This bibliography on student activism in the public schools lists of 86 books, pamphlets, and articles, most of which were published since 1967. It is designed to help school administrators, teachers, and citizens understand the extent, causes, and effects of student activism at the secondary level. Several items suggest ways in which school…

Members of the Canadian Association of School Superintendents and Inspectors have contributed articles delineating the progress of Indian education in Canada and emphasizing the accomplishments of Indian children in both Federal and provincial schools. Topics presented include the history of the development of financial and administrative…

PROPOSED IS A 5-YEAR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR CULTURALLY DIFFERENT PUPILS IN SEVERAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONE AREA WITH A RELATIVELY STABLE POPULATION OF VARIED NATIONAL GROUPS AND IN ANOTHER WHICH IS PRIMARILY LOWER-CLASS AND TRANSIENT. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES INVOLVE INSERVICE EDUCATION FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS, GUIDANCE,…

A RURAL DAIRY COMMUNITY IN UPSTATE NEW YORK IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS STUDY WRITTEN AFTER 3 YEARS OF PARTICIPATION BY THE AUTHORS IN THE DAILY LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE ANALYSIS INCLUDES DESCRIPTIONS OF (1) THE VARIOUS SOCIAL CLASS GROUPS AND THEIR ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHIES AND SOCIAL ATTITUDES, (2) THE POLITICAL POWERS, BOTH VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE, AND…

Books, pamphlets, articles, and public laws and regulations are listed in this selected bibliography. Major attention is given to international fellowships, scholarships, and exchange of persons programs, and to counseling and program planning for exchange visitors from other countries. There is a shorter section for reports on exchange programs.…

This study, based on statistical and other data reported by 88 nations, reviews the nature and extent of organized efforts to promote the spread of adult literacy and to provide elementary and secondary education for adults. Included in the comparative tables and individual reports are such aspects as program sponsorship and administration,…

Ways in which correctional institutions could make the most effective use of the available manpower supply were studied in response to the awareness of widespread unemployment during a period of economic prosperity, a shortage of service workers, and, particularly, an acute shortage of professional personnel in corrections work. The study's…

This issue of "Training for Progress," a bulletin published four times annually to provide for an international exchange of experience in vocational training, surveys the principal lines of thought and action in vocational education as seen through "CIRF Abstracts." An introductory editorial describes the development of…

A condensed synthesis of research needs on educational diffucion is provided in the five papers presented at the National Conference on Diffusion of Educational Ideas at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan on March 26-28, 1968. One major paper was presented in each of the five half-days of the conference with time for discussion…

Published in a volume of studies on Puerto Rico, this extensive report discusses policies and trends in the Puerto Rican Educational System, and describes its administrative and organizational characteristics. Numerous programs, such as an English program for adults and a scholarship program, are also described. One section is devoted to…

This publication was prepared to assist agencies in the development of manpower programs under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. It contains information concerning the: (1)Manpowe r Administration (MA), (2)Bureau of Employment Security (BES), (3)Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT), (4)Bureau of Work…

A policy statement recommends application of the principles of academic freedom and civil liberties to the secondary schools. Teachers' rights are discussed in terms of (1) appointments and dismissals, (2) loyalty oaths, (3) curriculum, (4) selection of texts and supplementary instructional resources, (5) freedom to teach controversial issues, (6)…

An evaluation system for measuring the cost effectiveness of protective services for abused and neglected children was developed and field tested. The system permits the collection and analysis of definitive, quantifiable data to determine: (1) which service agencies, individually, or as aggregated by states or regions, are most effective in…

The Mt. Diablo Unified School District is in the second year of a pilot program in individual school management in eleven elementary schools, three intermediate schools, and one high school to bring a measurable improvement of learning with existent resources. This is an individual school management system that places educational decision-making…

Intended for use by high school teachers of vocational home economics in Oklahoma to aid in local planning and developing of a nonrepetitious core curriculum to prepare students for home economics-related occupations and their roles as consumers and homemakers, this curriculum guide covers the entire course program for the high school years. Three…