This biography of Herbert G. Wood, Biblical scholar, Quaker theologian, and adult educator, tells his life story (1879-1963) and then examines his interest in such topics as: The Quaker doctrine of Inward Light and the Quaker peace testimony; the historical versus the mythical Jesus; the nature of man; the meaning of history; and science and…

This first report of the Women's Bureau Careers Centre of the Ontario Department of Labour provides statistical data on the personal and social characteristics of the women who came to them as clients (women who wished to return to work), and discusses these clients and the Centre's program for them. Sections of the report are devoted to reasons…

Two sets of issues are discussed in this volume of the survey. These issues are related to the provision and adequacy of schools for the Indian child and adult, and to leadership, organization and direction of reserves. Although mindful of the wider setting of culture and community in which these issues find their definition, they are abstracted…

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is the largest Federal aid to education program. Public Law 89-10 did not limit the kinds of services which could be provided with Title I funds. It is important that parents understand what Title I is all about. As members of the advisory council and even as taxpayers, they must see…

This investigation was designed to assess the effects of parent influences on the question-asking skills of their children. A total of 43 randomly selected, first grade, Mexican-American children were chosen as subjects and divided equally into a control and an experimental group. In each group the children were further subdivided into two groups…

A responsibility of State, regional, and county leaders, planners, and policy makers is achieving the public's desires. However, to formulate plans and policies, several questions pertaining to community preferences and population distribution need analysis. Information on population distribution in North Carolina and the people's community…

Until recently, American farmworkers have been poor and unorganized. As a result, they have been powerless to protect themselves from different forms of discrimination and exploitation. The rights of farmworkers have been traded off by social reformers in State legislatures as well as the Congress. In the last few years, this has begun to change…

Courts have been consistently reluctant to interfere with governing boards' powers to control the administration of institutions of higher education. This deference seems to be based on the belief that board expertise makes it significantly more qualified than are the courts to make the necessary administrative decisions. Uncritical deference by…

Problems within the United Kingdom are social and political and if our British system is to work successfully, it can do so only on the basis of a skillful, adaptable, and educated people. Education, as our means of social progress, must equip our young people to think for themselves and to make effective personal decisions. Further education is…

This document, written primarily for teachers of young school-age children, suggests sound, corrective approaches based on the type of observations and knowledge of the student's behavior available to every teacher. Implicit in the publication is the recognition that in the vast majority of children with delays or distortions in personality…

The purpose of this study was to write a job description for the secondary school English department chairman and to test it with active English chairmen. The job description and questionnaire were sent to 50 percent of the membership of the Conference for Secondary School English Department Chairmen, a National Council of Teachers of English…

This introductory-level book surveys all legal aspects of film and television production. In addition to central issues of copyright, lawsuits, dealing with lawyers, libel, insurance, taxes, union contracts and the Federal Communications Commission, important peripheral topics--such as raising money, buying equipment, distribution, pirate usage,…

The literature and research on adult learning in groups is reviewed in this paper. The adult educator must develop expertise in understanding leadership as it relates to groups so he can provide for the evolution of group cohesiveness in the curriculum development process. He must strive to organize varied group interaction and action…

The papers in this volume deal with patterns of household composition and income sharing among low-income families as well as current and proposed Government policies directly related to family structure. Government policies relevant to family structure make up one set of topics. Irene Cox describes how public income transfer benefits and…

This speech traces the evolution of accountability, defines accountability, and examines alternative approaches to accountability. The author conceptualizes educational accountability in operational terms as a system for improving the delivery of educational outcomes that would clarify who is answerable to whom, for what, then, and within what…