This seminar was designed to facilitate final completion and acceptance of state plans which would govern staff development during the third project year and implement a permanent system for each state participating in the project. Objectives of the seminar were: (1) to describe, analyze, and revise individual state plans; (2) to secure personal…

The Black Child Development Institute is guided in its analysis of legislation by an organizational commitment to building child development institutions which meet the comprehensive needs of black children, families, and communities. Its premises are threefold. First, child development must encompass the black child's cognitive, physical, social,…

Included in this guide to educational finance-related events in Washington, D. C. are discussions of the Education Amendments of 1972, new emphases and directions for Title I funds and projects, ways to get more Federal surplus funds for schools, some examples of how to train leaders and develop new ideas for drug education, new strategies for…

Senate hearings on child development and child care programs are presented. Specific subjects covered include comprehensive, family-oriented child development programs, the development of programs to eliminate racism, reordering of national priorities beginning with a guaranteed basic family income adequate for the needs of children, improving the…

The purposes of the Huntsville-Madison County Education Improvement Program were: (1) to develop and demonstrate a curriculum that would improve and enrich the skills, attitudes and thinking processes of the disadvantaged preschool child; (2) to develop in-service programs that would afford teachers and other personnel better understanding of the…

The first of two articles, "Some trends and countertrends," is a retrospective analysis of both the trends that have supported expanded higher educational opportunities and of intervening issues that have interfered with the inherently expansionist trends. A subtle but crucial distinction is made between trends towards expanded opportunities in…

This memorandum is directed to the question of the appropriate Federal and Office of Education roles in early childhood education, specifically, what programs or approaches will meet the objectives and diverse needs of the proponents for preschool programs. In particular: (1) is there a need for some form of federally funded early childhood…

Reported on are the aggregated financial aid needs of full-time undergraduate students attending New Jersey's colleges and universities during the 1973-74 academic year. An aggregate need analysis methodology is employed, using assumptions that produce the most conservative estimates possible. Computation includes student's and parent's expected…

This paper describes early childhood education programs in Sweden, focusing on their history and development, administration, goals and objectives, admissions policies, structure, expenditures, program of activities, facilities, staffing, daily routine, problems and criticisms. Beginning in 1902, legislation provided for the care of abused and…

Career education, as it currently exists, is put in perspective with reference to broader and more far-reaching proposals for dealing with the education/work dilemma in the United States. In so doing, career education is pictured as a movement that operates under a "possible change" philosophy. Current strengths of career education are…

Presented are duplications of the responses given by Recreation Programs for the Handicapped (Miami, Florida) as part of a project to collect, share, and compile information about, and techniques in the operation of 18 community action models for recreation services to the disabled. Model programs are categorized as consumer, client competency,…

The resource guide provides information on 79 exemplary secondary programs serving handicapped youth in seven states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and on instructional materials for use in a resource room or learning resource center collection in secondary and vocational education for the…

Descriptions are given of mission-oriented or programmatic activities for or of concern to women, ongoing or initiated by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare during International Women's Year. Extensive comments are made about background and progress of programs, research, workshops, and other activities in the following eight…

This assessment of the state of library and information science research in the United Kingdom, which was presented at a joint conference of two Canadian professional associations, focuses on functions of the British Library's Research and Development Department. The importance of research and dissemination of its findings are also discussed. (CDD)

A study found the ideal combination of characteristics associated with dental research productivity was $420,000 or more in funding from the National Institute of Dental Research, a student/faculty ratio of 4.75 or less, a library with at least 10,000 dental-related books, and medical school faculty teaching basic science. (MSE)