This document describes 19 Appalachian day care centers, operated by the Kentucky Child Welfare Research Foundation, serving 639 preschoolers for nine school months and 247 during the 9-week summer session. The centers,located in churches, abandoned school houses and store fronts are staffed largely by paraprofessionals from the community. Social…

Racial factors in personnel selection procedures and the performance of racial and socio-economic groups on a testing instrument widely used in personnel selection and in public schools are discussed. The study questions whether individual test items are relatively easier for one racial group than for another, and whether there is a relationship…

Interviews, involving approximately 275 individuals, were conducted to analyze vocational education and community colleges in the State of Iowa. In addition, a limited survey was made of career education programs in secondary schools. The findings indicate that the area schools are open to all Iowans of post-high school age, that the students tend…

The leitmotif of this address, inspired by lines found in William B. Yeats'"The Second Coming", underscores the need for a greater display of solidarity of language teachers through increased participation in professional associations. The work of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is discussed and noted to be vital…

This manual has been prepared to assist community groups understand what is necessary to do if funds are sought to support a program. Contents of the manual are comprised of: Part I - Federal programs: what are Federal programs; where to find out about these programs; what to ask for from the funding department; general kinds of information needed…

Contents of this report on Title I, E.S.E.A., include: the nature and purposes of Title I; the uses of Title I; Process for developing Title I proposals--responsible bodies: role of parents, community advisory committee, community school board, New York City Board of Education staff, State Department of Education; time-table for development of…

The Early School Environment Study (ESES), developed by Paul Park and a team of ten teachers, begins with the philosophy that children learn through the solution of practical problems that are meaningful to them, and expands this approach beyond the science framework into the learning of language, mathematics, and social studies. This booklet was…

In this report, community control is examined at it relates to social and human service organizations. Community is defined at the agency which is the target of control. Community control is a major issue for non-white Americans who are increasingly concerned with owning and controlling those institutions that exist within the boundaries of their…

This study focuses on the changes of organizational structure and instructional programs in the field of higher education in Korea since the fall of the Rhee government in the spring of 1960. Other periods of higher educational development are: Japanese occupation; U. S. Military Government from 1945-1948; and, the Rhee government, from Korean…

This study is an assessment of the current status of world history instruction in American secondary schools and an attempt to detect trends in the teaching of this subject. The report is divided into the following sections: 1) Introduction; 2) Historical Development of the World History Course; 3) Criticisms of the World History Course; 4)…

Compiled as a tool for locating information about research in educational management, this new edition has been expanded both in the scope of its subject areas and in the number of organizations and researchers listed. The directory, with increased coverage of research on educational facilities, lists 154 organizations and 416 individuals. Cited…

In a controlled experiment, the IIEP attempted to develop efficient teaching materials in the field of educational planning. Informal instructional materials were compiled from the tape recordings, transcriptions, and summary notes of seminars, lectures, and discussions conducted by the IIEP in its training and research program. This instructional…

The Meiji Restoration of 1868 ended six centuries of feudal military rule by establishing a divine Emperor and clam oligarchy. Compulsory schooling and military service soon followed. Until WWII both institutions engaged in moral training that was both Confucian and nationalistic in its emphasis on absolute loyalty to the state and Emperor. The…

The manual is a descriptive survey of the currently operational aspects of the community development work carried on by St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology in Windsor, Ontario. Separate chapters are devoted to each function within the program: the Vocational College Preparatory Programs; the Corrections Program for instruction of…

In order to study the process of school desegregation, it becomes necessary to pinpoint that administrative position most centrally involved in the alteration of the individual school: that of the principal. From the pilot study conducted with the principals and assistant principals in York County, Virginia, in the spring and summer of 1969, a…