A detailed description is presented of a foreign language (FL) week project that was organized and executed by the Houston Area Teachers of Foreign Languages (HATFL) during the 1979-80 academic year. The document describes the preparation activities of the organizing committee, the pre-foreign language week advertising campaigns, the design of…

This collection of essays seeks to offer a composite portrait of state humanities programs from a wide range of viewpoints. Topics explored include: the role of the National Endowment for the Humanities; the importance of the humanities; origins and new directions for state programs; humanities and the issues of public policy, the arts, science,…

The Canadian Commission on Human Relations Training sponsored a conference in Toronto in April 1968 to focus on six major concerns of Canadian trainers--trainer development, communication, research, theory and design (of training), public acceptance, and participant satisfaction. In preparation for this conference, it was found that collected…

In March 1977, a project was begun by the Executive Office of the President to seek out comments and recommendations from the public for a comprehensive national energy plan. Three simultaneous approaches were used: (1) ten regional town meetings were conducted; (2) Twenty-one small conferences were held at the White House; and (3) a public notice…

What role should the federal government play in support of graduate education? Based on the principles that: (1) American graduate education and research establishment is a national resource; (2) the market for highly trained manpower is national; (3) the federal government itself employs the service of many highly trained personnel; (4) it is in…

A public television station in New York, WNET, conducted a survey of its potential audience. The purposes of the study were to determine: (1) the demographic characteristics of the station's members, non-member viewers, and non-viewers; (2) the image that the station conveys to the public; (3) the perceived importance of premiums as an inducement…

This paper evaluates the nature, size, and distribution of public benefits generated by institutions of higher education and assesses the rationale for regional subsidies. Following introductory material, part two discusses the rationale for general public support of higher education and assesses the legitimacy of extending this rationale to…

Investigation of publicly supported kindergartens in Saskatchewan, Canada is reported. The Minister's Committee on Kindergarten Education held 12 meetings, received 140 briefs and attended 21 hearings in centers throughout the Province. In response to the investigation, the committee concluded that the time is right to implement publicly-supported…

This lecture is part of "Fundamentals of Educational Planning; Lecture-Discussion Series," a controlled experiment aiming at the development of efficient teaching materials in the field of educational planning. The author discusses (1) the justification for public subsidy of higher education; (2) methods of subsidizing students; (3) the objective…

Rural development in Canada is discussed in terms of finding a rural development strategy in this report. The prerequisites for a rural development strategy are enumerated; these prerequisites include (1) the development of an agency at the Federal level with the responsibility for defining national strategy, (2) the formulation and implementation…

This document presents the proceedings of a conference held by the New England Board of Higher Education on public policy for the financing of higher education. Speeches presented were concerned with such topics as the inefficiencies in public policy toward the financing of higher education, the 1971 Federal Higher Education Act, imperative trends…

Increasing public ownership of United States daily newspaper companies is an important trend in modern journalism. Since it is impossible to grasp the essence of daily newspapers without understanding their unique economic principles, this study draws data from the yearly financial reports (1971-1974) of 13 publicly owned publishing companies…

This article by the Science and Technology Advisor to the President of the United States addresses questions relating to public regard for scientists and engineers and the responsibilities of scientists and engineers today and in the future. (SL)

With the federal education budget for fiscal 1989 barely exceeding inflation costs, pressure is mounting for greater federal participation in educational finance--even from business and industry. Numerous schemes, such as a payroll tax and a college scholarship fund for women and minorities, are suggested and major roadblocks discussed. (MLH)