A chronicle of the operations of the Federal Reformatory for Women, located in Alderton, West Virginia, focusing on the nature of prison work, educational activities, and punishment and rehabilitation programs, which raises the basic question of the role of prisons in the perpetuation of crime. (EH)

The author discusses declining importance of enrollment in private colleges and universities. Growing government control is seen as the reason for this decline in importance of private institutions. A campaign for individuality and pluralism in higher education is emphasized. (DE)

The author discusses his ultimate goal for higher education. Higher education should nurture and sustain a universal world community within the framework of pluralistic societies. Ways to achieve this goal are described. (DE)

Presents the pros and cons concerning advertising for recruitment using three modes of analyses - economics, ethics, and law. The author concludes that advertising is an invaluable technique for information dispersal in higher education. (Author/PG)

Reviews recent literature to argue that institutions of higher education have made little adjustments to either their admission practices or their curricula to help nurture varied talents among their students. The need for renewed spirit of experimentation and of tolerance of pluralism is pointed out. (Editor/PG)

Child care has been part of American culture for nearly a century. This paper takes a backward glance at the history of child care in the United States. During the industrial revolution, child care was disguised as child labor. As child labor laws were enacted, schooling became the focus of ideas about caring for groups of children. The idea of a…

Companies should think about women because women represent half the human resources available to them. Actually, the most productive response companies can make to women's presence in the workplace is the full assimilation of women into all areas and at all levels of corporate operations. Achieving full assimilation will require time, however.…

This publication provides the investigator with general information about the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, including who is covered, how the program is administered, how individuals defraud the program, and past experiences with investigating fraudulent activities. The publication also explains how the staff of the…

Social action should be an integral part of everyday casework practice, not merely an adjunct to it. The technique of environmental modification may be an important avenue for bringing this about. It can help bridge the gap between case advocacy and large-scale social action for generating institutional change. (Author)

Examines the purpose of the liberal arts college in today's society: to develop graduates who are able to see in the present the trends and implications that are shaping the future. (Author/PG)

The nature of staff development in education and the role that the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) and its Georgia affiliate might play in promoting staff development efforts are discussed. The identification of individual and system needs, the coordination of these needs, and the evolution of programs meeting these needs are seen as the…

In this report on a two-day workshop involving the Vermont Education Association (VEA) and its Subject Matter Affiliates, the main concern is identified as an effort to develop an effective means by which the VEA and its affiliates can provide mutually rewarding assistance to each other. The first session was primarily concerned with examining the…

Examines the interaction of the American college with American youth in the affluent society of the 1970s and 1980s. This society is characterized by high material productivity, high per capita income, a high proportion of youth in the population, and a high unemployment of youth. (Author/PG)

Paper prepared for seminar in program of the Danforth Liberal Arts Workshop, Colorado College (June 17-July 3, 1968)

The history and institutional use of cutoff scores is reviewed, emphasizing the changes in these scores used over the years and the rationale used in selecting cutoff scores. A brief description of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is provided, as is background about how it works. Cutoff score recommendations of the American Council on…