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Haase, Patricia T. – 1990
This book offers an analytical history of the associate degree nursing (ADN) program and the role of associate degree nurses in the U.S. health care system. It covers the period from just after World War II to the middle of the 1980s. The support of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and the Federal Government for ADN education is highlighted. Chapter…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Educational History, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Warner, David C., Ed. – 1977
The social programs of the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations which were designed to extend basic rights to all citizens and to develop new social rights for those in need are examined in this book of papers presented at a conference. The initiation and development of the various programs are described and analyzed by scholars and policy makers.…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Employment Programs, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Royster, Preston M.; Chernay, Gloria J. – 1981
This book traces the history of public support of teacher education from its European beginnings to present practices in the United States. It summarizes current programs and analyzes the impact that federal assistance has had on teacher education programs in selected institutions of higher education. Chapter 1 presents an historical overview of…
Descriptors: Educational Demand, Educational History, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Abert, James G., Ed. – 1979
Intended for both the student and the practitioner of evaluation, this book describes the state of the practice of program evaluation. Its focus is mainly institutional. Results of evaluation studies are of secondary importance. An introductory chapter written by the editor discusses evaluation at the Office of Education from 1967 through 1973.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment
Schaffarzick, Jon, Ed.; Sykes, Gary, Ed. – 1979
In November of 1975, in response to disputes over the federal role in curriculum development and in response to changes in its own circumstances, the National Institute of Education (NIE)--the federal agency having primary responsibility for educational research and development--established a Curriculum Development Task Force. The task force…
Descriptors: Conflict, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History
O'Keefe, Michael – 1977
This paper examines some of the assertions in support of major public policy changes that would aid the delivery of education to adults and reviews some of the adult education programs and policy proposals currently being discussed. The introduction (section 1), provides statistical and background information on adult participation in education.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age Groups, Economic Status
Ginzberg, Eli, Ed. – 1976
Written under a contract with the National Commission for Manpower Policy, this book contains eight chapters (each by a separate author) intended to aid in charting a national employment strategy and assessing the goal of full employment. Three main themes that pervade the book are (1) the responsibility of the federal government to create jobs,…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economic Research, Employment, Employment Opportunities
Reschly, Daniel J., Ed.; Myers, Tracy G., Ed.; Hartel, Christine R., Ed. – 2002
The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides income support and medical benefits for adults with mental retardation unable to perform substantial gainful activity through the Disability Insurance (DI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. SSI benefits are also provided to families of children and adolescents who evidence…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Adults, Children
Gladieux, Lawrence E.; Hauptman, Arthur M. – 1995
This volume analyzes government policies for helping students pay for education beyond high school and was developed as a result of an October 1994 gathering of policymakers, analysts, and practitioners convened to review federal student assistance and to consider policy alternatives for the Clinton Administration. Chapter 1, "A Fifty-Year…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Educational History, Educational Quality
Graham, Hugh Davis; Diamond, Nancy – 1997
This book interprets the postwar rise of American elite universities to global research leadership, emphasizing the distinctive features of American higher education including: decentralized administration; a large and pluralistic market of public and private institutions; and intense competition for students, faculty, and research funding from…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Publishing
Smart, John C., Ed. – 1994
This collection of nine papers addresses theory and research in higher education. The papers include: (1) "Student Learning at Metropolitan Universities" (George D. Kuh and others); (2) "Applications of Generalizability Theory in Higher Education Assessment Research" (Gary R. Pike); (3) Policy Models and Policy Instruments in…
Descriptors: Athletics, College Faculty, College Students, Community Colleges
Wigdor, Alexandra K., Ed.; Green, Bert F., Jr., Ed. – 1991
This is the sixth and final report of the National Research Council's Committee on the Performance of Military Personnel on the Joint-Service Job Performance Measurement/Enlistment Standards (JPM) Project, a project designed to develop measures of performance for entry-level military jobs so that enlistment standards could be linked to performance…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Assessment
Download full textNewman, Sandra J.; Schnare, Ann B. – 1988
This study examines the relationship between income and housing assistance programs. The welfare system, through the explicit and implicit shelter allowances that welfare recipients receive as part of their public assistance benefits, spends at least $10 billion a year on housing assistance. The Department of Housing and Urban Development spends a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Federal Government, Federal Programs
England, J. Merton – 1982
Provided in this book is a legislative and administrative history of the National Science Foundation (NSF) during its formative years (1945-57). The 15 chapter book is organized into three parts. Part 1 ("The Long Debate, 1945-50") narrates the legislative history of the Foundation's creation. Part 2 ("Beginning, 1950-54")…
Descriptors: College Science, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Graham, Hugh Davis – 1983
Archive-based historical analysis brings a perspective to policy studies that is lacking in individual case studies. The recently opened Kennedy and Johnson archives facilitate an internal analysis of the evolution of education policy formulation in the 1960s from the perspective of the executive branch. The central thread of continuity for such…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Advocacy, Archives, Decision Making
