This paper on the legal rights and remedies of high school dropouts and potential dropouts is a study of the plight of the substantial number of students who drop out of the New York public school system before considering high school graduation. Further, it questions the availability of legal rights to students and parents. Three sections…

Teaching load depends on many variables, however most colleges define it strictly in terms of contact or credit hours. The failure to give weight to variables such as number of preparations, number of students served, committee and other noninstructional assignments is usually due to the lack of a formula that will quantify the effects of these…

Public education cannot be considered an efficient alternative to industrial pollution abatement. The public education alternative stresses that an informed non-industrial public will, out of civic responsibility, bring about sufficient social pressure on the industrial sector to end pollution. However, evidence suggests that the mere presence of…

This study examines what teachers do in classrooms and what their behavior says to students. Four fourth-grade self-contained classrooms in two schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico formed the sample group. Intensive classroom observation was employed over a ten-month period. At least half the observation time involved the researcher's presence in…

These hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs began with an opening statement by Senator Humphrey. Dr. R. Goldberg, panel cochairman, then presented the "Report and recommendation of the Panel on Nutrition and Food Availability." Testimony was heard from a number of experts and representatives of such organizations…

Today, the urban university is becoming the principal force in higher education. Although new to the American scene, it is educating thousands of students while also answering some of the community's basic needs. The growth of the urban university has been and will continue to be rapid and tremendous. For the purpose of this study, a simple…

This paper discusses communication education in the past, present, and future. Communication education is discussed in each time period in terms of who the learners are, who the teachers are, what concepts are being taught or emphasized, how the concepts are taught, and in what contexts the instruction occurs. These components are also considered…

This booklet summarizes the legal requirements and administrative policies governing public education in Illinois. It is intended to provide a clear framework of educational responsibilities and objectives to guide local school board members and administrators in meeting their constitutional mandate to provide an efficient system of high-quality…

American social scientists and business executives diagnose the current state of the business-government relationship in the United States. As part of a seminar, each of 14 participants presented a paper which is reproduced in the book. The 14 papers are divided into three chapters entitled The Changing of Societal Environment, Modes and Social…

So that all members of the Plymouth State College professional staff will be acquainted with college organizations, policies, and procedures and the individual's duties, rights, and responsibilities as an employee of the University of New Hampshire, this faculty handbook's coverage includes: (1) administrative organization; (2) instructional…

The faculty handbook for Salem College, West Virginia, a private, 4-year school with liberal arts and career training programs, contains a statement of goals and objectives; description of administrative offices and responsibilities; faculty constitution and bylaws; information on affirmative action, academic freedom, faculty appointment and…

The publication outlines the role of the Youth Development Program (YDP) director, a position which requires a positive relationship with the Community Action Agency (CAA) executive (through which the YDP is funded) and with the Youth Council in order to develop an effective program. The first of four sections of the guide describes the nature of…

The author discusses the various aspects of the legal struggle for abolishing corporal punishment in schools. A review of several recent cases of corporal punishment brought to the attention of the Supreme Court shows that the court has so far upheld the right of schools to practice physical punishment, within reasonable limits, as a disciplinary…

The policies and practices of Marietta College which are of greatest interest to members of the teaching faculty are contained in the 1973 edition of the faculty handbook and faculty bylaws. The handbook section of the document outlines items including objectives of the college; academic freedom; faculty qualifications; appointment procedures;…

Responding to the public demand for accountability, Project R.O.M.E. (Results Oriented Management in Education) is concerned with identifying and developing competencies for building-level administrators. This two-volume report, one of six interrelated documents, describes the processes and procedures used to identify school administrators'…