Illustrating components of multi-county organization and emphasizing the rewards of area organization when carefully used as a tool to close the gaps between local, state, and Federal governments, this monograph presents the following five chapters: (1) "Key Factors in Area or Regional Boundry Delineation" (natural physical, biological, and human…

The purpose of this study was to apply a theory of latent culture to describe the role of middle class black parents and students in effecting change in an elite educational organization and to use Schein's conceptual model of the Kurk Lewin paradigm of the change process (Unfreezing--Changing--Refreezing) to analyze this process over a three year…

The major problem of this study is that of identifying how schools function as both a determiner and a reflector of a society or community. It addresses three fundamental questions. First, access questions are dealt with, e.g. who participates--what is the position or social standing of community participants in schools. Second, process questions…

The purpose of this study was to identify potential sources of school-community conflict in black and Puerto Rican communities by examining the perceptions of Education Coordinators in Community Action Agencies and Principals in New York City elementary schools concerning community involvement in the school, curriculum in the school and…

Desegregation of the schools in the Berkeley Unified School District has taken place in two stages, each stage reflecting years of political struggles and endless meetings. In 1968, the 12 elementary schools were divided into K-3 and 4-6 schools in four residential zones with approximately 3500 elementary children who live beyond walking distance…

The textbook is addressed to seniors in high school Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programs and deals with leaders and the various situations in which they may function. The first part explains the history of military drill and aspects of modern drill as practiced by military units today. The section on leadership…

This paper provides school building principals, teachers, and counselors with a systematic approach for implementing a comprehensive career education program at the building level by organizing teams of multi-discipline and/or multi-professional roles, called Career Activities Teams (CATs), composed of two or more persons committed to integrating…

In 1969 the Newark, New Jersey, Board of Education began the School Within A School Program for gifted and talented inner-city high school students. The program, offering an eleven-month school year plus five major subjects, uses the resources of business and industry to prepare students for a college education. An advisory board consisting of…

Constituting the fourth Bureau of Indian Affairs progress report on the Presidential Secretarial Objective, this document indicates that: the project is moving according to schedule; the objective for fiscal year 1975 will be met; most areas are finishing presentations in depth; and activities will now focus principally on the needs assessment…

Current information on policies, procedures, and guidelines is presented to supplement but not repeat material in the current college catalog and faculty constitution. This 1974 revised edition is organized in three sections: organization and administration; faculty responsibilities and procedures; and facilities. Physical organization is…

What problems are involved in the development and organization of data sources used in a research project on student aid? Problems faced are: (1) using data from sources that had combined information into different categories; (2) incomplete data on a topic; (3) the disparity in the numbers of students or dollars reported by different data…

The authors rely on their first-hand experience in providing a wealth of practicable information for principals. The main sections of the booklet focus on planning for the public relations effort, preparing the staff and students to participate, conducting and using a community analysis, reporting information through various media, and involving…

History, Administration of the College, Faculty, Services, Student Life, and General Information are the major sections of the faculty handbook of St. Olaf College, a church-related school in Northfield, Minnesota. Responsibilities for administrative, departmental, and teaching positions, and for faculty committees are described, and personnel…

The 1974 faculty handbook from the California State University, Long Beach discusses: (1) history, planning, and budgeting; (2) university organization, covering administrative, faculty, and auxiliary organizations, and university support groups; (3) personnel policies and procedures, including affirmative action, and student evaluation of…

Sex differences in cerebral organization and functioning, and the apparent superiority of males in spatial ability are examined in this paper. Attention is given to several kinds of cognitive and perceptual tasks in which sex differences in spatial ability have been shown to exist; among these are tasks involving: (1) recall and detection of…