The booklet provides information and sources on financial aid for American Indian college students. The introduction explains college-based funding, federal aid programs, American Indian financial aid sources, and financial aid package. The section on admissions and financial aid process outlines procedures the undergraduate or graduate student…

The article discusses the differences and similarities between 2 major sources for American Indian grant funds - the Federal Government and private philanthropic foundations. The basic application procedure is also given. (KM)

This discussion of government policy concerning child day care calls for a shift from provider-oriented to consumer-oriented services funded under Title XX of the Social Security Amendments. Three general views of child day care are described: the social services view, the school-oriented view, and a newer, parent-supportive, consumer-oriented…

Trends in medical student financing from 1973-74, when the Public Health Service and National Health Service Corps (PH/NHSC) scholarship and the Armed Forces Health Professions scholarship programs were created, to 1975-76 are investigated. Major variables in the study include specific sources of student assistance, tuition rates, and gross…

This publication was developed to provide guidelines for persons conducting continuing education programs for community mental health caregivers. (This would include persons primarily involved in the delivery of health, educational, and social welfare services who also are involved in the psychosocial functioning of their clients.) Following a…

One of eight sections of a handbook for use by vocational teacher educators in improving vocational teacher education linkage with business, industry, and labor, this eighth section focuses on the program support approach to utilizing the private sector. (Program support, as defined here, encompasses monetary assistances, donation of time and…

The five major articles in this document examine a variety of subjects: communication issues involved in the upcoming United Nations conference "Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries"; the fundamental role that information plays in the economy and in social structures of advanced industrial economies; an investigation into the…

A topical overview of the solicitation and administration of private financial support for institutions of higher Education is presented, with particular attention to associated legal problems, both actual and potential. Contextual considerations discussed include the role of private donor funds in both private and public higher education and…

The relationship between university research and public need is discussed from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Examples are cited of European experiences in which there has been obvious industrial motivation for research performed by the universities. The author notes that there are no difficulties with the level of government…

This report is the fifth in a series of informational reports concerning the State of Washington's relative ranking in the nation in terms of various measures of support and factors that affect support levels. The report provides six national measures and contains "mini-comparisons" with the states of Oregon and California, which have…

The 1976 20th annual report for the Council in Library Resources (CLR) reviews the highlights of the past two decades, describes current activities in the context of the past, and relates those activities to the Council's perception of the development of an improved library system in the U.S. and abroad. The Council's board of directors, committee…

This study evaluates the effectiveness of public library federal funding as a basis for recommendations for improvements in the federal system. Effectiveness is measured by: (1) state-by-state analysis of public library finance characteristics and changes; (2) examination of the federal role and funding, particularly the Library Services and…

The legislative development of the Library Services Act of 1956 and the Library Services and Construction Act of 1964, based primarily on accounts in the Congressional Record. (Author/LS)

This article defines education as a nationwide learning system which encompasses a broad range of learning opportunities and programs. (MK)

From the monthly Saturday Review supplement, "Education in America, sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.