In an attempt to determine the impact of desegregation upon a rural Southern community, this paper chronicles the changes brought about by school desegregation in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Statistical data, geographical characteristics, and a description of the city and towns within St. Mary Parish are presented as background. An historical…

The Thiel Model for school site planning exemplifies a multidisciplinary approach to school site planning theory and a historical synthesis of seven decades of public school site planning research. The model relates the cause and effect relationships of the educational policy-making variables of economic, political, and social pressures to the…

The advocacy and establishment of legislation for minimum competency tests appears to be based upon the desire to hold educators responsible for their products, to measure the cost effectiveness of education, and to insure that all students obtain an adequate education in basic skills; but it is argued that using minimum competency standards has…

The relationship between the authoritarian state and higher education in Mexico is examined in this case study. Focus is on the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) since it receives 40 percent of the federal budget for higher education, which makes it a prime example of autonomy within an authoritarian political system. Using three…

THESE ABSTRACTS OF CONFERENCE PAPERS INDICATE FORCES AND ASPECTS OF URBANIZATION. ANYTHING CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG SOCIAL TIES IS HEALTHY AND ANYTHING DESTROYING VIABLE NEIGHBORHOODS IS UNHEALTHY. SINCE MINIMUM SIZE OF MARKET AND SUPPLY AREAS ARE PRECONDITIONS FOR SUSTAINED URBAN GROWTH, NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES WOULD INCREASE…

Traditional Marxist approaches to the state relegate superstructural institutions like the school to a minor role in the process of social change. More recent theories like those of Gramsci, Althusser, and Poulantzas raise the state and the class struggle in the state apparatuses to a much more prominent position: superstructure, including the…

The processes and kinds of sources used in comprehensive educational planning employing institutional research are described to serve as a guide to provide recurrent education for a middle-aged population. The concept of lifelong learning has been addressed by postsecondary institutions because the traditional-aged college population has been…

To counteract the legacy of 80 years of colonial rule in North Viet Nam, President Ho Chi Minh outlined government objectives in the Declaration of Independence in 1945. Major objectives included combatting ignorance and illiteracy. To work toward these objectives, the government established a Department of Popular Education and encouraged…

In a speech on minimum competency testing, the author discusses four issues which are still unresolved. The first is the need to recognize the political overtones which gave impetus to the competency movement as a reaction against the perceived failures of the schools and teacher education institutions, rather than as a concern for student…

This module on vocational legislation is one of a set of four providing an introduction to vocational education and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial…

The politics of the behavioral modification approach to educational evaluation are examined in this position paper. In recent years the science of behavior modification has become an established political doctrine in professional education. Behavioral objectives, behavior change, performance criteria, and competency-based instruction are just a…

The relative importance of government as measured in a sample of French secondary students is examined. Drawn from four different schools, 481 Parisian pupils served as the sample for the study. The students responded to a questionnaire ranking the importance of their relationships with the government and the police with seven other specific…

The results of three week-long seminars attended by the decennial Academic Administration Internship Program class are presented in digest form. Major themes in higher education were surveyed to help the fellows establish agendas, and emphasis was narrowed to permit concentration on fiscal matters and statewide coordination, as well as higher…

This is the introductory unit to the second semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course which focuses on specific, controversial political issues. The unit uses a comic book format to teach 12th-grade students the fundamental political concepts of system, political-system types, and political experiences which will be used in later…

The document offers texts of papers presented at a multi-disciplinary and multi-audience transportation seminar conducted by the Department of Transportation and Logistics of the University of Northern Florida. An understanding of transportation career opportunities and manpower requirements was sought by those attending: career counselors,…