This report is a compilation of reports from ten Task Forces convened by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in May 1977. The challenge was to examine what quality education is, what it takes for the system to deliver quality education to every student, and why the system has failed with many black youths. Ways…

Articles from a conference on nontraditional education and state-level issues are presented. The first article by Frederic Jacobs and George B. Weathersby summarizes some of the major trends and policy issues regarding nontraditional education. Next Samuel B. Gould considers why states should support nontraditional education and what strategies…

Four background papers prepared for an assembly on industry/education cooperation and a summary of discussions and recommendations which came out of the assembly are contained in this report. After Henry Halsted's introduction to the report and to the theme of the relationship of industry and education, Herbert E. Striner's paper, "The Joint…

Eight essays on financing policies and issues in higher education to be faced in the near future are collected. They include: The Political-Economic Context for Financing Postsecondary Education in the 1980's (Robert C. Andringa); The Political-Economic Context: A Reaction (Kay S. Cornaby); Financial Responses for the 1980's (Melvin D. Orwig); A…

This conference synopsis presents the views of educators, researchers, and a journalist who maintain that inner city schools are effective, and can be more so, in educating disadvantaged students. The claim that inner city schools cannot overcome deficits in family background unless students' socioeconomic position is first improved is challenged.…

Three hundred fifty representatives of agencies, business, the government, and labor met to address the issues and problems of youth employment and unemployment. Following opening addresses by Governor Joseph P. Teasdale (Missouri) and representatives of the Departments of Labor and Education, participants attended a keynote panel discussion of…

This volume is a compendium of local level practitioners' papers about testing and evaluation issues in the schools. Excerpts from 13 papers and a summary of the proceedings of a conference sponsored by the National Institute of Education's Testing, Assessment and Evaluation Division are included. Titles of the papers are: (1) Testing Concerns of…

The 1973 meeting of the Council of Grauate Schools is reported including a panel on "Scholarship for Society" by Michael J. Pelczar, Jr., Ralph E. Morrow, Joe N. Gerber, and Jacob E. Cobb. Other discussion groups include evaluation of graduate programs by Arthur C. Gentile, Frank E. Horton, and John T. Kirby; governance and organization by John K.…

The second of a two-volume set, this collection of 11 papers concentrates on current developments in the teaching of reading, such as translating commonly accepted reading theories or assumptions into classroom practices, maintaining an input of structured, meaningful, rhythmic language in an independent reading program, and relating reading and…

This report on a preconference symposium held July 31, 1979 presents recommendations developed to interpret the conference theme of library and information services for increasing international understanding. Five discussion groups were organized to consider (1) the current status of international information flow, (2) overcoming barriers to…

This collection of conference presentations includes 23 papers on a variety of topics pertaining to the use of computer in New Zealand. Among the topics discussed are computer science techniques in a commercial data processing situation, data processing personnel and their careers, the communication aspects of an airline system, implementation of…

Delivered at a conference on women in British education, this collection of papers demonstrates with statistical evidence and close argument the extent of discrimination against women in higher education. "The Place of Women in the Changing Pattern of Further Education" by Eileen Byrne looks at women as they leave school at the secondary…

Papers presented include: "Hope, History, and Higher Education in the South," (James H. Smylie, response by Samuel S. Hill, Jr.); "Current Strategies: An Exploration and Evaluation," (Robert L. Wilson, response by Clyde O. Robinson, Jr.); "Trends in Higher Education: A Look to the Future," (Anne Flowers, response by…

A brief chronology of the most significant events leading to the formation of NCAIR is presented, followed by a report of the conference itself. Topics covered include problems of institutional research in the seventies, the role of college administrators, statewide planning, education legislation and finance, enrollment growth, and job…

Twenty-nine unedited papers presented at the Second National Conference on Research and Technology in College and University Teaching are collected and grouped into nine sessions. Topics covered include student participation, audio-tutorial vs. conventional learning, selection and characteristics of proctors, the use of learning contracts, testing…