This paper begins with a review of existing financial arrangements in countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Attempts are made to assess the effects of alternative methods of finance on inequalities in education. In addition, some of the proposals that have been made for changing the distribution of costs…

An assessment of three other conference papers summarizing knowledge of the inequalities in the distribution of personal income, education, and educational opportunities leads to fundamental questions about the appropriate framework and goals of public policy in the field of education, inequality, and life chances. Without a clear perception of…

The Ohio Instructional Grant Program is a financial aid program designed to assist low- and middle-income students who are enrolled for full-time undergraduate study in eligible Ohio institutions of higher education. It is intended to supplement financial resources that are already available to students. The Ohio General Assembly appropriated…

Collected here are 55 papers presented at the 1975 College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE) national conference. Papers are organized to reflect the activities at the conference: 10 papers are grouped in the section for management presentations, 10 papers are included in technical presentations, and 12 papers are included in mixed…

Attended by 250 persons, the workshop was directed toward assessing participant outcomes of resident outdoor experiences, effectiveness of camping and environmental education programs, and leadership strategies related to quality outdoor experiences. Its keynote theme was "The Dynamics of Research". Focus was on the utilization of research and the…

The annual report of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory summarizes research and development work and technical assistance activities in 15 programs and projects administered through four laboratory divisions. Among topics covered are improving teacher competencies, rural education, intercultural reading and language development, Alaskan…

The report summarizes the various job analysis techniques that have been developed, discusses their applications to selected human resource management activities, and suggests priorities for further research and developmental work. The introduction defines job analysis and discusses the applications of job analysis data, and the structure of the…

This conference sought to bring to the attention of a broad audience of educators the problems facing Spanish-speakers in this country. The speakers, including Congressman Herman Badillo of New York, all agreed that not enough was being done to assist the person of Spanish background in adapting to a new and foreign culture, and presented specific…

The publication is part of a consolidated bibliography which lists all technical reports issued since 1949 by Navy personnel research organizations in San Diego and Washington, D.C. Abstracts are included where readily available from past records. The overall bibliography is divided into four volumes for handling convenience, with classified and…

The proceedings of the 1974 Conference on Instructional Computing in Michigan comprise this special issue of the newsletter on educational use of computers among Michigan colleges and universities. Individual papers were presented on conceptual, technical, and practical aspects of instructional computing in (1) mathematics, (2) the physical and…

A brief history is given of the Johnson-O'Malley Act, which provides funds for Indian children attending public schools, and Nevada's plan for distribution of these funds is discussed. Procedures for determination of state apportionment for Nevada public schools are included, as are the beneficiaries of the special fund allocations. Basic…

This is the first interim evaluation report on the 3-year PERC Project funded under ESEA Title III. Two additional annual interim reports and a final, comprehensive evaluation will be provided by June 30, 1971. The center was evaluated by a University of Nebraska team on the basis of three proposed goals: (1) the unification of the three…

The purpose of this report is to provide the ComField Project with realistic, current data for future Oregon elementary education contexts, which will serve as partial verification and support for the program, set procedure for future local predictions, and provide local projections for the Phase 2 final report. It covers nine general areas: 1)…

The New Jersey State Department of Health has placed increasing emphasis on high-quality health care since the first hospital-based Migrant Family Clinic replaced field clinics in 1965. Statistics show that medical services provided by the program reached 38% of all migrant workers in New Jersey at the peak of the 1969 crop season; however,…

Included in this volume are the reports dealing with the effective use of audiovisual media in foreign language instruction and developed by the working committees of the sixteenth annual Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Six individuals prepared the media descriptions and selected the demonstrations described in the…