The transfer of schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to public school systems has been occurring for more than 100 years. When these schools are transferred to the public school systems, a financial impact on school operations, school construction, and the instructional program is felt by the public schools. Because of the…

The purpose of this paper is to review the literature and research that identify efforts on behalf of the Chicano community to effect change. Major emphasis is on change that deals with education of Chicano youth. The review of literature and research indicates 3 distinct divisions in organizational activity. Prior to 1940, Chicano organizations…

This report summarizes the results of the National Science Foundation's biennial Survey of Science Activities of Institution of Higher Education which collected information on January, 1969, employment and academic year 1967-68 financing in the sciences and engineering in 2,175 universities and colleges with such programs. The report gives special…

The statements of the Chairman of the National Science Board and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the Senate Subcommittee on the National Science Foundation, when it was hearing testimony on the bills authorizing the expenditure of the NSF for 1970, include reference to the problems requiring scientific investigation,…

Prepared by the State Department of Vocational Education, this handbook is for school administrators, coordinators and teachers to use in planning, establishing and conducting cooperative vocational education programs. The basic purpose of the cooperative program is to provide occupational training through the use of business and industrial…

The College Scholarship Service (CSS) was established to develop a standardized need analysis system and collateral services that had to provide: (1) a standard form for the collection of data pertaining to family income, assests and other family circumstances that might affect parental ability to pay for higher education; (2) a rationale for…

This report, prepared by the Association of University Programs in Hospital Administration (AUPHA), presents recommendations for increasing the representation of minorities in hospital and health-care administration careers on a nationwide basis. A short-term objective is to increase the representation of minorities in graduate degree programs…

The author, a colleague of Ivan Illich, suggests a radical alternative to the present school system--namely, educational accounts. The accounts could be restricted to use in schools while junior colleges retain their present role in the system, or they could be used without being restricted to schools and the junior colleges could be freed from…

Increased recognition of the public library in Nebraska came about in 1901 with the establishment of the Nebraska Public Library Commission. In the seventy years of the Commission's history, the number has grown to 260 public libraries. With the establishment of regional library systems on a cooperative, contractual basis in Nebraska, in 1957, all…

This conference was the 11th in a series of conferences attended by Vice-Chancellors from developing countries. This report presents: (1) summaries of the program discussions (centering around aid policy and machinery), and the progress, problems and needs of overseas universities; (2) a review of the Canadian, American, British, and West European…

This is the first interagency report on Federal environmental quality research and development programs that presents program descriptions, levels of funding, and analyses. Undertaken at the request of the Federal Council for Science and Technology, the study may be useful in identifying environmental quality research and development programs in…

The summary report and recommendations of the Ford Foundation studies in income contingent loans for higher education are presented. Recommendations regarding the pay-as-you-earn concept concern the role of credit in financing higher education; the search for more manageable debt; capitalizing a loan plan; institutional loan plans; short-term…

This study investigates and analyzes the organizational structures, institutional ties, and operational practices of selected extramurally-supported centers, laboratories, and institutes. The primary goal is to provide one type of data, some experiences, and judgments on the basis of which an assessment might be made of the conditions of the…

Monetary awards totaling more than $12 million for the Fiscal Year 1972 for the improvement of undergraduate assistance are presented in tabular format. The awards are divided into two categories: 1) laboratory and other special equipment, and 2) closed circuit television equipment. The awards are arranged by state. (MC)

This report covers a six-month sabbatical travel study of urban 4-H programs in 30 United States cities. The purpose of the study was to search for 4-H programs and methods which were being used successfully with urban boys and which might be adapted for use in other urban situations. Interviews with professional 4-H personnel, aides, and leaders…