The document describes a sampling of Federal resources available for improving citizen education. It was prepared to give staff members of Federal agencies an overview of educational programs dealing with citizen education and to help educators as they design and implement citizen education programs. The document is presented in two Parts. Part I…

In April 1979, the Board of Governors took a number of actions related to community college financing. They adopted principles of accountability which offered guidelines for: a planning and evaluation process; measurable statewide educational objectives; annually updated district plans to describe all program changes, district objectives, budgets,…

The independent sector of higher education in the State of New York provides 88,000 jobs and almost $8 million of identifiable economic impact. It also plays a unique role in the state's recovery effort. The institutions in this sector award almost half the bachelor's and more than two thirds of the postbaccalaureate degrees in the state. As an…

In an effort to determine external and internal reasons for program, course, enrollment, and instructional differences in the strength of the humanities curriculum at two-year colleges, 20 colleges representing a variety of sizes, geographic locations, means of control, and program emphases were selected for site visits. Interviews revealed that…

After years of neglect, rural community mental health is becoming a legitimate area of specialization. Although the number of problems readily visible in rural mental health may appear to be inordinate, probabilities are that the difficulties found in rural locales are quantitatively no different than those found in non-rural areas. The…

This document presents the results of a project to improve and clarify the Cooperative Education curricula offered by the community colleges of Arizona. The first section overviews cooperative education by discussing and/or defining concepts related or inherent to cooperative education: relevancy, skills application and skills development,…

State policies developed since 1960 that affect independent higher education are reviewed in light of new social, demographic, political, and economic conditions. It is proposed that policy formation should be guided by two factors: the general state objectives for postsecondary education, and the role intended for independent institutions in…

NEGRO-WHITE EMPLOYMENT DIFFERENTIALS AMONG 1964 COLLEGE GRADUATES IN LOUISIANA WERE DETERMINED BY A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF FOUR PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO AND THREE PREDOMINATLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS. THE STUDY GIVES AN OVERALL IMPRESSION OF THE SHARP EMPLOYMENT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEGROES AND WHITES 15 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION. NEGROES OF BOTH SEXES WERE…

VIEWING ADMINISTRATION AS A SOCIAL PROCESS, A THREE-YEAR STUDY WAS MADE OF THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AS AN AGENCY FOR RESOLVING CONFLICT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY. ROLE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD WERE ASSESSED BY INTERVIEWING 1,794 CITIZENS, 240 TEACHERS, 183 PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND 90 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IN 12 WISCONSIN SCHOOL…

THIS REPORT, PREPARED FOR THE OFFICE OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FEATURES A REVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH ON RETRAINING AND MIGRATION AS INDEPENDENT AND INTERACTING FACTORS IN REGIONAL ECONOMIES. FINDINGS ARE ALSO RELATED TO CURRENT UNITED STATES MANPOWER POLICY AND TO RETRAINING AND RELOCATION SCHEMES IN WESTERN EUROPE. IN THE UNITED STATES,…

COMMUNITY PROGRESS, INC. A NONPROFIT COMMUITY ACTION CORPORATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT, IN 1962, WITH A THREE YEAR FORD FOUNDATION GRANT. IT HAS UNDERTAKEN PROGRAMS OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES, EMPHASIZING INVOLVEMENT WITH THE POOR ON A CLOSE, INFORMAL, NEIGHBORHOOD BASIS. SOCIAL, VOCATIONAL, HEALTH,…

THIS REPORT, THE EIGHTH IN A SERIES OF STUDIES ON THE NEW HOPE PROJECT, DISCUSSES THE PROJECT'S EFFECT ON THE WELFARE ROLLS OF STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. NEW HOPE PROPOSES TO EDUCATE WELFARE RECIPIENTS BY MODIFYING THEIR ATTITUDES AND DEVELOPING SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO BECOME CONTINUOUSLY EMPLOYED. INSTRUCTION INCLUDES BASIC EDUCATION,…

THE WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE MONTANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION CONDUCTED A NATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS. THIS PUBLICATION EMBODIES THE CONFERENCE'S RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS. FORTY-SEVEN PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING RESEARCH, ADMINISTRATION, AND…

THE REPORT OF THE CARNEGIE COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION PROPOSES A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION TO RECEIVE AND DISBURSE PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT FUNDS. IT RECOMMENDS INCREASED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL PROGRAM PRODUCTION, NEW FACILITIES FOR LIVE-BROADCAST INTERCONNECTION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRAMING…

This monograph lists resources and presents suggestions for raising financial support for elementary and secondary school arts programs. It is part of a series focusing on the status, problems, and prospects of art education in the United States. All monographs in the series maintain that school arts programs are basic to individual development…