A national program to achieve comprehensive child welfare services of high quality in every community (universally available and equally accessible to all children and parents as their legally enforceable right) is proposed in this statement. The proposal is based upon the premise that children have certain rights and that society must make…

The report submitted by the Committee for the Development of Scientific and Technological Information Networks in Israel to the National Council for Research and Development in the Prime Minister's Office is summarized. This bilingual synopsis of the 210 page report is for those desiring an overall view only. The report proposes a framework for…

A point of view is developed toward the "national manpower adjustment system," based on transition-making by individuals rather than on jobs or training per se. The system is defined in terms of five interacting subsystems which collectively change the relations between people and jobs. These subsystems are: (1) individuals, (2) educational…

This survey of profession-wide accomplishments and failures in foreign language instruction, characteristic of the last two decades, is complemented by suggestions intended to spur teachers and educational institutions into initiating improvements in curriculum development considered to be vital to the survival of the foreign language profession.…

Guidelines are provided for analyzing the content of the various Federal/State plans specifically mentioned in the Developmental Disabilities Services and Construction Act (PL91-517). A Federal/State plan and the relevance of State plan review of the planning process are explained. State plan review is shown to be an important tool for assessing…

The selected guide to government agencies involved with exceptional children is based on data available as of April, 1971. (For a companion guide, see EC 042 251.) For each agency listed, the following information is provided where applicable: agency name, a brief explanatory statement about the agency and its responsibilities, center and director…

Presented are the reports of 22 federal departments and agencies on their programs related to mental retardation. The review of governmental programs is seen as a needed first step toward mobilization of the full federal potential in coordinating efforts in the gamut of problems of mental retardation. The departments and agencies covered include…

The purpose of this paper is to describe the profound changes which have been made in the organic structure of the Organization of American States (OAS) and in its operations in recent months and how these changes lend themselves to more effective efforts to aid the member states in the development of more adequate documentation services and in…

A profile of France is sketched in this paper. Emphasis is placed on the nature, scope, and accomplishments of population activities in the country. Topics and sub-topics include: (1) location and description of the country; (2) population--size, growth patterns, age structure, urban/rural distribution, ethnic and religious composition, education,…

A profile of Nepal is sketched in this paper. Emphasis is placed on the nature, scope, and accomplishments of population activities in the country. Topics and sub-topics include: location and description of the country; population--size, growth patterns, age/sex structure, geographical distribution, topographical obstacles, ethnic and religious…

SCHOLARS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA MET TO DISCUSS INTELLECTUAL COOPERATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS (N 76) PLACED EMPHASIS ON THE UNITY OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE UNIVERSALIZATION OF DISCIPLINES. MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS WERE--(1) MUTUAL AGREEMENT ON OBJECTIVES, ON THE APPROACH, AND ON THE…

THIS PROJECT WAS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH DEVELOPING A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL PROGRAM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. A SECOND OBJECTIVE WAS TO TRANSLATE THE THEORETICAL RATIONALE INTO AN OPERATIONAL PROGRAM INVOLVING THE COLLABORATION OF A NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CENTERS INTO A PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND…

This report deals with two basic areas related to open learning system development. It identifies nine functions or operating characteristics which need to be present in a fully complete open learning system. These characteristics deal with the formulation of objectives, the incentives and rewards that students may bring to open learning, the…

This document is a legislative proposal submitted in the U. S. House of Representatives for the funding of a summer sports program for disadvantaged youths. The proposed program would seek to provide such people with an opportunity for sports instruction and competition in a context of high quality facilities and supervision, including instruction…

The Educational Development Conference was established in 1972 as a national program directed at gathering public opinion for planning educational policies in New Zealand. The following aspects of the organization of the program are discussed: initial organization, regional committees, publicity, information materials, formation of groups,…