A major component of the legislative function of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the California Community Colleges (CCC), as mandated in Assembly Bill 1725, is the adoption of an annual state and federal legislative program. This program formalizes the legislative thrust of the BOG and is intended to set forth systematic legislative and budgetary…

In today's political, economic, and ecologically-sensitive climate a university's or college's indiscriminate acceptance of gifts can have catastrophic consequences. Some donations of cash or even real property can bring with them legal and political, as well as ethical and philosophical complications that can cost the institution considerable…

California's Education Code establishes the goals of distance learning to be to ensure equal access; enhance the quality of education through telecommunications; and ensure efficiency and accountability. In California community colleges, state-supported distance education coursework is limited to credit, transferable courses and is governed by…

The Department of Labor (DOL) conducts several activities to foster Job Corps' employer and community linkages to ensure the appropriateness of its vocational training to local labor markets and its relevance to employer needs. However, a review by the General Accounting Office (GAO) determined that information reported by DOL on the percentage of…

Reflecting on a career spent in assessment in personnel selection and managment, the author lists 12 things (items) that he wishes he knew about assessment. The first four items are underdeveloped ideas set aside because of the field's preoccupation with equal employment opportunity. A second set (items five through eight) comes from intellectual…

The present national educational reform movement offers an unprecedented opportunity to integrate innovative policy options and technical knowledge with concerns about equity and fairness. Philosophically, most Americans subscribe to the idea of fairness in education, but pragmatically the concept of fairness has eluded American schools for some…

This report is designed to provide members of Congress and the general public with information about the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), in light of the fact that a number of provisions of the National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Acts are to be reauthorized during the current congressional term. It contains a description of the NSLP and…

During the summer of 1982, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) surveyed its members regarding their interlibrary loan (ILL) traffic and procedures. A response rate of 97% (110 out of 113 libraries surveyed) was obtained. The survey concentrated on loan charges and changes since a similar l976-77 survey. It was found that 33% of respondents…

In April 1983 the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) surveyed selected members regarding the recruitment, compensation, role, and training of assistant, associate or deputy library directors. A total of 51 libraries (approximately 50% of ARL academic members) participated in the survey. It was found that associate director (AD)-level staff…

This final report is a product of a Preservation Planning Program (PPP) self-study conducted by the Colorado State University Library (CSUL) working with the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) Office of Management Studies (OMS). Designed to put self-help tools into the hands of library staff responsible for developing plans and procedures…

This final report is a product of a Preservation Planning Program (PPP) self-study conducted by the State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook, working with the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) Office of Management Studies (OMS). The PPP is designed to put self-help tools into the hands of library staff responsible for developing…

The National Education Association (NEA) regards the misuse and abuse of part-time, temporary, and nontenure track faculty appointments as one of the most serious problems confronting American higher education. This report discusses the following topics and gives NEA's recommendations to colleges and universities: (1) categories of part-time,…

Testimony is presented from a hearing held to consider a bill (S. 2185) to extend the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit for an additional year. (Originally passed in 1978, the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit focuses tax incentives for employment on specific target groups found to experience high unemployment rates.) Included in the hearings is testimony provided…

This study explores the changing role of the book in the future. The report draws on interviews with authors, publishers, booksellers, computer experts, librarians, scientists, educators, and scholars and on the experience of the Library of Congress staff. The first part, "The Culture of the Book: Today and Tomorrow," includes sections…

The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) supports the basic view of "A Nation at Risk," which calls for immediate educational reform. But NABSE is troubled by the report's neglect of the special needs of Black and poor students. "A Nation at Risk" lacks compassion for those not of the "fittest," and…