THE SEMINAR ADVANCED THE THESIS THAT STATE-CONTROLLED JUNIOR COLLEGES CAN BE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN IDEAL OF EDUCATING EVERY CITIZEN TO HIS HIGHEST POTENTIAL. A STATE SYSTEM OF CONTROL CAN BEST COORDINATE JUNIOR COLLEGE ACTIVITIES AND CURRICULUM, THUS (1) AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF COURSES OFFERED BY DIFFERENT…

THE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION WAS ORGANIZED IN 1960 UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE STATE'S MASTER PLAN FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. OBSERVATION, INTERVIEWS, AND ANALYSIS OF WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR THIS REPORT ON CHANGES IN THE COUNCIL'S PROCEDURES, MEMBERSHIP, AND AUTHORITY. THE ORIGINAL MEMBERSHIP INCLUDED THREE REPRESENTATIVES…

A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO PROBLEMS OF DEFINING AND ESTABLISHING AN EQUITABLE BASIS OF STATE SUPPORT IS DEVELOPED IN THIS STUDY. CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES ARE COMPARED WITH NATIONAL AVERAGES ON SUCH VARIABLES AS ENROLLMENT, FINANCES, AND FACULTY. A HIGHER DEPENDENCE ON LOCAL FINANCING IN CALIFORNIA IS NOTED. INEQUITIES IN FACULTY SALARIES ARE…

The document, over two-thirds of which consists of attachments, presents Part I of the final report on a child advocacy research and demonstration program in Tennessee, called County Agents for Children. The program established four county agents as general advocates for children in four rural counties, with roles modeled after those of county…

State mandates--constitutional, statutory, or administrative actions that either limit or place requirements on local governments--are often opposed because they are not reimbursed or because they restrict the decision-making authority of local government officials. This report of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations examines the…

The handbook, originally designed to portray the educational needs of gifted and talented children in Oklahoma, is explained to be aimed towards other states seeking funding for this population. After a narrative section considering gifted characteristics and the importance of providing appropriate education to gifted and talented students, the…

IN ORDER TO PRESENT THE STATUS OF VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS' SALARIES IN 1967-68, DATA WERE COMPILED IN TABULAR FORM--(1) VIRGINIA MEAN SALARIES FOR VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS, (2) PROJECTIONS OF MEAN AND MEDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES IN UNITED STATES PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES, (3) ADMINISTRATIVE SALARY RANGES, MEANS, AND…

The Texas concept of higher education is 3-part, each part with a legal relation to the others, each with a specific role, and all interlocking under central coordination. The divisions are community junior colleges, senior colleges with first-level graduate offerings, and universities offering doctorate-level work and graduate education for the…

The 14 articles serve to promote interaction among Department of Public Welfare staff, judges, attorneys, and other persons or groups working in the area of child abuse and protective services in Texas and to clarify the law and procedure in this area. Included are the following titles and authors: "Perspectives of Child Abuse and Child…

Summarized is a discussion paper on existing elements of legal advocacy systems which could be considered as alternative models for adaptation by the respective states now seeking to plan and implement the advocacy mandate under Section 113 of Public Law 88-164 as amended in 1975 by Public Law 94-103, the Developmental Disabilities Act. Chapters…

Examined in the discussion paper are advocacy issues raised by Section 113 of The Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (Public Law 94-103). Considered in Part I are the benefits of, and need for advocacy, and raised are definitional aspects of that term. Part II summarizes the relevant legislative history of Section 113 of…

Over half of the report on career education programs in Rhode Island consists of detailed reports of specific projects which provide the following information: sponsoring agency, program title, program director, project dates, grade level, number of population to be served, description of the population to be served, amount of Federal funds, and…

The 1974 seminar of the Region Four Adult Basic Education Staff Development Project had four purposes: (1) to make adult educators aware of new materials and techniques developed in the region; (2) to communicate the methods used to distribute these products; (3) to describe the systems used to relate human and institutional resources in a…

Under a grant from the Illinois State Library, a manual was prepared in 1973 as a reference guide for 18 library systems to use in their five-year planning and evaluation programs. The manual explained the Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) model. The 18 libraries used this model in various ways and reached different stages in the…

The second volume of the National Health Council (NHC) final project report for recruitment, counseling, and related activities in the health occupations consists of: three meeting agendas and information on the NHC Committee on Health Manpower; reports on two meetings of the Committee on Inventory for Health Occupations on the Secondary Level;…