History of the Library Services and Construction Act, and the relationship between social and political conditions and library funding. (LS)

Part of speech presented to the Republican Governors' Conference (California, December, 1968).

Adapted from papers presented to the Missouri Association of Junior Colleges, October, 1968, and the Southern College Personnel Association, November, 1968.

To determine whether program evaluation will be an important tool for policymaking and management in the Reagan Administration, it would be helpful to consider what the Reagan administration expected and received from evaluation in California during the period 1971-1974. In California, program evaluation activities were frequently implemented on a…

Both empirical and theoretical considerations suggest that countries that have adopted federal systems of government have a tendency toward certain types of problems which may constrain the success of educational planning at every level in the educational system. Specific operational examples of such problems are lack of role clarification, and…

Building on the finding that respondent belief in the efficacy of surveys is perhaps more important in determining feelings of burden than interview length, some possible approaches available to the Federal Evaluation Contractor (FEC) to reduce respondent burden are identified. These approaches aim to generate acceptance at the various levels…

This paper is a critique of "The Changing Politics of Education: Prospects for the 1980's" edited by Edith K. Mosher and Jennings L. Wagoner, Jr. The author contends that the themes of this "neo-conservative" volume are that (1) resources for schools are dwindling and the future of education will be bleak, and (2) political…

The paper discusses a study of the current criteria for identifying and defining specific learning disabilities (SLD) across the States, in light of Public Law 94-142's requirement that local education agencies implement federal SLD criteria in order to receive federal funds for SLD students. Aspects of the states identification procedures…

This guide identifies the major opportunities for participation under the 1976 Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments for citizens concerned with the improvement of water quality. The book is aimed primarily at fulfilling the direct needs of citizens at all levels. In addition to an explanation of the law and implementing regulations, this…

RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES AND THE POPULATION EXPLOSION HAVE CREATED THE NEED TO ESTABLISH A MANPOWER POLICY RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS RECOGNIZED BY THE CITIZENS AS THE PUBLIC AGENCY FOR CONDUCTING EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR YOUTHS AND ADULTS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE, THROUGH THE…

THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963 WAS ENACTED BY CONGRESS TO OFFER NEW AND EXPANDED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO BRING JOB TRAINING INTO HARMONY WITH THE INDUSTRIAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL REALITIES OF TODAY AND THE NEEDS FOR TOMORROW. THE ACT IS COMPREHENSIVE. IT IS AVAILABLE TO AND CONCERNED ABOUT UNEMPLOYED AND EMPLOYED WORKERS OF ALL AGES…

Judicial standards of procedure and substance are presented to encourage consistency in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, in cases of student discipline in tax supported institutions of higher learning. The relationship between education and the courts is discussed, concluding that only where erroneous and…

A comparative analysis of the administration and implementation of ESEA Title I was undertaken in 8 states and 32 local school districts (4 in each state). The study was designed to determine the extent to which the structure of Title I administration--legislative provisions, program regulations of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare…

This is the seventh annual report of the National Advisory Council on Supplementary Centers and Services. Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the National Advisory Council will cease to exist with the implementation of the new, 1974 education amendments. In essence, Title III will be continued in Title IV of the new…