The author believes the machinery of accreditation has outlived its usefulness. This paper examines the effects of present accrediting activities and the work of regional associations and professional societies on part-time and continuing education. Part-time and continuing education has long been discouraged by the prestigious universities,…

The Parent-Child Center (P-CC), in the central area of Portland, Oregon, has as its objective the alleviation of the problems of inaccessibility and unresponsiveness of existing helping services in the area. It is hoped that through P-CC, central area residents, low-income, non-whites, will achieve the following: (1) effective use of available…

Upon reception of the William Pearson Tolley Medal for distinguished leadership in adult education, Mohan S. Mehta, president of the Indian Adult Education Association, spoke on the civilization and culture of India, its long history, and its modern problems in the field of education. In the face of formidable problems in such areas as economics,…

See TE 499 864, above.

See TE 499 864, above.

See TE 499 864, above.

This document summarizes the deliberations of the Task Force on Children's Services of the Massachusetts Committee on Children and Youth. The Task Force makes the following recommendations: (1) a preventive approach should be substituted for the current policy of dealing with problems only after crisis proportions have been reached or irreparable…

The main objective of this exploratory investigation was to gather some evidence to support the notion that students can use science learnings interpretively, with respect to current relevant life problems. The students involved were non-science majors (N=138) enrolled in a physical science course. Data were collected at the beginning of the…

This fact sheet contains information relating to drug abuse and abusers; drug traffic legislation; law enforcement; and descriptions of commonly used narcotics, stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens. Also included is a short but explicit listing of audiovisual aids, an annotated bibliography, and drug identification pictures. The booklet…

This chart is a tool with which communities can rate themselves on the care of foster children. It is based on a ten-article Bill of Rights for foster children. The ten articles are: (1) the right to be cherished by a family; (2) the right to be nurtured by foster parents who have been specially selected; (3) the right to receive help in…

Message strategies relating to information about social problems such as drug abuse have been based on the assumption that exposure to relevant information via mass media will result in behavior modification. There is need, however, for scientific inquiry into methods of information acquisition and perceptual response to information. A two-part…

This document is the proceedings of the 1972 annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE); the theme was "The Profession, Politics and Society." The speeches and topics comprising this volume are the Thirteenth Charles W. Hunt Lecture: "Beyond the Upheaval," by Edward C. Pomeroy; "Policy and Decision Making…

The pamphlet is the most recent in a series of National Chamber of Commerce publications designed to stimulate business and other citizen action to improve corrections as one of the three components of the criminal justice system. The Chamber observes that correctional reform is taking place at various governmental levels but that these efforts…

The mission of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory is to effect educational renewal through the development, testing, and implementation of innovative curriculums, strategies, and techniques. One of the Laboratory's four major programs--the Computer Technology Program--seeks to promote the Laboratory's mission by developing materials for…

A ten item questionnaire dealing with parental family income, the legalization of marijuana, pollution, and a volunteer army was administered to the entering freshman class on September 6, 1970. The results indicate that the freshmen tend to underestimate the actual earning power of their fellow students' families by approximately $1,800. However,…