Presently, the most frequent point of contact between the United States and many Caribbean island states is the immigrant population. Incentives for immigration are provided by a tradition of colonialism, economies dependent upon agriculture, and problems resulting from rapidly increasing populations. The continuing influx of Caribbeans to the…

This publication consists of 16 papers originally prepared for a 1974 conference which was jointly sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the University of Virginia. The individual papers include "Scene and Context: American Society Today,""Problems and Issues of Staff…

Due mainly to the cultural reverence for the baccalaureate degree, there is a growing pressure from low income and minority groups to expand programs in continuing education. Various approaches to the problem have been tried (talent searches by colleges, open admissions) but have not proved successful. Although success and financing are problems,…

A summary of desirable and undesirable components of delinquency prevention programs, this paper is intended to help planners, grantmakers, program operators, and others in the development of such programs. Following an introduction, Chapter 2 presents a critical review of contemporary explanations of causes of delinquency and means used to…

The key determinants of successful implementation of a teacher inservice education program are discussed. Strong motivation and perceived need for change on the part of the teachers themselves is a major factor in initiating a program. Other critical factors are group involvement, mutual support and feedback, external support, administrative…

While mental health services can be delivered through either traditional or community paradigms, most behaviorally oriented clinicians have implicitly or explicitly opted for the more traditional approach. This paper examines research which delineates conceptual limitations in subscribing to a traditional orientation. The community model…

Experiences with and studies of a formal network of 18 elementary schools--the League of Cooperating Schools (LCS)--in Southern California are described and analyzed in a narrative account, with observations, of the network's creation and maturation. This set of formal agreements between the school districts and the Research Division of the…

The problems encountered in restructuring teacher education programs to train regular teachers in special education skills to meet the needs of mainstreamed students are examined. It is concluded that there is an overlap in content in education courses and that many of the subjects already required, such as psychology, prepare teachers to cope…

This report describes League of Women Voters citizen education campaigns concerning the financing of public schools. Launched in South Carolina, New Jersey, Idaho, Vermont, Missouri, California, and Maine, the campaigns were aimed at raising public awareness and interest in the issues and problems involved in funding public schools, thereby…

This analysis seeks to characterize environmental education as an entity viewed from different perspectives. It discusses: (1) who is active in environmental education; (2) comparisons between formal and informal environmental education; (3) the normative model of environmental education and comparison of environmental education, as it exists,…

A comprehensive report on black employment in Chicago over the last decade is described. Employment, income, occupation, and industry are the four barometers analyzed. One finding of this analysis is that the proportion of unemployed blacks is twice that of whites. Both in Chicago and in the rest of the country, the dollar gap between median white…

Based on the results of a study on the process of change in urban education, this scholarly paper discusses the design of the study and sets forth common characteristics or "essential conditions" of innovative school districts. These are: a citzenry that encourages and supports change, an assertive school that translates the community's mandate…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to be used as a group inservice or a self-learning system to train school administrators and counselors for their role in career education, this module (Module 7) consists of a series of readings and activities to aid the counselor in assessing the career education needs of youth. (It is one of six modules for…

An essential part of the school review process is self evaluation, which is fundamental to individual and organizational health and growth. Self evaluation is "coming clean" with ourselves--looking critically at what we are trying to do, how we are doing it, and to what extent it is being done. Self evaluation is important both as an…

This document presents summary reports of six demonstration projects and one research project engaged in primary prevention of alcohol and drug abuse. The goals of these seven projects were the same, though each evolved and worked differently: (1) reinforcement of nonuse of alcohol and drugs; (2) discouragement of experimentation; and (3)…