The study examines patterns in students' choices of in-state and out-of-state colleges, with regard to certain academic and economic variables such as class standing, parental income, financial support, and costs. It then examines the impact that financial aid would have on their choices. A survey was undertaken of 26,903 Pennsylvania public and…

Practical and precise advice and guidelines are detailed in this volume to assist Navajo high school students in their pursuit of a college education. Part I describes considerations when choosing a college and includes a college selection worksheet. Part II outlines college admissions procedures with emphasis on A.C.T. registration and testing,…

A STUDY SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT VOTERS WOULD GIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS IF THEY WERE FULLY INFORMED OF NEEDS, AND WHETHER CURRENT COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES WERE ADEQUATE IN EFFECTIVELY INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF SCHOOL NEEDS. SPECIFIC VOTER AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS WERE EXPLORED AS THEY RELATE TO…

A NEW CONCEPTION OF ADULT EDUCATION, CLOSELY LINKED WITH TECHNOLOGICAL, POLITICAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHANGES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THIS CENTURY, HAS BEEN EMERGING IN THE FRENCH SPEAKING AREAS OF BELGIUM. THIS FORM OF EDUCATION ("EDUCATION PERMANENTE") IS IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY AS A MEANS OF HUMANIZING AND DEMOCRATIZING THE WHOLE…

THIS STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY EXIST FOR RESEARCH PREPARATION IN GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS, TO EXAMINE THE INSTITUTIONAL AND TRAINING ARRANGEMENTS THAT MAY BE RELATED TO OUTPUT OF RESEARCHERS, AND TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL COMMITMENT OF RECENT DOCTORAL RECIPIENTS TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. DATA FOR THE STUDY CAME FROM…

THE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY TEACHER EDUCATION CENTER (SUTEC) IS CONDUCTING A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM TO PREPARE TEACHERS FOR URBAN SCHOOLS. THE 5-YEAR PROJECT IS UNIQUE IN ITS BASING OF COLLEGE PERSONNEL IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL ON A FULL-TIME SCHEDULE. SPONSORED BY THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE QUEENS COLLEGE DEPT. OF EDUCATION, IT AIMS TO--(1)…

THIS SURVEY, COVERING ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND WALES, AND EXCLUDING NORTHERN IRELAND, WAS MADE BY THE WORKING PARTY OF THE 1964 CONFERENCE OF THE WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION (WEA). THE DUTIES OF THE WORKING PARTY WERE TO EXAMINE THE SUITABILITY OF THE PRESENT STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION, FINANCING, AND STAFFING OF THE ASSOCIATION (ESPECIALLY AT THE…

PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION (NAPSAE), THE ALMANAC INCLUDES A MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY, REPORT ON FEDERAL LEGISLATION, NAPSAE YEAR IN REVIEW, NAMES OF NAPSAE OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN, RECENT ADULT EDUCATION RESEARCH, NAPSAE AWARDS RECIPIENTS, AN ANNOTATED LIST OF NAPSAE…

THE INTERAMERICAN CONSULTATION ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AID). REPRESENTATIVES FROM EIGHT LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, THE UNITED STATES, AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE PEACE CORPS, UNESCO, UN, AND AID ATTEMPTED…

BUSINESS HAS A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR ITS EMPLOYEES SINCE IT PROFITS FROM THE FACT THAT AMERICA HAS BECOME AN EDUCATION STATE, WITH THE INCREASED EDUCATION OF THE LABOR FORCE ACCOUNTING FOR 23 PERCENT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH BETWEEN 1929 AND 1957, AND SINCE BUSINESS ITSELF HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRISIS IN EDUCATION BY INSISTING…

THIS BULLETIN, PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY, REPORTS THE CURRENT LITERATURE IN THE AREA OF SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE COVERAGE ENCOMPASSES BOTH "POLICY FOR SCIENCE" AND "SCIENCE FOR POLICY" MATTERS. SCIENCE IS USED TO DENOTE ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE. THE BULLETIN IS INTENDED FOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN STUDYING, FORMULATING,…

THE INSTITUTE, SPONSORED BY A FEDERATED CHARITY REPRESENTING 78 NONPROFIT VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS IN NEW YORK CITY, WAS ATTENDED BY 48 HIGH SCHOOL AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE COUNSELORS. THE NEED FOR SUCH INSTITUTES WAS DOCUMENTED BY A PRE-INSTITUTE QUESTIONNAIRE TO LICENSED GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. TO EVALUATE THE INSTITUTE, THE PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION…

A SURVEY OF NONVOCATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION IN FRANCE, THE FIRST FULL LENGTH STUDY, OUTLINES ITS HISTORY FROM THE FRENCH REVOLUTION THROUGH THE RESISTANCE, THE PRINCIPLES AND CONDITIONS OF POPULAR EDUCATION SINCE 1945, LOCAL AND GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS, SERVICES OF PRIVATE AND GENERAL ORGANIZATIONS, PROVISIONS FOR SPECIAL INTERESTS AND GROUPS,…

Decentralized school systems make the principal's role more complex in the U.S. than in Australia's highly centralized system. Principals are pivotal to school success in both countries. A principal sets a school's climate, affecting decision-making, communications, educational innovations, and teacher morale, while performing formal tasks…

A study of apprenticeship systems in a large number of foreign countries revealed considerable interest in expanding and improving apprenticeship systems, both as initial training systems and as a way of easing the transition from school to work and relieving youth unemployment. The American apprenticeship system differs from those of other…