A definition of inequalities in school inputs weighted according to their importance for educational outputs is applied to the data from the 1966 Educational Opportunities Survey. The extent and source of inequalities due to race and religion are examined. The results are discussed in terms of findings from more restricted definitions of…

This general bibliography contains current sources on urban and regional planning. Most citations date from 1973 through 1975, and some are annotated. The bulk of the documents are commercially published books, bulletins, project reports, and studies on urban studies, urban planning, regional planning, and city planning and problems. Citations are…

The main purpose of this booklet is to review and synthesize the historical background of career education in Kentucky and the current status of state-supported career education projects. An overview is presented of the efforts that have been made to implement the concept of career education in Kentucky, hoping to encourage other school systems in…

This 4,927-item bibliography constitutes part of a research project to provide a descrptive review of worldwide educational planning techniques and experiences, as well as an evaluation of the usefulness of such planning for integration in approaches to futures planning. In addition to supporting the research project, the bibliography provides a…

In an effort to determine what constitutes a workable educational region, demographic, economic, social, political, and educational data from eight New York supervisory districts were collected and analyzed. Each district included a board of cooperative educational services (BOCES). This document reports the results of these eight case studies…

The report serves as a guide and manual to the Central Lane Planning Council's (CLPC) planning library and describes representative planning library material retrieval systems which are adaptable for use by public and private planning agencies. CLPC library policy and administrative procedure are outlined in the report. Material storage and…

In 1967 The Regional Advisory Committee for the Capitol Region, Inc. of Hartford, Connecticut commissioned a study by Nelson Associates entitled "Library Service in The Capitol Region of Connecticut: A Study With Recommendations for Future Development" (ED 026 089). As a result of this report the Capitol Region Council of Elected…

This document consists of ten guides on Solid Waste Management to assist local elected and appointed policy-making officials. They are entitled: Areawide Approaches; Legal Authority, Planning, Organization Design and Operation, Financing, Technical and Financial Assistance, Citizen Support, Personnel, and Action Plan and Bibliography. The guides…

The report details the results of a unique experimental demonstration of applying university resources to local government problems. Faculty-student teams worked with city and county personnel on projects chosen by mutual agreement, including work in areas of traffic management, law enforcement, waste heat utilization, solid waste conversion, and…

This document is the report of a microstudy to determine the feasibility of collecting statistics on the present patterns of participation in adult education programs in Europe. The study was carried out in the city of Exeter in the United Kingdom. A sample questionnaire and the survey data obtained are included in this report which concludes that…

In 1971 the registrar of the University of Guelph was authorized to assess possible need for and to design an application center for admission to Ontario universities. The study had as its terms of reference the following: (1) to analyze the needs of the universities, the students, and the Department of University Affairs in respect of…

The Operating Grants Formula of the Provincially-Assisted Universities of Ontario has as its purpose to provide an objective mechanism for determining the share of the total Provincial operating grant to be allocated to each university. Use of the formula for such distribution presupposes that the amount available will be sufficient, together with…

This paper presents the results of a study of the output of Canadian universities as measured by graduate degrees conferred or by graduates produced. The study was conducted to answer 2 basic questions: (1) Do Quebec universities train enough qualified manpower in comparison with the other provinces? and (2) Encouraged by funds and by the Quebec…

Describing Ohio's four Regional Education Service Agencies (RESA's), this article provides a cross section of typical services offered by educational cooperatives. (JC)

Summarizes sessions of the American Vocational Association's five regions who met for the second consecutive year during the convention and discussed issues (e.g., tap legislators, improved communication, and impact at the local level) designed to strengthen their contribution to AVA programs and principles. (SH)