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Download full textJoint Committee on Printing, Washington, DC. – 1979
Designed to present a better understanding of the government's system of printing and distributing information and to highlight problems, alternatives, and important policy questions, this report synthesizes 13 weeks of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee hearings on six topics: (1) Administration of policy--who should establish and administer policy in…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Bibliographies, Costs, Depository Libraries
Environmental Education in Action - III: Case Studies of Public Involvement in Environmental Policy.
Schoenfeld, Clay, Comp.; Desinger, John F., Comp. – 1979
Presented here are 27 case studies of public involvement in environmental policy. These are examples of environmental education or communications programs developed by local, state, regional or national environmental action groups. The reports tell how the groups have successfully, or unsuccessfully, mobilized public opinion in favor of beneficent…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Conservation Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1983
Setting priorities for allocating funding and other resources is one of the central issues of federal science policy. Presented in these hearings are the views of witnesses (government officials, scientists, economists, and industrial personnel) on various issues related to setting priorities for science. Among the issues addressed (in the form of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Development, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Trubow, George – 1989
In this policy briefing, the technological developments of recent years are linked to the erosion of individuals' informational privacy under the press of bureaucratic efficiency and the ever-growing needs of executive agencies for more information. It is noted that privacy protection within federal agencies may entail costs, and therefore, may be…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agency Role, Disclosure, Foreign Countries
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1982
The objectives of this program developed by the Computer Literacy Planning Group of the District of Columbia Public Schools are to: (1) develop computer awareness among students, teachers, supervisors, and administrators; (2) develop and implement a computer literacy curriculum; (3) design and implement a computer training laboratory; (4) apply…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1987
The House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families met in Nashville, Tennessee, to gather information on the education and employment futures of youth in the South. Testimony was heard from experts in education, training, and economic development. Organizations represented included universities in the region, adolescent dropout and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Literacy, Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
The House Committee on Education and Labor, with the participation of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, met to hear testimony and gather information in order to support congressional efforts aimed at reducing the incidence of Hispanic dropouts and adult illiteracy. Testimony was heard from Richard Fajardo of the Mexican American Legal Defense and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education, Citizenship Education, Dropout Prevention
