This report describes the information and referral services project in a 3-county rural area that was developed in the county public library systems to meet the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of their communities. Sections of the report cover recognition of need, the area served, funding, the project itself (objectives, staff,…

The purpose of Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act is to enforce the support obligations owed by absent parents to their children, locate absent parents, establish paternity and obtain child support from parents. This Senate report provides an overview of the child support enforcement program and 23 tables of statistical data. Many of…

The armed services' efforts to aid and encourage uniformed personnel to participate in the Veterans' Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) are reviewed. VEAP is a pilot program designed to promote and assist the all-volunteer armed forces program in attracting qualified persons to serve by offering educational assistance. Several factors that…

The purpose of this study was to trace the development of the Southern Baptist junior colleges from 1927 to 1977. During this period a total of 35 junior colleges were in operation at some time. However in 1977 there were only seven Baptist colleges in six states; of these only one was among the 27 Southern Baptist junior colleges that were…

THE COMMISSION'S PROGRAM, SUPPORTED LARGELY BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDUSTRY, CONSISTS OF (1) COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND PUBLICATION OF SIGNIFICANT DATA ON ENGINEERING MANPOWER, (2) COOPERATION WITH THE MILITARY TO ASSURE UTILIZATION OF CRITICAL MANPOWER IN THE BEST NATIONAL INTEREST, AND (3) COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS OF THE IMPORTANCE…

LEADERS IN ADULT EDUCATION AND THE TELEVISION FIELDS ADDRESSED A CONFERENCE OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF ADULT EDUCATION ON TELEVISION AS A VEHICLE FOR ADULT EDUCATION. DISCUSSION GROUPS CONSIDERED SUCH ISSUES AS TARGET POPULATIONS, NATURE OF PROGRAMS, AND USE OF FOLLOWUP MATERIALS AND METHODS. SOME OF THE IDEAS EXPRESSED WERE THAT THE…

THE 1966 HANDBOOK ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION PRESENTS HISTORICAL NOTES, BY-LAWS AND COMMITTEES, MONOGRAPHS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS, SOURCES OF FINANCIAL AID, DESCRIPTIONS OF DIVISIONAL MEETINGS AND ANNUAL SEMINARS, AND ACCOUNTS OF…

THIS REPORT DISCUSSES TEACHER AIDES, THEIR USE, PAY, SELECTION, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION. REPLIES TO 217 QUESTIONNAIRES SENT OUT IN 1966 BY THE NEA RESEARCH DIVISION PROVIDE THE DATA SOURCES. INCLUDED AMONG THE FINDINGS ARE (1) A LARGE MAJORITY (76.5 PERCENT) OF THE TEACHER AIDE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED SINCE 1960, (2) 74.2 PERCENT OF THE…

This bimonthly bulletin reports the current literature in science and public policy. Science is used to denote engineering, technology, and other sciences. The bulletin is intended for persons engaged in studying, formulating, or implementing public policy relating to science and its use. Its purpose is to aid such individuals by alerting them to…

This study of the financing of Wisconsin University Centers, branch campuses of the state universities, and associate-degree technical education focuses on the cost to the student, to supporting localities, and to the state. Interest in the subject was prompted by apparent inconsistencies in financial support levels and aid formulas among the…

This study reviews the current status of public library service in Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, with particular reference to: (1) the governing structure of the existing public library agencies; (2) the sources and levels of their financial support; (3) the available library facilities, resources and personnel; (4) the services that are…

Based on an unpublished 1950 masters thesis, this paper on university extension in Britain reviews the nineteenth century background at Oxford, Cambridge, Victoria, and other universities, the close of the so-called classical period during 1900-24, the growing institutionalization of university extension during 1924-39, and postwar trends toward…

This is the first issue of a new journal designed to keep elementary and secondary school teachers and students up-to-date with developments in law-related education. The focus of this issue is on equal protection. Two major articles review recent Supreme Court cases and examine historical cases of segregation. Other features explain how schools…

Hidden tuition costs associated with the operation of school physical education programs were researched in a study of all public schools of Calgary and a random sample of all schools in Alberta. Findings indicate that: (1) all schools in this study impose additional charges for student participation in physical education programs; (2) it was not…

The purpose of the two-day hearings (Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas presiding) was to provide a forum to examine the whole range of rural economic problems and to educate members of the House and Senate as to the seriousness and need for comprehensive rural development programs. The proceedings contain remarks and prepared statements by the…