This study compared the pre-college experiences reported by University freshmen receiving financial aid and those of students not identified as being on one of the financial aid programs. Information was collected through a pre-college experience inventory completed by freshmen. The average student not on financial aid had traveled more, was more…

An attempt is made to offer guidance to industrial training boards in the training and development of full-time managerial or executive personnel and departmental or technical personnel who have, or may be given, some managerial responsibilities either in their own specialist field or in general management. Areas covered include: the nature and…

The dynamic growth of the state colleges and universities (SCU) has resulted in critical problems regarding institutional identify and the functions and purposes of administration. This study was undertaken to determine the extent and kinds of changes which have taken place in developing SCUs in the past and to make projections for the near…

This report, designed specifically for school executives and board of education members, contains information about teacher recruitment. According to the U.S. Office of Education, the nation's teacher preparation institutions now turn out about 145,000 graduates annually, but the need for additional teachers is about 196,660 per year. This major…

The document is a report of the American Indians in higher education in California. Some 2,400 Indian students are expected to enroll in the academic year 1972-73, at some 55 or more colleges and universities in California. To serve the special needs of the Indian population, $1,047,500 was allocated for some 19 of these institutions. This figure…

This report covers the contract period from October 1, 1970-September 30, 1971. It follows earlier reports and summarizes much that has been learned about assisted relocation of rural workers to urban locations within North Carolina. These developments include attempted linkage with training programs, some successful others not and various…

The project concentrated on providing intrastate relocation assistance to disadvantaged rural workers in Mississippi, with a flexible minimum of supportive service. Assistance consisted of counseling, providing housing, travel arrangements, job interviews, job development, financial aid, and recruiting the unemployed. (Author)

The document reviews research reports, journal articles, abstracts, and other publications that are primarily research efforts in vocational teacher education, with the hope that areas of weakness and potential for future research will be revealed. Three areas are focused upon: (1) competencies required of vocational teachers, including sources…

A brief overall report is made on the activities of the Department's employer-sponsored child day care center demonstration project for the children of employees. The continuing objectives of the project are to determine the effect of comprehensive child care on employee stabilization, measure the significance of parent participation, and provide…

Presentation topics of the 28th annual American Industrial Arts Association Convention include: (1) "Where We Are in Federal Legislation Programs," (2) "Frontiers in Industrial Arts Education," and (3) "Industry's Cooperation with Education." Eleven symposia were conducted on the topic of "Implementing Frontier Ideas in Industrial Arts Education…

The purpose of this project was to design, execute, and evaluate a film to be used as a public education program in rehabilitation counseling. The film "Will It Be You?" was produced to interest undergraduate students in a career in rehabilitation counseling and to inform the general public of the goals and services of rehabilitation counseling.…

When examining the employment opportunities in rural "surplus" labor markets, it was found that a much greater labor supply is available in rural areas than is apparent from unemployment data. Furthermore, the "broad or elastic concept" of labor supply is more relevant to rural labor markets than the "narrow concept" of labor supply which measures…

The Washington Metropolitan Area 1971 workshop was sponsored by Project VOICE for administrative and supervisory personnel from cooperating schools in the District of Columbia and adjacent Maryland and Virginia counties with volunteers in education programs. This report covers activities of the workshop including sessions of central administration…

Dissatisfied with results of traditional language instruction at the university level, the German department at the University of California at Berkeley developed an individualized program for introductory German courses. The author discusses the rationale of the program, problems in curriculum development, teacher recruitment, and student…

This speech, concerning the dilemma of maintaining and increasing student enrollment in classics programs in a time of national decline, centers about personal experiences encountered by a secondary level teacher and underscores the negative effects of overcrowded language programs and lack of support from guidance departments. As a means of…