The history, current issues and future potential of rural township government today were the central focus of a 1972 survey of 18 townships in 6 southwestern Minnesota counties. Survey methodology included personal interviews with both residents and township officers, mailed questionnaires, and attendance at board meetings of the Minnesota…

The Oregon component of a four-state project working towards the design of a staff development and school improvement support system is described. Information was gathered from various sources regarding the number and kinds of continued professional development activities engaged in by schools throughout the state. These data were fashioned into a…

This vocational education handbook for secondary schools in Wisconsin is designed to serve as a resource for local coordinators and persons who plan and develop vocational programs for comprehensive high schools. The first of eight sections focuses on general and administrative guidelines. Among the areas included in the section are (1)…

BACKGROUND MATERIALS ON THE AFL-CIO PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY SERVICES OUTLINE THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM, PARTICULARLY SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE AFL-CIO IN 1955. IN ADDITION TO LISTING KEY POLICY AND POSITION STATEMENTS STIPULATING THE SCOPE AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE PROGRAM, THIS OUTLINE DESCRIBES SUCH MAJOR…

THROUGH FIELD WORK, A FOUR MEMBER RESEARCH TEAM STUDIED PERU'S TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS IN ORDER TO EVALUATE ITS BOOK ACTIVITY. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WERE--TO DISCOVER WHO IS CREATING, PRODUCING, AND USING BOOKS, TO EVALUATE PAST ATTEMPTS TO UPGRADE THIS AREA, TO ASSESS CURRENT AND FUTURE PRIORITIES, AND TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS…

A CONFERENCE FOR 13 WESTERN STATE DIRECTORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION WAS HELD IN HELENA, MONTANA, MAY 31 - JUNE 2, 1967. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CONFERENCE WERE--(1) TO STIMULATE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN WESTERN STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION, (2) TO PROVIDE A FOLLOW-UP OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION…

BASED ON A NATIONAL RANDOM PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF 180 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH 150 OR MORE PUPILS, DRAWN BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, FOUR CRITERION VARIABLES WERE DEFINED AS INDICES OF SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS--(1) UNDERSTANDING, THE DEGREE TO WHICH INFORMED OBSERVERS SIMILARLY PERCEIVE SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, (2) QUIESCENCE, THE DEGREE TO…

THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A GENERALIZED ANALYSIS OF FACTORS RELATED TO PLANNING AND BUILDING STATE SCHOOLS. THE FIRST SURVEY PHASE IS USED FOR DETERMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND PROGRAMS. THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO THE ARCHITECT AS WELL AS PUBLIC SUPPORT AND FINANCE CRITERIA ARE EXPLAINED IN THIS CHAPTER. SITE SELECTION AND…

THE ADDRESS SUMMARIZES THE 1964 GENERAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION (MLA), BUT EMPHASIZES THOSE ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT CONTRACT OR WITH FOUNDATION SUPPORT. AMONG COMPLETED GOVERNMENT-FUNDED PROJECTS DESCRIBED ARE (1) JUNIOR AND SENIOR COLLEGE MODERN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENT SURVEYS, (2) THE PUBLICATION AND…

THIS PAPER SKETCHES RECENT TRENDS AND PROBLEMS THAT HAVE EMERGED IN PUBLIC TRAINING EFFORTS IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE 1960S. IT CITES SHIFTS IN EMPHASIS FROM TRAINING WORKERS FOR EXISTING JOBS TO REFOCUSING ON YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND TO PREPARING THE HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED FOR WORK, AND FROM CONCERN WITH JOB TRAINING TO JOB CREATION. IT POINTS…

THE POSITION TAKEN IS THAT THE CURRICULAR CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL TO PERMIT EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS (USUALLY NEGRO) TO ATTEND COLLEGE ARE ONLY PALLIATIVE BECAUSE MOST ADMISSION PROCEDURES ARE TOO INFLEXIBLE TO CONSIDER THE EFFECTS OF A DISADVANTAGED EDUCATION IN THE LOWER SCHOOLS ON A STUDENT'S SCHOLASTIC…

THE STUDY DEALT WITH THE BENEFITS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION TO PEOPLE OTHER THAN STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. THE INVESTIGATION WAS A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY INCLUDED (1) METHODOLOGICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ISSUES, (2) SOCIAL BENEFITS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND (3) PARTICULAR BENEFITS AND THEIR…

THIS STUDY DEVELOPED AN INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL SPILLOVERS, HAND-IN-HAND WITH A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO THE CONCEPTS OF COSTS AND BENEFITS ARISING FROM PUBLIC SUPPORT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. EMPHASIS WAS ON WAYS IN WHICH SPILLOVERS MAY AFFECT LOCAL DECISION-MAKING. ABSTRACT CONCEPTS WERE DEVELOPED AND APPLIED TO…

A two-year informational study was conducted to determine characteristics of the present full-time equivalent (FTE) system of funding in the state of Colorado. Its objectives were (1) to analyze flow of state and federal dollars to the program level within the four delivery systems of postsecondary vocational education, (2) to analyze total…

The source of profits earned by states as a result of tax-exempt bonds issued to raise funds for college student loans is analyzed, as are various proposals to reduce these profits. Background information about both student loan bond programs and student loans is presented, along with an explanation of how issuers of student loan bonds are able to…