Although schools are not businesses, demands for accountability have led schools to adopt businesslike practices that may be inimical to education. Unlike businesses, schools do not have unambiguous, superordinate objectives (such as profit). Furthermore, they cannot easily reject umprofitable customers or change their products, cannot restrict…

The major theme of this book is that those who work in the schools should treat students equally and have a commitment to basic education for all children. Ethnicity should be considered a private matter in which the schools should remain neutral. First, the resurgence of ethnicity is examined. Ethnicity is defined and the shift in emphasis from…

THIS REPORT OF A NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH CONTAINS SUMMARIES OF THE CONFERENCE'S PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND TEXTS OF SEVERAL ADDRESSES. THE PANELS CONCENTRATED ON THE NATURE OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA) TITLE I PROGRAMS, THE EXTENT OF THE SCHOOL'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ELIMINATE…

A step-by-step description is given of the development of a model for the improvement of student teacher relationships. This model was created by a student forum in workshop sessions with teachers, other school personnel, and parents. In this report the design of the workshops is described, and the recommendations resulting are outlined. Included…

In this report, a follow-up survey of 393 educational associations and school districts which were studied in 1975 in an attempt to explore the role of American education in the identification, treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect is documented. Examined in the report are (1) existing education policies, procedures and regulations…

The need for public disclosure of supplemental income received by California public universities' faculty members, particularly from outside consulting is discussed. The relationship between this supplemental income and legislative decisions on faculty salaries is also discussed. Although legislation has been considered in this area of public…

Developed to aid school-level administrators of the School Volunteer Program (SVP), this handbook is organized into five sections as follows: (1) what the responsibilities of SVP leaders are, including SVP resource person and volunteer chairman job description; (2) with whom SVP leaders work, including communication network, division of…

This bulletin examines the impact upon children of the increase in the general population's mobility. Particularly since World War II, as our industrial society has become more highly organized and as transportation facilities have increased, there has been a tremendous increase in the number of families moving from one place to another. How these…

The report by the Task Force on Children Out of School describes practices and procedures of exclusion which prohibit a minimum of 4,000 school age children from attending the Boston public schools. Children who are culturally different, physically different (both handicapped and pregnant), mentally handicapped, and emotionally disturbed are…

This statement, approved by the New York Regents, lists goals for elementary, secondary, and continuing education. The responsibilities of various agencies for achieving the goals are described, and gaps between the goals and current realities are identified. The statement is intended to serve as a guide to the Education Department as it plans…

This speech traces the evolution of accountability, defines accountability, and examines alternative approaches to accountability. The author conceptualizes educational accountability in operational terms as a system for improving the delivery of educational outcomes that would clarify who is answerable to whom, for what, then, and within what…

THE EFFECT OF VARIOUS ANTIDELINQUENCY SCHOOL PROGRAMS WAS STUDIED USING A SAMPLE OF 1,634 YOUTHS, 17 YEARS OF AGE. EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE SAMPLE WERE YOUTHS REFERRED TO JUVENILE COURT IN 1964-65, AND 20 PERCENT WERE WITHOUT COURT RECORDS. DATA ABOUT THESE YOUTHS WERE OBTAINED FROM SCHOOL RECORDS. INFORMATION FROM THE 1960 CENSUS ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD…

Is the doctrine of "in loco parentis" a viable legal theory today for describing the relationship between the university and the student in the United States? The student dissent of the 1960's forced both the universities and the courts to reconsider the basic legal nature of the university-student relationship, but there is still…

Provides a brief history of the "community involvement movement" over the past 15 years and discusses methods for improving the program planning of the deployment and utilization of community resources. (Author/RK)

Institutional boards, administrators, and counsel must become informed about the expanding array of statutes, ordinances, and regulations concerning property of historical interest in order to cooperate constructively with community organizations and public agencies in raising funds, altering and removing existing buildings, and developing campus…