Using camera and tape recorder, a photographer and an early childhood specialist explored as a team the universe of children's outdoor play, seeking worthy and innovative ideas and stressing urban playground problems and solutions. The resulting photographs and text focus on (1) the characteristics of play, (2) the nature of playgrounds, and (3)…

Presented is a position paper concerning commitments and responsibilities to exceptional children which was prepared by the Policies Commission at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and a policy statement on governmental affairs developed by the CEC Legislative Committee. A brief policy statement follows discussion of each of the…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a new law passed by the Croatian Parliament on Nov. 1, 1969 for financing training and education. It provides for local decisions on budgeting funds for education. The framers of financial policy are responsible for raising it, which will make it more effective. Training…

The NEA reports that a gross oversupply of teachers currently exists and is likely to become worse in the future. This publication attempts to (1) assess the teacher supply and demand situation, (2) look at related conditions that have influenced this situation, and (3) make suggestions for changes. Many qualified teachers are without jobs --…

The Higher Education Administrators' Institute for Teacher Training in Adult Basic Education was established to provide leaders, deans, and department chairmen of teacher-training departments in colleges and universities in the U.S. with leadership knowledge and skills necessary to organize and conduct programs for training teachers in Adult Basic…

A report on the Guaranteed Student Loan Amendments (H.R. 14070) to Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 considers the problems behind and implications of the loan program. Chief among the problems are the default rate, access to loans, the schools as lenders, and the role of the states in administering the program. Changes recommended…

This report deals with the special kinds of adaptive changes which may be demanded of teachers in a changing society. In discussing future inservice teacher education, certain needs are identified and enlarged upon. Emphasis is placed upon the following objectives: (1) the need to develop among youth the skills associated with problem-analysis and…

This manual, intended for inexperienced and experienced coordinators, school administrators, and guidance personnel, is designed to provide practical suggestions for initiating, developing, operating, coordinating, improving, and evaluating cooperative office education programs. Major content is presented primarily in outline form under the…

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) supports programs in schools attended by significant numbers of children from low income families who, along with other students, may need this extra help to improve their performance. As a result of recent changes in the law, more parents will now be involved in the planning,…

Provided is the transcript of Part I of a five-part series on gifted children in the schools, presented by Options in Education--a weekly radio broadcast devoted to coverage of news, features, policy, and people in the field of education on National Public Radio. The topic of special education for the gifted is discussed by B. Boston; and pros and…

This handbook for telecourse/newspaper course learning managers at Coastline Community College, a non-campus institution, outlines in detail the responsibilities and duties of learning managers. Included in the handbook is information on: (1) pre-, during, and post-course responsibilities; (2) enrollment; (3) letter and telephone contact with…

This booklet is intended to help familiarize Washington school board members with their legal powers and limitations. In nontechnical language, it summarizes relevant Washington laws, gives the legal reference for each, and quotes illustrative court decisions and attorney general opinions. The table of contents can be used as a key to look up…

This booklet is designed to help school board members understand New Jersey's public employee relations law and to serve as a useful guide to the operations of the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission. Individual chapters focus in turn on the Public Employment Relations Commission, unfair labor practices, the scope of collective…

Career guidance and employment are the focus of this transcript of a radio series broadcast by the National Public Radio System entitled "Can You Get There from Here?" The third of a 4-part series on the relationship between schooling and jobs, this program centers around conversations with William Harwood of New Schools Exchange, and Willard…

The development of basic theory and data on applications for use in the study of higher education was a major concern of the 1975 Annual Conference of the Association of Professors of Higher Education. Conference papers included: (1) administrative theory in higher education (Marvin W. Peterson); (2) the emergence of planning and management…