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Miller, James R. – 1979
The paper traces the period 1945-65 when scholars of the American presidency changed their emphasis from the study of individual presidents to examination of the presidency itself and the powers it encompassed. The change was prompted by events such as World War II, development of the atomic bomb, and the Cold War. Evidence that mankind was…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Foreign Policy, Governance, Government (Administrative Body)
Silvester, Elizabeth, Comp. – 1978
The guide identifies over 50 source materials relevant to the study of Canadian politics and government available in the reference department of McLennan Library at McGill University. Sections I and II list almanacs and current biographical sources. These include a directory of federal and provincial government, biographical sketches of prominent…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Libraries, Government (Administrative Body), Governmental Structure
Download full textBureau of Occupational and Adult Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1975
The document presents general information about the bureau's different functions and responsibilities and provides addresses and telephone numbers for the following divisions and their offices: Office of the Deputy Commissioner (Executive Office, Planning Office, Office of Consumers' Education, Office of Community Education, Metric Education…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Administrator Responsibility, Adult Education, Agency Role
Scott, Ruth – 1975
This study examines what the effects would be of making public schools part of a general-purpose local government, rather than an independent governmental unit, as is now usually the case. Chapter 1 discusses general trends in local government reorganization and their implications for the school-local government relationship. Chapter 2 summarizes…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Hill, Richard Child – 1974
This paper consists of an exploratory analysis of factors associated with inequality in the distribution of fiscal resources--the capacity to generate public goods--among municipal governments in metropolitan areas in the U.S. Political incorporation by class and status into municipal enclaves is stated to be institutional mechanism creating and…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Financial Support, Geographic Location
New York State Charter Revision Commission for New York City. – 1974
In 1969, after much controversy and the submission of many bills, the New York State Legislature passed--and the Governor signed--a school decentralization law. The law went into effect on February 16, 1970, with the major transfers of power operative on July 1, 1970. This report examines those aspects of the three-year school decentralization…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Community Services, Decentralization
Morehead, Joseph – 1975
This textbook, designed for use in library school government documents courses, provides an overview of the functions and characteristics of United States public documents. Chapters cover the Government Printing Office, the Superintendent of Documents, the depository library system, administration of documents collections, general guides to…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Government Libraries
Tremblay, M. A.; And Others – 1967
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…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, American Indians, Beliefs, Cultural Influences
Center for the Study of Migrant and Indian Education, Toppenish, WA. – 1971
This booklet was prepared by the Yakima Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, to provide information to the public on the history and customs of the Yakima Indian Nation, as well as explaining life on the Reservation today. The events mentioned range from 1775 to July 1, 1971. Since this document only skims the surface of Yakima culture and history,…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Bibliographies, Chronicles
Weil, Thomas E.; And Others – 1970
This volume is one of 62 in a series of handbooks designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on objective description of the nation's present society and the kinds of…
Descriptors: American History, Area Studies, Courts, Developing Nations
Shalala, Donna E. – 1971
This paper presents the idea of formal neighborhood government as a beginning to discussion and debate. Only by clearing away the confusion over what changes are being asked for by the proponents of decentralization can the neighborhood government movement be placed in historical perspective. The justification for neighborhood government,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Control, Governance, Governing Boards
Foreign Service (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. Foreign Service Inst. – 1972
This bibliography, which contains approximately 500 citations dated between 1952 and 1972, is one of a series on various areas of the world. Countries included in this bibliography on Southeast Asia are: Australia, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Viet-Nam, Western Samoa and the…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Area Studies, Art, Asian History
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Job Corps. – 1969
An Advanced General Education Program has been designed to prepare an individual with the information, concepts, and general knowledge required to successfully pass the American Council on Education's High School General Education Development (GED) Test. The Advanced General Education Program provides comprehensive self-instruction in each of the…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Educational Programs, General Education, Governmental Structure
Hoke, Gordon – 1971
The setting for this school-community study is Effingham, Illinois. Chosen as a prototype of rural America, Effingham is emerging as a rapidly-growing center of economic, political, and social activity. Through structured interviews and personal interactions, the evaluator has obtained information to describe the community in terms of its…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Role, Decision Making, Economic Development
Teaching and Research in Bicultural Education, Inc., Princeton, ME. – 1969
A meeting of over 100 American Indian and non-Indian young people and adults from the eastern United States and Canada is described in this publication. Significant events of the 6-day conference (keynote talks, discussions, question-and-answer sessions, etc.) are reported in order to show the evolution of ideas, changes in attitude and behavior,…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Biculturalism, Bilingualism
