Intended for special education administrators, the booklet provides information on the scope, philosophy, and operating methods of grant making foundations; the grant making process; and the potential relevance of foundations as a resource for special education programs. Sections are included on the following topics: an overview of foundations…

Intended for special education proposal writers, the manual focuses on planning, organizing, and writing Part D (personnel preparation) proposals to the federal government. Chapters on the following topics are included: getting ready to write a Part D proposal (conceptual models for needs assessment, program planning, and evaluation); writing the…

This seven-chapter report on swimming in primary schools deals with the policies of local British education authorities and institutes for the physically handicapped toward promoting swimming. Interspersed throughout are comments from teachers and children. "Swimming and Education" comments on the benefits of primary school swimming…

In this document, the author lists nine things that he would look for in a performance-based teacher education (PBTE) program requesting funds for implementation. The nine items are: (a) in addition to a brief statement of rationale, a fairly explicit statement of total program goals including competencies a teacher candidate would be expected to…

This document presents a historical review of the relationship between higher education and the government. Five less publicized reasons stated by former generations of college presidents in their opposition to federal funding are indicated to provide a perspective from which to review Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. It is suggested…

Discussed are critical issues in the financing of educational programs for handicapped persons. Criticial issues are traced to three conditions: the need for educational programs and services for the handicapped who are presently unserved or inappropriately served; legislative and constitutional guarantees of equal educational opportunities; and…

The purpose of this report is to point out some of the discriminatory policies and attitudes which "tend to make the Cornell environment a difficult place for young women to achieve the personal and intellectual maturity necessary for lifelong active participation in today's society." The report opens with an excerpt from a paper by a…

Chapter I is a descriptive statement of the current financial status and operations of Michigan libraries with an analysis of the implications various modes of financing have on levels and types of services. Chapter II summarizes findings from both the survey conducted by personal interviews with 45 of Michigan's public librarians, randomly…

The purpose of this symposium report was to provide information regarding resources for those planning projects in health, physical education, and recreation. Included are an overview of related federal programs, four accounts of successful local programs, guidelines for developing proposals, details of federal support programs, examples of ways…

The purpose of this study was to provide some basic facts about postdoctoral study in the United States. The report begins with a review of the history of postdoctoral education since its beginning more than 50 years ago. Succeeding chapters consider in detail the composition and distribution of the postdoctoral population; the significance of…

Students are questioning the US system of higher education for many reasons: inadequate communication among all elements of the university, unresponsiveness to student demands, hypocrisy, lack of relevance to the world outside, and over-reaction to student protest. Efforts by administrators and faculty to meet some of the students' demands may…

Outdoor education programs in several states were visited to conduct interviews and to make observations concerning curriculum, financing, facilities, organization, and interagency cooperation. It was found that the form of programs and arrangements for facilities were determined by local needs and resources. In general, programs were limited to…

A 45-item questionnaire was sent to the 287 member graduate schools of Council of Graduate Schools in the United States in the fall of 1969. The purpose of the questionnaire was to determine graduate admissions and fellowship selection policies and procedures. A total of 245 usable questionnaires were returned for an 85 percent response rate. The…

This talk begins with a brief comment on some of the responsibilities of the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) to clarify why it is interested in Planning Programming Budgeting (PPB). The discussion of PPB as a tool for legislative planning is started by reviewing the recent congressional hearings on the subject including a summary of…

This paper discusses the trends in Federal support for doctoral education from 1960-1971. The peak of Federal support was in 1968-69, with funds for fellowships decreasing significantly in the ensuing years. Because of cuts in Federal R&D expenditures many of the new doctorates are no longer as easily absorbed by the job market as in previous…