It was against a background of general societal concern for the status of women and the development of an Affirmative Action Plan at Fairleigh Dickinson University that the Status of Women study was undertaken. Preliminary statistical data revealed a pattern similar to the national findings of differential salaries, rank, and tenure for women,…

This is the 1974 report of progress toward the 11 major objectives included in the five-year plan adopted by the State department of education in 1970. Separate sections are devoted to each of the major objectives: reducing the number of school dropouts, reducing the number of first grade failures, implementing a statewide kindergarten system,…

Arguments on the application of the Alabama Educational Television Commission (AETC) for license renewal of eight educational television stations were heard before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Individuals from Black Efforts for Soul on Television and the National Association of Black Media Producers opposed the renewals, claiming…

This study explores broad alternative policies on urban school facilities and education rather than attempting to design the "best" policy. The study also provides a broad perspective within which to place school construction decisions by analyzing goals, stakeholders' positions, and implementation actions. The main portion of the study highlights…

President Nixon's "purpose in this statement is to set forth in detail this Administration's policies on the subject of desegregation of America's elementary and secondary schools." Specific objectives of his statement are noted as follows: to reaffirm his personal belief that the 1954 Brown decision was right in both Constitutional and human…

This document contains testimony presented at the public hearings of the New York City Commission on Human Rights. The hearings of this commission focused on two problem areas--decentralization and teacher training, and curriculum. The burning issues of anti-Semitism and black or white racism in the schools were concerns of a special investigatory…

This special report describes the state of current sex education programs and policies in the nation's public schools, and offers guidelines for school officials, parents, and concerned citizens involved in developing sex education programs. Sixteen general principles for use in planning and implementing a sex education program are followed by…

This compilation of readings in educational media and research makes accessible published and unpublished documents relevant to designers and users of educational media. Volume III includes part 6, "Learner Characteristics," and part 7, the "Conditions of Media Use.""Learner Characteristics" relates the nature of human aptitude to instructional…

This bibliography on State departments of education contains 151 entries, covering literature from 1952 through 1968 (most entries are post-1960). Topics in this literature include the need for State education agencies, their organization, and their impact upon the schools within the States. (DE)

Guidelines and requirements for planning and designing boarding schools for maladjusted children are reviewed, with data on special living and learning facilities and teaching needs. Building, classroom, and living facilities planning is outlined and based upon the educational, social and environmental needs of maladjusted children.…

Based in part on a study of 20 school systems judged to have outstanding programs of pupil services and special education, the manual presents varying philosophies of education for the handicapped and considers the nature and incidence of handicaps. Special programs and services for handicapped children are described, and information is provided…

The document consists of teacher-developed resource units on Puerto Rican history and culture for junior and senior high school students. The objective is to help students understand and appreciate cultural diversity which can serve as a source of unity and pride rather than divisiveness and enmity. Teaching techniques include class discussion,…

This report is an outline of a system of indicators for evaluating performance of educational systems and grows out of OECD work on social indicators. Existing statistical data on education consists of "inputs". The desire expressed in this study, however, is to measure "outputs" or actual system performance. Whenever a…

The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) is working with World Education to introduce population and family planning education concepts into its literacy program in order to broaden the scope of the on-going functional literacy and family planning programs of the PRRM and to make them more applicable to the people. Specific objectives…

This elementary school evaluation checklist covers organization and administration, curriculum and instruction, pupil services, staff personnel, instructional materials and equipment, school and community relations, evaluation and research, and physical facilities. "Yes-no," short "fill-in," multiple choice, and rating scale type questions are…