FS 5.3: 959/2 FEDERAL FUNDS FOR EDUCATION, 1956-57 and 1957-58. Albert D. Munse and Edna D. Booher. 1959. 204 p.

75 cents

Reports on Federal interest in education, methods of distributing Federal funds, and the amount of assistance, listed by Federal agency and by educational classification.

FS 5.30:12 THE FUNCTIONS OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: With an inventory of