This document compiles nine papers issued by the National Council for Resource Development. Papers include: (1) "How to Be Successful at Grantsmanship--Guidelines for Proposal Writing--Foundation Proposals"; (2) "A Federal Glossary" (acronyms); (3) "Special Projects" (a working model for an institutional development office); (4) "The Role of the…

Activities and concerns of Ford Foundation supported population research and training centers are described in this report. The centers are concerned with population growth, consequences of growth for human welfare, forces that determine family planning, interrelations among population variables, economics of contraceptive distribution, and…

The World of Inquiry School opened in September 1967 with an enrollment of 120 children accepted from the entire city of Rochester and Monroe County. By September 1973, enrollment had increased to 275. The school reflects major departures in educational attitudes, techniques and programs, with children being brought together from different…

Presented are duplications of the responses given by ANCHOR (Answering the Needs of Children with Handicaps through Organized Recreation) (Hempstead, New York) 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…

Presented are duplications of the responses given by the King County Division of Parks and Recreation (Seattle, Washington) 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…

Emphasis in this manual is on translating an institutional plan into the activities required for the capital expansion of an institution of higher education. The total institutional planning function is described and analyzed in detail in order to implement facility construction plans in an orderly and cost-effective manner. Four major categories…

The philosophical underpinning of the purposes of the community college, an examination of the basis for state financial support from a philosophical viewpoint, and an analysis of the ways in which the various states have implemented that philosophy in financial support programs are the central focus of this report. The four current patterns of…

A national survey of 7,261 medical students, representing 15 percent of total enrollment at each of 110 medical schools addressed specific questions including: (1) Which students expressed a need for financial aid?; (2) do the neediest students receive financial aid?; (3) To what extent do students intending to serve in primary care specialties…

Presenting a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Education organizational alternative based upon the findings of the Task Force on the Functions and Organization of the BIA Education Programs (Executive Summary is appended) and the concept of American Indian self-determination, this document deals with: the experience of Indian control of…

The univariate and multivariate assessment of general achievement/aptitude for regular and disadvantaged freshmen at the University of Nebraska at Omaha were investigated. Correlational (single and multiple) and variance analyses (Maximum n = 150) and chi square analyses (maximum n = 1,214) assessed American College Test (ACT) Composite scores…

Views of 989 allied health professionals regarding their continuing education preferences were analyzed. A significant majority believed that continuing education is necessary and should be voluntary. The expressed preference was not related to the professional's specialty field or demographic, educational, or employment characteristics. (EM)

This review of the literature discusses economic, political, human, and cultural barriers to resource sharing among libraries in developing countries, and presents models developed by researchers as guidelines to help overcome these barriers. Conditions necessary for the success of these models are briefly discussed. (CDD)

A summary of portions of the 1983-84 Annual Survey of Optometric Educational Institutions conducted by the American Optometric Association Council on Optometric Education is presented. Information on student enrollment, academic achievement, financial, and student expenditures are highlighted. (MLW)

Suggests that rural cummunity psychology focus on preventive interventions instead of traditional service delivery. Discusses special nature of intervention in rural communities, types of preventive interventions, understanding/utilizing community social ecology, and training issues. Advocates greater preparation for rural psychology and greater…

Five areas of an institution's academic self-monitoring need close attention: institutional mission; resource levels; staffing flexibility, selectivity, compensation, and opportunities; academic program status; and the institution's drawing and holding power. (MSE)