Federal agency programs in support of international education are summarized in this report. The publication is designed to help readers discover unknown programs, more fully understand more familiar programs, and learn more about specific requirements for agencies where proposals have been unsuccessfully submitted in the past. Focus is directed…

This guide provides a listing of major resources and means of access in the area of career education. In section 1, "Background of Career Education," state and federal laws concerning Kentucky career education are discussed, state and federal advisory councils are examined, and an abstract of the Kentucky state plan for career education…

In this study on financial aid to students in higher education, descriptive data are provided on differences found among states, institutional sectors, and income groups with respect to student costs and sources of funding, the reduction in cost of attendance due to the distribution of aid, and the resulting amount of overmet or undermet financial…

This 1978-79 student guide to work, study, and travel abroad contains chapters on the following areas: Western Europe; the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe; the Middle East and North Africa; Africa south of the Sahara; South Asia (India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan); East Asia; Southeast Asia; Australia and New Zealand; Latin America and…

In order to identify and analyze conditions and factors that may affect the success of two-year colleges in securing federal categorical aid funds, 28 public community colleges in Florida were studied. In fiscal year 1975, four had received more than $1,000,000 in federal categorical aid funds, three over $500,000, eleven between $125,000 and…

Concurrent with the problem of declining resources from traditional sources, the results of the rapid expansion and construction of community colleges during the 1960's and 1970's encouraged the development of alternatives in funding. By 1978, 52% of the community colleges in the United States had established the foundation as a vehicle for…

This report describes child care related programs which have received major grants from the Ford Foundation since 1969. Specific information and referral services such as the Children's Council of San Francisco Childcare Switchboard, the Cambridge/Somerville Child Care Resource Center in Massachusetts, the Pre-School Association of the West Side…

This paper presents a conceptual framework for analyzing the impact of funding cutbacks on human services organizations (HSOs). HSOs include publicly-funded educational, health, welfare, and cultural organizations. The framework identifies five categories of variables which influence an organization's reaction to cutbacks. Category one, "objective…

The desire to create an effective cost of education index (CEI) arises from a desire to achieve greater equity in state and federal school funding mechanisms. Before such a measure is useful, however, much more thought must be given to the specification of factors differentially affecting demand and supply. Consensus regarding classification of…

A study involving interviews with administrators at seven randomly selected Southern California community colleges was conducted to identify the marketing strategies undertaken by these institutions to increase student recruitment. During the interviews, respondents were asked to: (1) outline the functions of their public relations office; (2)…

Divided into three parts, this resource guide offers assistance--to those just beginning to implement new federal and state programs, as well as to those already involved in other information and advisement activities--in building statewide networks of services available at local levels to help individuals make educational and occupational…

Intended to assist Agency for International Development officers, advisors, and health officials in incorporating health planning into national plans for economic development, this tenth of ten volumes in the International Health Planning Methods series deals with the relationship between health and economic development. In an introduction, W.…

REVISION OF THE CONCEPT OF THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IS NECESSARY TO MEET THE EXPANDING, COMPLICATED ROLE OF THE MINISTER AS TEACHER, SPEAKER, COUNSELOR, AND CIVIC LEADER. CONTINUOUS SYSTEMATIC EDUCATION IS NECESSARY. AT PRESENT THERE ARE FIVE MAIN TYPES OF PROGRAMS AVAILABLE--(1) RETREATS, CONSISTING OF LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, AND READING, (2)…

IN 1967, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM TWO FOUNDATIONS, THE CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO ESTABLISHED A 2-PART EXPERIMENTAL SUMMER PROGRAM IN WHICH HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TOOK EXPLORATORY ORIENTATION COURSES IN THE COLLEGE'S TECHNICAL PROGRAMS, AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS PARTICIPATED IN A GUIDANCE WORKSHOP WHICH ALSO INVOLVED THE…

Considering the national and provincial economic environments for the next decade, this paper projects financial resources and constraints likely to be faced by school boards in Ontario over the same period. The study utilizes an econometric model developed by the Institute for Policy Analysis of the University of Toronto. The findings indicate…