Although the break-up of the unresponsive school bureaucracy in New York will be a move toward greater accountability, the basic question is: will this raise achievement levels? Its possible advantagees include: the increase in both the operating efficiency of the schools and the responsiveness of schools to the lay public; increased student fate…

Five papers comprise this book of symposium proceedings. Philip Smith, in "Objectives for American Education," theorizes that the U.S. can afford a sophisticated, dedicated profession to run the schools, and that educational leaders must become dedicated or other leaders will replace them. Francis Chase, in "The Status of Educational Planning in…

Five papers and an introduction are included in the report of the proceedings of the second invitational conference on school needs of Mexican American youth. Titles of the papers are "Meeting Guidance Needs of Mexican American Youth -- An Introduction,""The Role of the Principal in Establishing a Guidance Program in a Mexican American…

The first conference (1966) of the Canadian Indian-Eskimo Association was designed to provide opportunities for Indians and Eskimos to express their views publicly so that Canadians might better understand the Indian problems. In Part I of the document, a report is given on the conference symposium entitled "Equal Opportunity in Our…

This forum suggests the initiation of a federally funded National System of Child Advocacy including a presidentially-appointed council to recommend legislation, provide for and report on the welfare and progress of children. The national council, composed of parents as well as professionals, would support neighborhood child advocate councils by…

The general improvement of educational relevance and quality for minority groups in the Fresno City Unified School District is considered as part of PROJECT DESIGN, funded under ESEA Title III. Selected schools were visited and conferences held with students, teachers, administrators, citizens, and Negro community leaders and parents. The…

This study focused on the influence of selected personal factors on North Carolina legislators' perceptions of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service. A review of the theories of perception and related research was coupled with interviews with 145 members of the 124th General Assembly of North Carolina. Concepts of the district or…

In the past half century, precisely during a period when a theory of language approaching adequacy has been developing, the primary function of the schools, to increase the user's knowledge of and about language, has been neglected. As a result, the gap between the concepts about language and linguistic belief, held by otherwise educated literary…

This study was undertaken to assess the adult education and community service responsibility of Colby Community Junior College, Kansas. A survey was made of pertinent literature, followed by questionnaire surveys of 64 similar public junior colleges in Kansas and five nearby states and of 200 adults residing in the community. The proposed program…

Using the critical incident method, this study sought to describe job requirements perceived as critical by Michigan Cooperative Extension agents, identify training needs, and determine possible differences in training needs and job requirements according to employment position and tenure. The research involved collecting 444 written descriptions…

This is the second in a series of 3 bulletins dealing with university-community relationships. The first bulletin examined the role of the university in contemporary American life and described some innovative programs in university-community cooperation. This bulletin presents some areas of cooperation between the University of Nebraska and the…

The plights of southern farmers and the self-perceptions of their problems are the main topics of this study. Using U. S. Department of Agriculture criteria for determining low income and low level of living for rural areas, Fayette County, Alabama, was selected for this pilot study. Some 171 rural farm and nonfarm households, randomly selected,…

A study was made of factors related to job satisfaction of agents of the South African Extension Service. A questionnaire, including both open-ended questions and structured statements, was mailed to all male extension agents asking for sources of job satisfaction. The 87 respondents studied represented 75.6% of the agents. Agents identified…

Attention is directed in this document to the North Dakota State Department of Public Instruction and its necessary role in refining and implementing a comprehensive plan for educational improvement in North Dakota. The thesis is advanced that expanded leadership at the state level is crucial for educational improvement in North Dakota. It is also…

A specially developed 96-item English Teacher Role Inventory was used to question 52 supervisory teachers and 49 student teachers to determine (1) the kinds and amounts of agreement existing between experienced and novice teachers about the role of the high school English teacher, and (2) the ways in which males differ from females in viewing the…