External funding can provide a valuable means of enabling an institution to augment the growth and quality of its regular program. Because the institutional benefits of special projects can be maintained only through a reasonable degree of central administration and control, Chemeketa Community College has developed this guidebook of procedures to…

A study analyzed the instructional television (ITV) services provided by public television stations to schools throughout the country. It also examined the relationship between the schools and the stations. A questionnaire was sent to 141 public television stations in November, 1974, which found that most stations provide instructional programing…

Discussed is the need to examine a number of measures of the "level" of state support of postsecondary education (e.g., in terms of a state's population, its students, and the level of state revenues). Described are factors that need to be considered as planners attempt to better understand the specific context surrounding state support decisions.…

A study assessed the current status of library services in Florida state-supported institutions in order to establish a long-range plan for the future of those libraries. Through reviews of materials, site visits, and interviews, the services of each library and their relationship to the community were studied, areas for improvement were…

Presented is information on approximately 100 Federal programs designed to assist the handicapped and/or people working with or for them. It is explained that the compilation was excerpted from the 1975 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, gathered from material provided by the Library of Congress, and augmented by a survey of Federal agencies…

The Office of Veteran Student Affairs (OVSA) at the University of South Carolina serves a total population of 3,310 veteran students. This survey, conducted during the fall semester of 1975, was designed to obtain data about the personal background of the respondents, their attitudes toward the services provided by the several offices serving…

Listed are approximately 160 federally supported projects (completed or current) directly related to child abuse and neglect. Provided for each listing are grant number, name of the project, a brief description of the project, a contact name and address, project dates, and the amount of funding. Types of grants and contracts include demonstration…

This book contains three monographs based on research conducted in a number of African countries between 1965 and 1967 in an attempt to illuminate some of the problems confronting educational planners in developing countries. This book is one of three related volumes of case studies on educational planning in the English-speaking countries of…

In preparation for the National Bilingual Institute which was held November 28-December 1, 1973, a mail survey of fifth year ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Title VII Bilingual Education Projects was conducted. Its purpose was to obtain data relative to the progress of bilingual bicultural education programs since implementation of…

Concern with the prevalent under-representation of ethnic minority groups in Western graduate schools, and with the growing demand of minority students for more relevance in the college curricula, prompted a cooperative WAGS-WICHE (Western Association of Graduate Schools-Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) effort in the general…

In 1965, the concept and need for mid-career education for public administrators at the local level received attention through three studies (Detroit, Berkeley, Syracuse) sponsored by the National Institute for Public Affairs. There is agreement that the curriculum for such programs should be derived from the social sciences. Teaching methods…

This survey reports recent experience of Midwestern colleges in recruiting and enrolling minority students. Results were based upon responses of a representative group of 129 4-year institutions. The principal findings were: (1) 3 out of 5 senior institutions were working actively to enroll minority students. The gross number of minority freshmen…

Chapter I discusses the purpose and rationale for a comprehensive study of the Upward Bound Program and presents the study design and methodology. Chapter II presents a summary of the findings on student characteristics and program achievement and on program administration and other areas, and the recommendations. Chapter III presents the history…

Developed by the Bureau of Vocational Education and the Kentucky Research Coordinating Unit, this handbook presents a suggested outline for the preparation of a state plan for vocational education which can be applied in any state, regardless of size. Intended for boards of education, advisory councils, school administrators, vocational educators,…

In the course of planning a program to increase the number of black PhDs, the Ford Foundation conducted a survey of blacks who held a doctorate. Questionnaires were sent to 2280 persons. Of 1096 responses, 140 persons, or 12.7% were 60 or older, and 102 or 9.4% were under 35 years of age. A greater percentage of men and women earned their degree…