THE FORTY-ONE ITEMS INDEXED AND ABSTRACTED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY DEAL LARGELY WITH FINE ARTS EDUCATION, URBAN EXTENSION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP TRAINING (INCLUDING CIVIL RIGHTS), MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, PUBLIC TELEVISION, AND PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS, TOGETHER WITH SUCH CONCERNS AS EDUCATIONAL NEEDS…

TO BRING TOGETHER DATA RELEVANT TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN MOVEMENT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO LEARNING, THE TEXT SURVEYS THE CONCERN OF SEVERAL DISCIPLINES WITH MOTOR BEHAVIOR AND LEARNING. WORDS AND DEFINITIONS ARE ESTABLISHED, AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN ACTION SYSTEM IS DISCUSSED. A CONSIDERATION OF PERCEPTION TREATS THE PROCESS OF…

AN EVALUATION OF A FREE CHOICE, OPEN ENROLLMENT PROGRAM, IN WHICH SEVENTH-GRADE MINORITY GROUP CHILDREN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFER TO RACIALLY BALANCED JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS OUTSIDE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, RECORDED THE RESPONSES OF THE PUPILS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS IN THE RECEIVING SCHOOLS. THE COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT,…

THIS COMPILATION OF ABSTRACTS OF ADULT EDUCATION RESEARCH STUDIES CONDUCTED IN NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, NEVADA, UTAH, IDAHO, WYOMING, AND COLORADO COVERS COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADULT EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT PROGRAMS (MAINLY SECONDARY AND ADULT BASIC EDUCATION), VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING (INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL INSERVICE TRAINING), ADULT…

A four-year followup study of the freshman class of 1973 was conducted at the State University of New York at Buffalo to determine the relationships between student perceptions/characteristics of the incoming freshmen and their retention status. The College Student Perceptions survey, which was administered to incoming freshmen, dealt with such…

Studies by task forces of the University of Pittsburgh's Retention Committee, which identified problem areas and offered suggestions to increase student retention, are described. The Task Force on Student/Faculty Relationships studied existing files of complaints from students and surveyed students on their experiences with faculty members.…

This abstract journal contains abstracts of 191 documents on technical education secondary and postsecondary levels which are available through the Australian Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Clearinghouse system. The abstracts contained in this journal are from the following broad categories: traditional discipline curriculum subjects;…

The essays in this book emphasize trends now shaping society that the authors believe will have a profound effect on schools in the decades to come. Topics covered include declining enrollments and increasing educational costs, the changing role of vocational education, government financing for educational quality, the role of busing, politicking…

Consisting of an essay and a bibliography, this book provides a discussion of the origins and development of comparative higher education as a field of study, an interpretation of the key issues in higher education as they affect different countries, and a select list of significant contributions to the literature on the subject. The essay begins…

The College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York, conducted surveys about the image of the college with random samples of its students, high school seniors, high school guidance counselors, and the college's faculty and administration. Four similar surveys were developed. The students' surveys had three parts: demographic data, data on the ideal…

This single-volume reference describes in detail the federal tax laws governing income tax exemption for qualified organizations. All categories of tax-exempt organizations are treated, as well as many related subjects, providing the conditions and requirements for protecting a tax-exempt status. Organized according to the subject's major…

This is the third annual listing of graduate theses and dissertations in English as a Second Language (ESL). The studies cited here were completed during the academic year 1977-1978. The listing is intended to provide graduate students and others doing research in ESL and related fields with specific, comprehensive data on current graduate-level…

Assessment of farmworker needs and resource agencies revealed that a significant number of migrant and seasonal farmworkers are not receiving essential services available to them. Interviews conducted with 475 farmworkers gathered demographic data and information about perceived needs, knowledge and use of agencies, and satisfaction with services.…

This investigation identified major problems in pre-employment and early employment stages of new full-time lecturers in the South Australia Department of Further Education (DFE). Twelve new and twelve established lecturers participated in a seminar to identify beginning teachers' problems. In addition, slightly less than 32% of the November 1976…

THIS REPORT DEALS WITH TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND THE PART IT PLAYS IN PROVIDING TRAINED TECHNICIANS AND OTHER TECHNICAL WORKERS FOR AMERICAN INDUSTRY. RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IS INCREASING THE PROPORTION OF BOTH MALE AND FEMALE SEMIPROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL WORKERS IN INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS, MEDICINE, AND HEALTH. THE GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY OF…