This final report discusses the administration, staffing, planning, implementation and evaluation of the SPEAC (Student Parent Educator Administrator Children) for Nutrition Program. The principle objective of the program is to provide nutrition education and increased understanding of the role of the Child Care Food Program through increased…

A series of opinions on many facets of the administration of cooperative education programming is presented. Part One reviews the philosophy of cooperative education including Lawrence Canjar's "convert" speech, a comparison of experiential and cooperative education, and discussions of parallel programs. In Part Two employers discuss cooperative…

Dissertation abstracts describing research on a wide variety of topics in bilingual education are presented. This publication is designed to provide background material for bilingual educators as well as practical procedures for bilingual teachers, administrators, counselors, and evaluators. The titles were acquired by using the two broad…

The proposal that Harvard University sell its stock in American corporations in South Africa is discussed by the university's president. The proposal is based on the desire that the university respond as part of a pressure group using the leverage of purchases, endowment, and prestige as a university to push for social or political ends. Many…

This annotated bibliography identifies 136 selected educational materials from Egypt published in 1978. The materials are drawn from Egyptian newspapers, journals, government publications, and university research reports. Entries are organized into 69 categories, including Arabic languages, basic education, child education, child psychology,…

Task force activities in three states regarding Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and education collaboration activities on three policy issues are summarized. Focus is on three specific issue areas in three states: academic credit for work experience (Maryland), educational components of CETA (Louisiana), and administrative…

Intended to stimulate communication among the federal, state, intermediate, local, and postsecondary agencies that share responsibility for the improvement of education, this Department of Education catalog of exemplary educational programs describes all the projects dealt with in previous editions as well as providing information on more than 30…

The work performed by New Jersey's Minimum Basic Skills Advisory Committee in studying the state's remedial programs is described. The committee's findings are summarized, as are its recommendations for enhancing program effectiveness. Descriptions of data collection activities involve interviews with representative school districts, major…

This guide was prepared to assist college administrators and apprenticeship coordinators administering the apprenticeship training programs of the University of Hawaii's community colleges. Apprenticeship is defined as training for those occupations commonly known as skilled crafts or trades which require a wide and diverse range of skills and…

After outlining the purposes and approaches of the eight titles contained within the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), and reviewing local, state, and federal roles in implementing CETA programs, this paper presents the results of a survey of selected California Prime Sponsors and community colleges with CETA programs. The study…

Facilities and staff, financing, administration, and social/behavioral problems are four areas of the educational systems of rural schools impacted by the rapid population growth resulting from the urban-to-rural migration begun in the 1970's and expected to last several decades. Overcrowding of facilities is a short-range problem for communities…

In an effort to stimulate and assist higher education administrators to think and do something about the erosion of buildings taking place on many campuses, this publication serves as a basic overview of the problem. Rising energy costs, continuing inflation, and worsening financial conditions in general only compound the situation that has been…

The role of Catholicism in American higher education is addressed in this collection of papers. The historical tradition of the Catholic university is discussed as well as the problems they must face. Issues examined include: political and financial concerns of church-related colleges and universities, the role of the university in higher…

Communities Alive For Living and Learning (Project CALL), designed at Kishwaukee College to help three local, rural communities develop educational, recreational, and cultural programs, is described in this report. The first sections of the report consider the need for and purposes of the project. The Project Coordinator's report presents an…

The overall objective of the Dine Teacher Corps Project is to demonstrate the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary approach to the development and implementation of a bilingual/multicultural training and inservice training program for educators who will be cognizant of and responsive to the unique educational needs of the Indian child. The five…