Designed to provide information of value in establishing a base for decision making in the Yosemite Community College District (YCCD), this assessment atlas graphically presents statistical data for the District as a whole, its two campuses, and YCCD Central Services for 1983-84. After an introduction to the use of the assessment atlas and…

Focusing on Santa Fe Community College's (SFCC's) second year of operation, this report provides information on the mission, purposes, and governance of the college, as well as an overview of the year's major accomplishments and a look at future directions. Section I briefly reviews second-year developments and accomplishments, including a variety…

This paper reviews the current state of knowledge on desegregation in the nation's schools. It discusses justifications for and definitions of desegregation. It attempts to answer the following questions: What progress has been attained in the desegregation of schools? What have been the consequences? Which practices have been successful? What…

This guide is intended to answer questions from parents, students, community members, and school staff members concerning the Title IX requirement that schools provide equal educational and employment opportunity for both sexes. Compiled for the Los Angeles Unified School District, the answers and comments contained in this paper are potentially…

The University of Tennessee residence halls have been considered a central component of the total university educational program. Although they play an important role in the socialization and development of students, the residence halls also have a considerable economic impact on the Knoxville community. Statistics from a study of the university's…

Some of the qualities and quantities that must be juggled to produce good lighting for educational facilities are analyzed with photographs, tables, and drawings. The three categories of lamps used for school lighting (incandescent, fluorescent, and high intensity discharge) are described; a lamp selection guide gives the design characteristics of…

This facilities utilization study resulted in the ranking of Toledo, Ohio, public secondary schools during the 1980-81 school year in eight areas: educational adequacy, operating costs, current and projected enrollment, alternate use, modernization potential, environment, building capacity, and traffic and safety. Individual weighting factors…

The High School for the Creative and Performing Arts was opened in February, 1978. This magnet school, partially funded by the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA), was designed to provide a desegregated experience for interested students in the areas of creative writing, drama, dance, art, and music (both instrumental and vocal). As a part of the…

Opinions about what makes an effective middle school were elicited by this study in which 153 principals of exemplary middle schools and 35 national leaders of the middle school movement were queried. Questionnaires asked about the functions and characteristics of middle schools regarding (1) students, (2) teachers, (3) principals, (4) curriculum,…

A model vocational assessment for deaf adults in New Jersey was created through the implementation of a project with three objectives. The first objective was to review existing vocational assessment procedures in New Jersey and the surrounding region in order to select and purchase appropriate components for use with deaf adults. Materials were…

The ninth annual report on optimal school size for New Mexico's Albuquerque Public Schools presents enrollment and cost figures for the district's elementary, middle, and high schools and for its special education programs. From these data are drawn the minimum school size for economic operation and the maximum school size for effective learning…

FIFTEEN PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SMITHSONIAN CONFERENCE ON MUSEUMS AND EDUCATION, AUGUST 21-26, 1966, WERE DIRECTED TOWARD DISCOVERING WAYS TO MAKE MORE EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL USE OF THE MORE THAN 5000 MUSEUMS IN THIS COUNTRY. PRESENT MUSEUM PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION, MUSEUM POTENTIALS IN EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WERE ASSESSED FOR…

THE BULK OF THIS PAMPHLET IS A RECOUNTING OF THE HISTORY OF THE DESEGREGATION OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MANY ANECDOTES ILLUSTRATE THE PROCESS OF COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENT. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO DISCIPLINE, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, ATHLETICS, AND INSERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE INTEGRATED SCHOOLS. THE MOST COMMON FEAR OF PARENTS WAS…

THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963 WAS CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING EXISTING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPING NEW ONES. ALSO, IT WAS TO ENABLE YOUTHS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION WHILE PERMITTING PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT. COMMUNITIES DESIRING TO IMPLEMENT SUCH PROGRAMS NEED TO SURVEY THEIR AREA FOR PROGRAM AND BUILDING NEEDS. USE…

EFFECTIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT DEPENDS UPON AN ANALYSIS OF SCHOOLS AS SOCIAL SYSTEMS AND THE DETERMINATION OF THOSE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES MOST PROMISING AS ENTRY POINTS FOR CHANGE EFFORTS. FIVE FEATURES ARE CENTRAL TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL--ITS CHILDREN-CHANGING EMPHASIS, LOCAL CONTROL, NONVOLUNTARY NATURE, RELATIVE ISOLATION FROM OTHER…