Discusses formation, purpose, and activities of a secret television planning board of broadcasting professionals which advised Dwight D. Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential campaign, the first American political campaign in which television was broadly implemented. Existence and activities of this board are revealed in documents at Dwight…

For student health services to succeed, student participation--organized, active, and responsible--must be a major part of the university health care network. (MB)

Describes a therapeutic approach for helping families relieve a crisis by calling on their extended family of relatives, friends, and neighbors to meet and initiate a healing process leading towards a productive and constructive resolution of their crisis. (Author/RK)

It is suggested that graduate schools continue to disregard the characteristics and needs of their students, and that reform in the direction of flexibility is needed. Proposals are made regarding self-determination of graduate program, student course initiation, student involvement in planning course structure, evaluation of the educational…

When colleges and universities seek new presidents and chancellors, search committee members and consultants usually focus on their responsibility to make judgments about the candidates. The competition for the strongest candidates can be fierce and fast. The search committee will be striving to attract these candidates by telling a compelling…

"Expanding Minds, Exploring Futures" describes a national pilot program supported by the National Science Foundation to give undergraduate students early field experience in K-12 schools, serving as classroom resources while getting a taste of a career in teaching. The American Association of Community Colleges, the Council of Independent…

The government of Canada announced in the October 2004 Speech from the Throne that it will move ahead with its long-awaited national childcare program. In early 2005, federal, provincial and territorial ministers will meet to forge a deal for a national childcare program. The national Advisory Committee on Rural Issues applauds this attention to…

This December 2005 issue of "Federal Literacy Facts" contains the following sections: (1) Election 2006: An Important Opportunity to Advance Literacy; (2) Literacy Advisory Committee Presents Pan-Canadian Literacy Action Plan; (3) Key Points from the Action Plan; (4) Developments at the National Literacy Secretariat; (5) Federal…

Before a general education (GE) program is initiated or assessed, a solid institutional foundation should exist, including a philosophy and definitions regarding GE. At Ohio's Sinclair Community College, the institutional foundation included a college-wide Assessment Steering Committee charged with developing a comprehensive assessment plan for…

A study was undertaken to gather information on strategies valued by faculty search committee members at a midwestern community college. In the first phase of the study, 48 statements or search strategies were developed from a review of campus documents and interviews conducted with 20 faculty experienced in the hiring process. In the second…

This booklet describes some of the practices of committees charged with setting the compensation of the college or university president or chancellor. Whether the institution is private or public, the president's income will become public information, and apart from any public relations implications, it simply makes good sense for the compensation…

This publication contains the final report of the task of the Ohio State Legislative Service Commission (LSC) Study Committee on Job Training and Workforce Development Programs. The task was to review the state's job training and workforce development programs and formulate a plan to centralize the programs under one state agency. Section 1 of the…

The Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education recognizes health as fundamental among the objectives of secondary education. The report contained in this bulletin was drafted for the commission by its committee on physical education, and after discussion and revision it has been approved by both the committee on physical education and…

Videotaped discussions were utilized to enhance communication between students and teachers. (RK)

Relates how community involvement actually helped in the process of planning for the rebuilding of a specific school. (Author)