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Language Association Bulletin, 1974
Quotations about the importance of and need for foreign language teaching and learning by well-known U. S. politicians, college and university presidents, religious leaders, and government officials are presented. Those quoted include: (1) J. M. Leslie; (2) E. Nyquist; (3) J. M. Hester; (4) C. B. Saunders; (5) L. White, Jr.; (6) H. Humphrey; (7)…
Descriptors: Administrators, Clergy, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
California State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. – 1971
The California State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights met on January 21-22, 1971, to discuss the political participation of Mexican Americans. This paper presents the committee's discussion and recommendations. Matters that are pertinent to the participation of Mexican Americans in the Political life of California are…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Government Role, Legislators, Mexican Americans
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
The responses to 46 state commissioners of higher education, or the equivalent officers, on questions concerning tuition policies are tabulated, including reasons used to justify tuition increases and holds, areas of greatest concern for cost and productivity, and the most likely areas for improving higher education productivity. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Higher Education, Political Influences, Productivity

Bennett, William J. – Journal of College and University Law, 1987
The college career and intellectual development of James Madison are reviewed, and their influence on his views of republican governance and the social value of higher education are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Constitutional Law, Educational Benefits, Educational History
Graubard, Stephen R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
It is argued that William Bennett's criticism of American higher education as too costly shows a lack of knowledge about its history and traditions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Costs, Educational Change
Bennett, William J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
Secretary of Education William Bennett's address criticizes colleges and universities in general for their inadequate contributions to student fulfillment and the betterment of society, and suggests that they scrutinize themselves as the academic establishment scrutinizes others. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Federal Government
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2004
"Responding to the Crisis in College Opportunity" proposes short-term emergency measures and long-term priorities for governors and legislators to consider for funding higher education during the current lean budget years. This policy statement, developed from discussions of education policy experts at Lansdowne, Virginia, finds that in 2003 in…
Descriptors: Expertise, Higher Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy
Grimes, Jody – 2001
In these changing times, rural communities must be able to solve unforeseen problems, adapt to economic and social changes, and sustain their efforts into the future. Their capacity to do so is dependent on the human capital among civic leaders. This paper examines human capital among civic leaders in Herring Bay, Maine, a rural, coastal…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Educational Attainment, Educational Needs, Governance
Monserrat, Joseph – Rican, 1973
An interview with a former official of the Migration Division of the Puerto Rican Department of Labor. (RJ)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Leadership Qualities, Migrant Employment, Migrant Problems

Cleary, Robert E. – Social Education, 1972
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility, Democracy, Government (Administrative Body)

Eu, March Fong – Educational Horizons, 1978
The author, California's Secretary of State, reviews her own advancement as a Chinese-American woman, noting education as the key factor. She considers the remaining task of changing traditional social habits and urges women to become involved in government. Part of a theme issue on women and leadership. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Attitude Change, Autobiographies, Chinese Americans

Wirth, Clifford J. – Social Science Quarterly, 1979
Examines the extent and nature of social bias in the recruitment of school board members. Concludes that board members of both races tend to have family origins that are generally of higher socioeconomic status than those of the corresponding adult public, and that they have achieved more upward social mobility than their respective general adult…
Descriptors: Bias, Boards of Education, Competitive Selection, Political Influences
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
On a federal tax form, only 75 of 475 colleges and universities surveyed reported that they had spent money on lobbying, defined as direct contacts with legislators or executive-branch officials about specific bills. Guidelines concerning reporting are unclear and confusing, and some institutions reveal as little as possible. Data on 78…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disclosure, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2005
President Bush's plan to expand the No Child Left Behind Act's demands at the high school level--a top priority of his second-term domestic agenda--is "not likely" to move forward on Capitol Hill in 2005, a senior House Republican on education issues predicted. Representative Michael N. Castle, R-Delaware, the chairman of the House…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Technical Education, Public Officials, Policy Formation
Bennewith, Olive; Hawton, Keith; Simkin, Sue; Sutton, Lesley; Kapur, Navneet; Turnbull, Pauline; Gunnell, David – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005
Coroners' records are an accessible source of information on suicides. To assess their usefulness in relation to the investigation of specific methods of suicide, we examined coroners records for 492 suicides across 24 jurisdictions in England. Generally data on demographic variables were well recorded. Information on contact with general…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Officials, Records (Forms), Information Sources