Special education, it is stated, must reform its modus operandi on many fronts to reach the goal of equal educational opportunity for all children. It is shown that our educational systems violate the dignity and personal integrity of many children, and that we must stop making economic advantage the primary criterion for judging the adequacy of…

Summarized are the outcomes of a needs assessment of the Career Education Pilot Project for grades K-14 conducted in the Orange County (California) Consortium. Interviews and questionnaires were used to obtain data from teachers, students, and parents on the target area as well as from 150 service agencies in the communities. Findings include: (1)…

This speech recoginizes some of the problems and criticism facing liberal arts institutions. Criticisms concerning elitist, classbound, and detached institutions are examined. Recommendations suggest student, faculty and institutional actions and policies that can relate the liberal arts college more usefully to the social progress of the nation.…

This project was conducted to: (1) identify and clarify the primary needs and issues related to highway safety manpower education and training, (2) evaluate the potential sources of assistance for resolving the needs and issues, and (3) evolve strategies for bringing about a significant improvement in the quality and quantity of highway safety…

This report describes an institute for community college faculty, student personnel specialists, administrators and students which would aid individual campuses in meeting current community educational needs and prepare a stratagem to deal with any particular problem uncovered by their analysis. A description of the institute, objectives and…

The careless training and placement of college teachers is discussed in this document. The role and professional demand placed on teachers in a comprehensive community college is more student oriented by the nature of their work. Three suggestions to incorporate the community college teachers' qualities and the qualities of the teacher in the 2-…

In order to review problems of handicapped children in Howard County, Maryland, and to provide comprehensive services for handicapped children, two surveys were conducted and a model county plan was provided. A county-wide census survey was conducted to determine the numbers and types of handicapped children in the county. Selected questions…

Paraprofessionals have valuable roles to enact in the effective reading program; however, paraprofessionals in the classroom are justified only to the extent to which educational benefit accrues to the children in that classroom. Professionals must devise strategies whereby the resources in the classroom may be most effectively utilized and…

A NATIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR WAS HELD TO AID IN RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND RETAINING QUALIFIED PERSONNEL IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THE TRAINING PROGRAM INVOLVED 58 PARTICIPANTS FROM 12 MIDWESTERN STATES. THE REPORT OUTLINED THE TOPIC COVERED AND SUMMARIZED THE MAJOR TALKS GIVEN DURING THE SEMINAR. THE RESPONSE OF THE PARTICIPANTS TO AN…

THESE FOUR PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 1953 CONVENTION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY EVENING COLLEGES ON PURPOSES OF THE EVENING COLLEGE HAVE BEEN REPUBLISHED BECAUSE OF THEIR PRESENT-DAY RELEVANCE FOR ADMINISTRATORS IN DEVELOPING GUIDING PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THEIR WORK. EARL MCGRATH DISCUSSES OUR CHANGING SOCIETY (INCREASE IN EDUCATIONAL LEVEL,…

Adult family life education is an area of challenge for adult educators. The AEA (USA) Committee on the American Family position paper identifies some areas on which family life education programs can focus: marriage education, parenting, social and community development, and middle years/pre-retirement/retirement. (EC)

Defines five roles of the community college in delivering services to the community--deliverer, convener, planner, coordinator, and collaborator. Identifies four factors which determine these roles: philosophy and policies, available services, commitment of staff, and political milieu. (NHM)

Extracts from a 1975 study undertaken by the organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the state of education in Canada is presented. The extracts focus on the vocational technical field and call for a vigorous and creative rethinking in the practical and technical education of Canada's youth. (Author/EC)

A discussion of non-formal education examines definitions of informal, formal, and non-formal education; compares non-formal and formal education in terms of objectives, student entry, clientele, curriculum, learning situations; teaching methods and materials, teachers, pupil evaluation, and agencies; and discusses four types of programs deserving…