This dissertation investigated, under conditions of court-ordered desegregation accomplished by "forced" busing, the assumption that desegregation brings achievement gains for blacks but that it has no negative effects on white achievement. Reading and arithmetic achievement of a sample of 429 upper elementary students (both black and…

Summarized are recommendations made by handicapped people and recreation and park professionals at a 1974 forum on meeting the recreation and park needs of the handicapped. A statement of the issue and delegates' reactions are provided on 12 topics: segregation vs. integration; the role of the voluntary health agency and its effect on the…

This is the first of a series of 20 bibliographies providing information on a variety of topics. One hundred and forty-two listings comprise the bibliography on the topics of architecture and design, economics, education, energy, environment, housing, land use, landscape, planning, politics and government, recreation, social conditions,…

This bibliography lists a variety of articles, books, and other publications related to the general topic of pupil transportation. Many of the publications listed were developed by individual school systems or by state departments of education. Citations are organized in nine topical sections that focus on bus drivers, transportation finances,…

Project Renewal assessed the needs of persons aged 60 and over in the districts served by Highland Community College, Kishwaukee College, and Rock Valley College (Illinois), with special focus on the role of educational institutions in meeting those needs. Through interinstitutional cooperation by the three community colleges and Northern Illinois…

This resource paper on spatial allocation analysis is part of a series designed to supplement undergraduate geography courses. Spatial allocation analysis is the study of the distribution of economic flows and transactions over geographical space. This account represents a general introduction to the process and its application in geographical…

In continuation of the "Cumulated UDC Supplement - 1964" published by the International Federation for Documentation, this document provides a cumulative supplement to the Universal Decimal Classification for 1965-1975. This third of five volumes lists new classification subdivisions in the following subject areas: (1) medical sciences; (2)…

The publication is the first in a series of activity books for kindergarten and first grade students. The activity book consists of materials for the teacher, including lesson objectives, narration, activities, resources, and student materials. The book aims to foster knowledge about careers while improving basic skills. The unit focuses on the…

There are several research areas basic to the long-range future of human communications. Telecommunication and transportation offer the possiblity of two worldwide communications networks whose interrelationships need to be explored in terms of the needs of the individual, the community, and the world at large. Expanding possibilities of…

Developed from a systematic analysis of driving behaviors, this publication contains a set of instructional objectives for driver education courses and a series of tests designed to measure the degree to which the instructional objectives have been met by students. Part 1 provides a description of objectives for 74 learning units, including such…

The "ERIC/CRESS News Letter" disseminates current information pertaining to ERIC/CRESS (Educational Research Information Center/Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools) scope areas--American Indian, Mexican American, migrant, outdoor, and rural education and small schools. Three issues of the newsletter published during 1973 are…

The problems and future requirements related to transportation on the Purdue University, Lafayette campus, are examined. After identifying a central academic zone, future requirements are estimated related to the pedestrian circulation system, pedestrian-vehicle conflicts, parking facilities, and mass transportation systems in the zone. A number…

This report summarizes the "Public Library Facilities Master Plan for Metropolitan Dade County," prepared by Nelson Associates (ED 027 053). Some of the proposals of the master plan which are summarized in this report state that: (1) by 1985, a fourth and possibly a fifth regional library ought to be built to serve Dade County's…

This report studies the proper allocation of responsibility for financing the high cost of intergovernmental programs among the three major levels of government. The local property tax, which is the primary underwriter of the local school system, of local general government, and of half the nation's $10 billion public welfare bill, is outmoded.…

A standardized and comprehensive school bus driver instructional program has been developed under contract with the Federal Government. The course has been organized to provide in one package a program for developing the minimum skills and knowledge needed by the school bus driver, as well as those supplemental skills and knowledge which the…