This case study analyses the events and debates between 2012 and 2016 leading up to the adoption of a Legal Framework for early childhood development in Brazil, focussing on advocacy efforts of the National Network of Early Childhood (RNPI), while recognising the active roles played by the Brazilian government's legislative and executive powers,…

This dissertation captures the 10-year contemporary history of implementing the facilities element of New Jersey's historic "Abbott V" decision. New Jersey's Legislature and Governor took this Supreme Court decision and created legislation responding to multiple constituencies and lobbyists while shaping a school construction program to…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the policy process that led to the passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in the United States and the Bush Administration's role in this process. Design/methodology/approach: The research design is historical and archival. A description of the NCLB Act is given and the major provisions and…

This booklet presents descriptive and background information on major federal education legislation in an attempt to help educators and other concerned citizens effectively influence future changes in such legislation. Descriptions of legislation are first arranged by year of expiration, starting with bills that can be extended from fiscal year…

The full text of the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearings on career education, held May 20, 1975, is presented. Statements to the subcommittee and subsequent dialogue with subcommittee members, as well as prepared statements, letters, and other supplemental material submitted for the record are included. Supplementary materials…

The full text of the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearings on H.R. 11023 is presented--a bill to assist States and local educational agencies in increasing job awareness, exploration, decisionmaking, and planning activities in elementary and secondary schools. Statements to the subcommittee members, as well as prepared statements,…

This report presents provincial/territorial and national data on child care in Canada. Data collection methods included document examination for nation-wide statistics, and questionnaires sent to each provincial/territorial child care office, followed by telephone interviews with an official from each jurisdiction to update or clarify data. The…

Outlined is the history of conservation and outdoor education with special emphasis on California. The roles of Californian state agencies and professional organizations are described. Purposes and programs of the Association for Outdoor Education are outlined and Californian legislation related to provision of outdoor education, authorization of…

Affirmative action is an employer's total effort to ensure equal employment opportunities. This includes guarantees that minorities and women are employed at every organization level to which their abilities and career objectives entitle them to aspire. Prepared by members of the Personnel Management Association of Aztlan, this handbook is…

Describes the national Child Support Enforcement Program and summarizes legislation that affects the program, focusing on the impact of welfare reform. Describes the four main program components: (1) locating noncustodial parents; (2) establishing paternity; (3) establishing child support orders; and (4) collecting and distributing support.…

The report describes the current mental retardation activities of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW). Discussed in the introductory section are the coordination of mental retardation programs and the categories of mental retardation activities of the Department: preventive services, basic and supportive services, training of…

Current programs supported by federal funds for the disadvantaged, teacher institutes, educational media, teacher fellowships, occupational training, and research are presented with their related federal legislation. The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 and the Education Professions Development Act are examined. (MU)

The current economic outlook, including the prospectus of high unemployment rates, creates new objectives and new perspectives to the growing national phenomenon known as the mid-life career change. During the past five to seven years we have witnessed the growth and development of adult counseling centers, whose primary focus is to provide…

Noting that in Canada, regulated child care and most other early childhood services are under provincial jurisdiction, this report is the fifth to provide statistical and other information on early childhood care and education services for each province and territory in Canada. Data were assembled from a variety of sources, including…

Noting that in Canada, regulated child care and most other early childhood services are under provincial jurisdiction, this report provides statistical and other information on early childhood care and education services for each province and territory in Canada. Data were collected by means of questionnaires sent to each provincial/territorial…