The project worked closely and supportively with California welfare mothers, helping them find suitable employment which meshed with their parenting functions, to demonstrate and test the impact of flexible work schedules and to determine whether business and industry could provide flexibly scheduled work (part-time, temporary, or intermittent).…

The Commission on Academic Development, which was established to examine the goals and development of the University of Victoria, was made up of a broad spectrum of people from the academic community who are appointed by the president. The commission focused on problems and issues of primary concern to the university, such as the academic goals of…

The State Library of Illinois presents the written testimony given at the regional hearings of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science at Chicago, Illinois, September 27, 1972. Witnesses include librarians from academic, regional, public, special, state, school children's, and audiovisual libraries, as well as legislators,…

Adult educators, recognizing grade communication problems between members of middle-class society (to which most belong) and individuals from culturally different groups are attending to cross-cultural communication research. Vastly different perceptions of reality, shaped by distinctive value systems and attitudes, underlie the problems.…

The response of the American public education system to the challenge of preparing citizens to respond intelligently to global challenges and opportunities is inadequate. State education agencies should be actively providing adequate experiences in international/intercultural education. However, according to a 1969 survey by the Education…

Eleven articles, including an overview by Van Hattum, consider the nature of the speech specialist and his administrative responsibilities. The role of the speech clinician, as a professional person, is treated by Myfanwy Chapman; as a member of the educational team, by Frederick Garbee; as a consultant, by Gerald Freeman; as a counselor, by…

This study was guided by two fundamental concerns: the problems of developing assessment procedures which are better suited to the more humanistic but less tangible goals of education in general, and the need for a clearer conceptualization of the objectives of open education programs. Two major components of this report are: 1) conceptual…

These invitational papers submitted by ETS staff members to the Select Education Subcommittee discuss various aspects of educational change and improvement, planning and evaluation. Papers include: "Open Education: Changing Schools for Children," (Edward A. Chittenden); "Planning for New Students to Higher Education in the 70's," (K. Patricia…

This study, conducted during the 1966-67 school year, examined the effect of variables derived from the cultural-institutional milieu and the teacher's attitudinal, professional, and academic background upon the existing practices in teaching social studies. 143 teachers in Michigan, Texas, Mexico, and Guatemala participated. Teachers were…

This handbook designed for secondary school use in exploring environmental problems and solutions and providing information on existent and emerging career opportunities, will be useful to school administrators, curriculum planners, instructors, counselors, librarians, and students. Developed by a 10-member project group, the handbook is in three…

Examining the differences in affective outcomes of economically advantaged and disadvantaged 6th grade students attending a 5-day residential outdoor education program in the Toledo Ohio Public Schools, pre- and post-tests were administered to randomly selected samples of 25 advantaged males and females and 25 disadvantaged males and females.…

A study concerned with ways to increase occupational opportunities for women (but not intended as a study of sex discrimination) was undertaken to identify steps that can be taken to encourage young women to enter vocational areas that have been traditionally limited to males. Eleven vocational and comprehensive high schools were located that had…

Data are presented on the employment inequalities among color-ethnic minorities in major regions and metropolitan areas in the U.S. Achievements of minorities are summarized in brief profiles of each of eight ethnic minorities. Emphasis is placed on their labor force participation, employment, occupational achievement, mobility, weeks worked, and…

The National Institute of Education and the Office of Education are working together to develop a national clearinghouse for bilingual education information as called for in section 742(c)(3) of Public Law 93-380, Title VII. Six Bilingual Clearinghouse Conferences have been held where federal planners met with bilingual education practitioners and…

In this report, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provides a summary of its Fiscal Year 2005 accomplishments. Also, in recognition of its 25th anniversary, this report highlights some of the significant cases that OCR has resolved over the years. This report also includes a few quotations and case resolution stories from previous years to provide…