ERIC/CRESS News Letter, Volume 7, Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 4, 1972.

Overview & Synopsis

The articles in this group of ERIC/CRESS (Educational Research Information Center/Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools) newsletters cover such topics as Federal legislation and rural development, the Congreso Nacional de Asuntos Colegiales, the Foxfire Project, career education, bilingual instruction, rural education, Native American studies and outdoor education. The first issue presents a brief overview of pending Federal legislation affecting rural development. Citations are given for some selected publications on rural areas which appeared in the October 1971 through March 1972 issues of "Research in Education" (RIE). "Congreso Nacional de Asuntos Colegiales and the Chicanos in the Community/Junior Colleges" and "The Foxfire Project" are among the articles in the second issue. Fifty publications which appeared in the April and May 1972 issues of RIE are cited. Articles in the third issue are: "Career Education in Rural Schools"; "Carrascolendas: Bilingual Instruction Through Television"; "A Major Breakthrough in Language Barriers"; "Issues in Rural Education: Consolidation"; and "Native American Studies". "The 'Outdoor Adventure in Education' Explosion" and "Issues in Rural Education: The Rural Teacher" are the major articles in the fourth issue. Sixty-seven publications from the November 1972-January 1973 RIE issues are cited. (NQ)