DOCUMENTS IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION COLLECTION ARE INDEXED BY SUBJECT AND NUMBER. PART I OF THE INDEX CONTAINS A WORD LIST COMPILED FROM INDEX TERMS GENERATED FROM THE 1,000 DOCUMENTS IN THE COLLECTION. PART II IS A SEQUENTIAL LISTING OF EACH DOCUMENT WITH A COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CITATION FOR EACH DOCUMENT. (HM)

An important area of concern to university faculties and administrators is the effect upon students of the college environment. Are students pleased or dissatisfied? What is the source of their approval or dissatisfaction? The University of Wisconsin Center System sponsored a comprehensive system-wide survey of student opinion in 1975 for the…

The statement presented by Jean Chretien, Minister of Indian Affairs of Canada, to the Twenty-eighth Parliament declares that government policies must lead to full, free, and nondiscriminatory participation of the Indians in Canadian society. It is noted that, in the past, Indians in isolated communities and in the cities have suffered from…

As part of the National Study of American Indian Education, this interim report is one of several which deal with the approximately 4000 Indians of St. Paul, Minnesota, where 3 major tribal groups (Chippewa, Sioux, and Winnebago) are concentrated in 3 areas of the city. Efforts to develop social organizations with Indian leadership in order to…

Analysis of a film script that makes the learner identify and distinguish between statements of observation and statements of inference leads an instructor (or other program writer) step by step through the processes of preparing an instructional specification--a blue-print for preparing powerful self-instructional materials. There are four parts…

The National Federation for the Improvement of Rural Education (NFIRE) Conference on the Emerging Role of Regional Service Centers (RESA), a gathering of educational leaders from 19 States, was held in January 1974 (Las Vegas, Nevada). It examined alternatives and resolved issues related to the development, organization, and operation of RESA's…

This document discusses parental involvement in public elementary schools, particularly those in poverty and minority areas. The need for more parental interaction in the classroom is described, along with the social, psychological, economic, and educational advantages for the parents themselves, the children, and the teachers. Included is a list…

This curriculum guide permits the use of a great variety of materials and encourages creativity on the part of teachers and children. Listed are suggested activities to be considered as minimum learning experiences, leaving each teacher with the freedom and responsibility to provide variety and achieve individualized educational experiences for…

International education and cultural relations (IEC) are surveyed in the content of books from three areas of political science--international relations, foreign policy, and international organizations. One hundred seventy one texts published in the U.S. from 1945-mid 1971 are statistically analyzed in terms of amount of consideration of IEC;…

Describes the development and evaluation of an elementary school attendance incentive program designed to encourage positive relationships between at-risk children and the school system and to give social workers a better understanding of issues related to early school nonattendance and the need to include family-based interventions in addressing…

Coaching and sport instructor certification (CSIC) programs provide teachers with a substantial content and pedagogical knowledge base. Continual improvement of these programs helps ensure that those certified are effective and competent. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the strengths of a CSIC program based on the perceptions of the…

Included in this bibliography of about 500 items on criminology/criminal justice higher education is information on programs, services, and the issues that must be considered in the quest for quality education. Journal articles, essays, books, chapters, government publications, catalogs and conference proceedings from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s…

THE EFFECT OF SCHOOL DISTRICT SIZE UPON SCHOOL COSTS WAS INVESTIGATED. FINDINGS INDICATED THAT (1) THE SIZE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT POPULATION WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO POTENTIAL EFFICIENCY, (2) VERY SMALL OR VERY LARGE DISTRICTS WERE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY SIZE, AND (3) DISTRICTS WITH A TOTAL POPULATION BETWEEN 20 AND 50 THOUSAND WERE NOT ADVERSELY…

As the first in a four-volume series on the Oklahoma Indian Education Needs Assessment Project, this report presents: an overview of the entire project; a summary of the perceptions and current status of Oklahoma Indian education; and conclusions and recommendations. Survey instruments are identified as the Educational Goals and Needs Survey and…

As the fourth volume in a four-volume series on the Oklahoma Indian Education Needs Assessment Project, this volume presents the following appendices: (1) Summary of Scope of Services of Bureau of Indian Affairs Contract Number K01C14200605; (2) Procedure for Goals and Need Statements Questionnaires; (3) Needs Assessment Questionnaire; (4) Title…