This publication contains presentations made at the National Symposium on the Serious Juvenile Offender. The meeting was convened to identify key policies and to assess present attitudes and information regarding youth who commit serious crimes--especially violent crimes. The National Juvenile Justice Act stimulated the development of criteria for…

This document contains the proceedings of a workshop conference sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held at the Institute of Man and Science in Rensselaerville, New York, in May 1976. The proceedings include presented papers, discussions, and comments of the participants. The conference had two sets of…

The proceedings of the first annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Black Americans held in Dallas, Texas, March 2-4, 1978, are presented. The conference theme was "Addressing the Critical Issues in Vocational Education for Black Americans." Included in this document are edited speeches and/or opening…

Papers of the Tenth Annual College Self-Study Institute, held in 1968, are presented. They include: "Colleges and Universities as Agents of Social Change: An Introduction," by T.R. McConnell; "Agent of Whom?" by Harris L. Wofford, Jr.; "The University as an Instrument of Social Action," by Roger W. Heyns; "The…

This book presents material from a symposium on television violence that was organized by the Canadian Radio-Television Commission. Part 1, "The Public Issue," discusses the social effects of mass media and violence as a dramatic convention. Part 2, "The Social Effects of Television Violence," provides experiments, research,…

To report on the Conference on Values in the Community Colleges, it was decided to publish the major portions of the tape-recorded proceedings verbatim, with few excisions. The theme of the conference was "The Community College in Social Revolution: Purposes and Priorities for the Seventies." The speeches followed by audience discussion…

This document reports the 1975 proceedings of the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) convention held in Washington, D.C., April 16-18. The contents include a list of officers and directors, past presidents of the society, and a copy of the ASNE Code of Ethics. Also contained in the document are reports on such individual sessions as…

This selection of conference papers on a national purpose for higher education in England begins with an analysis of the distribution of power in "Who Decides the Purposes?" Maurice Kogan argues for a "consumer council" formally representing students. The concept of "social purpose" is examined by Bill Weinstein in…

The document reports on a 1976 conference discussing critical issues related to income maintenance and full employment. The objective is to explore the persistence of inequality and want in America and the issue of achieving more equality through income maintenance programs and full employment. Major topics include values issues; income…

Proceedings of two national working conferences held to discuss career education for the hearing impaired are in this volume. Administrative, counselor, and teacher representatives from schools having experience in career education attended. The report covers issues they addressed following the keynote speeches, appearing in Section 1, given by…

The problem of adolescent pregnancy and childbearing is addressed. The document is a result of a conference of youth service agencies, family planning organizations, policy makers, health service providers, and leaders in sex education. Following summaries of participants' discussion of the nature of the problem and strategies for program…

The compilation of 24 papers provides information concerning the health, social, economic, educational, and special concerns of handicapped U.S. citizens. Included are the following titles and authors: "Research" (J. Weston); "Application of Technology to Handicapping Conditions and for Handicapped Individuals" (W. Ayers); "Rehabilitation…

The report discusses achievements in Sweden's economic and social reforms which have led to an increase in equality. Intended as Sweden's contribution to the exchange of information regarding social welfare action in developed and developing nations, the report is presented in eight chapters. Chapter I enumerates Sweden's policies of welfare,…