An ethnographic sketch of a small, Midwestern, middle-class American community emphasizes the shared value system, the derived code of conduct and an analysis of the three levels of social interaction and their respective functions. Data were gathered over a two-year period of field work, including ten months of intensive observation of the town,…

This report reviews legislatively mandated linkages between prime sponsors and local education agencies (LEAs) in providing employment, education, and training for youth. The legislation discussed includes (1) the 1977 Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA), (2) the Young Adult Conservation Corps, (3) the Youth Incentive…

Both parts I and II of the dossier are collections of selected activities directed toward the deprived young in a developing world. This book, part II, departs from its predecessor in that it takes a more global view of education services to both children and adults in developing countries. Part A discusses the philosophy and scope of the dossier.…

The document presents an international directory of mental retardation resources. International organizations pertaining to the mentally retarded are listed and described, including those affiliated with the United Nations, intergovernmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, international coordinating agencies, and regional nongovernmental…

This guide, designed for editors, publishers, libraries, teachers and students of translation and interpretation, and agencies that employ translators and/or interpreters, covers eight areas of interest. The categories treated are the following: (1) recent history and breakthroughs; (2) associations and centers for translators covering 84 groups…

Purposes of 1202 Commissions and projected new roles with respect to continuing education are discussed. Both the House and Senate versions of the legislation reauthorizing the Higher Education Act of 1965 delete any reference to 1202 Commissions and substitute for it a state agreement provision. What in effect the new legislation does is to carry…

Nine presentations are included in these proceedings from the first annual conference of the Council on Continuing Education Unit (CCEU). The first paper, Continuing Education and the CEU (Continuing Education Unit), discusses the CEU as appropriate terminology for "the uniform measure of participation in continuing education." CEU…

A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM OFFERED A COMPLETE RANGE OF INTEGRATED MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES TO REINTEGRATE MENTAL PATIENTS INTO THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM PROPOSED TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN REHABILITATION PROCEDURES TO EXTEND AND IMPROVE REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND TO ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE…

ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOWER DELINQUENCY RATE IN RURAL AREAS, THE PROBLEM OF DELINQUENCY IS OF MAJOR CONCERN. THE NATURE OF DELINQUENT ACTS IS USUALLY IN THE FORM OF MINOR BURGLARY, TRESPASSING, AND GENERAL MISCONDUCT, WHILE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DELINQUENTS INCLUDE LACK OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, NEGATIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD SELF AND COMMUNITY, CHOICE…

THIS REPORT ASSESSES TITLE I COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE PROJECTS ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISORY SERVICES, PLANS FOR EVALUATION AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, PROBLEM AREAS, COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS, INTERRELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER TITLES OF THE ELEMENTARY AND…

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN HEALTH OCCUPATIONS WILL PROBABLY INCREASE FROM 2.8 TO 3.8 MILLION PERSONS BY 1975. RECENT SURVEYS OF HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES SHOWED THAT OVER 300,000 ADDITIONAL HEALTH WORKERS WERE NEEDED TO PROVIDE OPTIMUM PATIENT CARE. SHORTAGES EXISTED FOR MEDICAL RECORD LIBRARIANS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, MEDICAL AND RADIOLOGIC…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION IN VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS EXIST. INFORMATION ON MASTER'S PROGRAMS WAS OBTAINED FROM 103 INSTITUTIONS THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES, APPROPRIATE SCHOOL CATALOGS, AND A PREPARED FORM CONSISTING OF ITEMS REGARDING OBJECTIVES OF PROGRAMS,…

THIS BULLETIN, PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY, REPORTS THE CURRENT LITERATURE IN THE AREA OF SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE COVERAGE ENCOMPASSES BOTH "POLICY FOR SCIENCE" AND "SCIENCE FOR POLICY" MATTERS. SCIENCE IS USED TO DENOTE ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE. THE BULLETIN IS INTENDED FOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN STUDYING, FORMULATING,…

COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES SUBMITTED BY 480 HOLDERS OF AMERICAN ADULT EDUCATION DOCTORATES WERE ANALYZED, PRIMARILY BY KINDS OF WORK PERFORMED AND TYPES OF EMPLOYING INSTITUTIONS. TOTAL DOCTORATES AWARDED BY 30 INSTITUTIONS DURING 1935-65 WERE INDICATED, TOGETHER WITH TOTALS FOR SPECIFIC YEARS. DATA WERE OBTAINED ON (1) AGE DISTRIBUTION OF…

This student/participant handbook is part of the first of ten modules which comprise a portion of the National Training and Development Service Urban Management Curriculum Development Project. The strategic planning module introduces a decision making process for reducing the uncertainty under which systems operate. Its primary objective is to…