A total of 126 leaders in vocational and technical education from 44 states and the District of Columbia participated in a 3-day seminar conducted to focus attention on the concepts of evaluation and accountability in graduate programs in vocational education. Reaction panels and discussion groups were stimulated by these major presentations: (1)…

This report provides statistics on the administration of Titles I and III of Public Laws 81-874 and 81-815. Law 81-874 provides financial assistance for maintenance and operation of schools in Federally affected areas, and Law 81-815 provides financial assistance for school construction in Federally affected areas. Information provided includes…

As the 12th in a series of interim reports prepared for the United States Congress on the metric system, this study was authorized by law to reduce uncertainties concerning the issue of converting to metrication and to provide a better basis upon which the Congress may evaluate and resolve it. The testimony of over 230 nationally representative…

This specialized, international bibliography on various issues in teacher education lists approximately 50 articles and books written between 1959 and 1970 in Spanish, French, English, and Portuguese. Many of the items are reports from conferences and seminars on related topics. Several concern teacher education within a given geographical region.…

An intensive longitudinal investigation was conducted on the social behavior of two three-year old boys in a nursery school setting over a four-month period to analyze observable stimuli in each subject's immediate social environment for the main determinants of his social interactive behavior. It was hypothesized that the daily rate of social…

This conference was held to lay the groundwork for identifying the ingredients of state-level manpower planning. Some of the issues discussed were revenue sharing, planning needs and goals, government role, and coordination of agencies and services in a comprehensive plan. The organization and characteristics of a manpower plan were described. (BH)

This second annual color keyed evaluation report describes 17 State goals for vocational education, presents criterion questions for each goal, identifies quantitative evidence, analyzes data to measure the extent of attainment of the objectives, and develops recommendations. Written as an evaluation system for a State project to aid vocational…

Proceedings of a 3-day working conference in Stockholm on educational research for the visually handicapped are presented, with five reports on research activities conducted by participating groups and five introductory papers. Research projects reviewed include information on research activities at the Research Centre for the Education of the…

Fiscal 1971 saw major actions by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in all areas of its jurisdiction. In broadcasting, the FCC proposed new renewal rules and policies and issued a number of significant rulings on Fairness Doctrine matters. A policy statement outlining FCC cable television plans was submitted to the Congress. In the common…

The 1970 annual evaluation of Title I (Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) State Migrant Program in Kansas is presented in this report. The program, located in 10 school districts, was in operation for 6 weeks during the summer; in 1 district the program continued for 8 weeks. The program involved 1,174 children from preschool to the…

The 1969-70 annual report of the New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Indian Affairs describes the committee's purpose and function as being to render, through the several state departments and agencies represented, various services to the 8 Indian Reservations--Cattaraugus, St. Regis, Tonawanda, Tuscarora, Allegany, Anandaga, Shinnecock,…

Eight major papers from an institute on health education on drug abuse and the handicapped child are presented, some of which are followed by question-and-answer sessions. The keynote address on medical aspects of drug abuse discusses primarily the various legal drugs (and their side effects) that are used by handicapped children, usually at the…

Contained within this document are the proceedings of the 1970 annual Pacific Northwest Conference on Higher Education. The major theme was that of refocusing on the role of higher education in the 1970's. Major addresses presented at the conference dealt with program planning and budgeting systems in higher education; program and facilities;…

Conducted under the auspices of the City of Los Angeles, East/Northeast Model Cities Program, and the cooperation of the Los Angeles Unified School District and Occidental College, this report covers the testing of 158 participants (principals, coordinators, and teachers from East Los Angeles elementary schools) in a program of in-service…

Discussion groups met to address the following seven problems prominent in the young people's and children's departments of Wisconsin libraries: (1) decline of hardback circulation; (2) stealing and vandalism; (3) facilitating user self-help without fragmenting collections; (4) recruitment and orientation of volunteers; (5) censorship; (6) staff…