The proceedings open with an editorial "Time for Change," by Dean W. Gordon Whaley who warns that unless graduate education examines not only the nature of its successes and does everything it can to enhance them, but also the reasons for the failures and alienations and does its utmost to remove those, it will be headed for extinction.…

This report on state support for private higher education expands a 1969 survey of national trends prepared for the Southern Regional Education Board. It presents the findings of several empirical studies which: (1) examine various legal constraints and judicial interpretations related to tax appropriations for private schools; and (2) examine the…

The source of the information presented in this report is a government-wide data system established by the Committee on Academic Science and Engineering to provide policy makers with comprehensive information on federally funded activities at universities and colleges. Part I, dealing with total federal academic science support, covers trends in…

Postsecondary education in the United States is in a state of financial crisis. The two reasons for this are: (1) the college age population increased at a rate of 4.2 percent per year during the 1960's; and (2) during the 1960's the locus of growth in the number of years of formal education completed by the young shifted from secondary to…

The educational needs of all women in the United States were studied. Educational opportunities for the mature women fall very short of the need. The committee therefore recommends that: (1) a large-scale effort be made to provide a system of elementary and secondary education for adults, with regard for the special needs of women and for the life…

Following a discussion of Federal legislation as related to regional programs, this 1970 report presents an assessment of attitudes toward regional educational cooperation. The 4 groups of respondents (n=426) were school administrators, teachers, school board members, and influential laymen from 25 school districts in Washington, Fayette, and…

California's efforts to satisfy the educational needs of migrant children during the 1969 fiscal year are described in this evaluation report. Of an estimated 80,000 school-age children defined as migrants, 32,800 received services with 1969 funds. The major programs in the California Plan were (1) supplemental assistance to migrant impacted…

This study of lunch services in public and private elementary and secondary schools is one of a group evaluating selected aspects of public food assistance programs. During a survey in March 1968, noontime food services were provided in about 75 percent of the nation's schools, serving about 80 percent of all pupils enrolled. Results of the survey…

A total of 62 intergovernmental science programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation between 1967 and 1972 is listed in this report issued in January, 1972. Amendments are made for seven programs to extend activities. Included in the entries are the project titles, summaries, contract or grant numbers, amounts awarded, durations, and the…

This article presents a summary of some research on a statistical approach to identifying potentially successful and dropout students in a college population. The technique utilized is Multiple Discriminant Analysis (MDA). MDA eliminates the shortcomings of regression-correlation and uses only quantifiable information. The 2 variables that proved…

This publication is a thorough guide to National Science Foundation (NSF) programs and activities. Research activities and science education programs supported by NSF during the fiscal year 1970 are reviewed in part one of this volume. Comprehensive listings of NSF grants and awards are presented in the second section which includes a list of…

The results of a Coordinated Community Adult Education Conference, held in Waxahachie, Texas in 1972, are presented. Subjects discussed are: Objectives of Community Education; Primer Mover in Texas of Community Education Shares Her "Know-How"; Specific Approaches to Planning a Community Education Program; Role of the Community Education…

The effectiveness (in terms of educational services for American Indians received for dollars spent) of Johnson O'Malley (JOM) funding for the Center for the Study of Migrant and Indian Children was evaluated. The approach to the evaluation of the Center was based on the working definition used by the Division of Evaluation and Program Review of…

The relationship of tax law and the politicization of the university is discussed in an effort to make university personnel aware of possible legal penalties involved in political action. The effect of political activities on university tax exemption is reviewed in relation to the policy section of Section 510 (3) of the Internal Revenue Code,…

The impact of the principles of lifelong education on the adult education system is the subject of this study. Efforts to co-ordinate post-school activities in several departments are discussed. The study traces the predominant patterns in the empirical development of adult education, both professional and nonprofessional, and shows the…