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Peer reviewedWeech, Terry L. – Public Libraries, 1989
Reviews the history of proposals for accrediting public libraries nationally and examines four distinct proposals made from 1960 to 1988. The discussion addresses barriers to national accreditation of public libraries and the prospects for the success of the most recent proposal of the Commission for the Accreditation of Public Libraries. (23…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Evaluation Criteria, Financial Support, Library Standards
Download full textWilliams, Luther S. – 1992
The National Science Foundation (NSF) was created by Congress in 1950 to initiate and support basic scientific research and programs at all levels. The growing societal interest in science literacy and human resource development in the 1980's, particularly with respect to underrepresented populations such as women, minorities, and disabled…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Financial Support, Grants
Alves, Henry F.; Anderson, Archibald W.; Fowlkes, John Guy – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1939
This bulletin is a product of the Local School Units Project, a cooperative effort of the Office of Education, the National Professional Advisory Committee, the Works Progress Administration which funded the project, and the Office of Education Professional Advisory Committee. Its work could not have been completed without the support of the chief…
Descriptors: School Organization, Advisory Committees, Classification, Program Proposals
Edelson, Paul J. – 1991
The Saturation Project was an innovative 3-year grant program that was planned by the National Association for Public School Adult Educators (NAPSAE) but never actually implemented. The grant was intended to be given to the McAlester, Oklahoma, school district in 1961 in order to demonstrate the contribution of adult education to the overall…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Educational Administration, Organizational Development
