The Interagency Committee on Population Research has prepared this inventory in response to its functional goals of facilitating the exchange of information and coordinating the efforts of various Federal agencies concerned with research related to human population problems. Scope of the inventory encompasses a broad spectrum of research in the…

Through this framework plan, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) takes a look ahead to its soil and water conservation mission, a look at its direction and thrust in helping create a desirable America in the decades ahead. The plan attempts to define the nature of soil and water conservation efforts, to put them in perspective, and to present a…

THE FOLLOWING WERE BROUGHT OUT IN THIS COLLECTION OF PAPERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF AN ADULT EDUCATION SEMINAR HELD AT THE STAFF TRAINING COLLEGE, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA--AT THE TIME OF INDEPENDENCE IN ZAMBIA IN 1964, ADULT EDUCATION FACILITIES EXISTED IN ONLY THREE PROVINCES ON THE RAILROAD LINE, AND OVER 60 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION HAD NO FACILITIES. OF…

Beginning with an historical account of the development of public printing in various states, this report proceeds specifically to trace the development of public printing in Kansas from 1857 until 1957. Emphasis is on the historical, political, and legislative processes and on budgetary concerns during this one hundred year period. A major part…

The principal objective of the international conference reported here was to bring together people involved with the promotion, development, support, coordination, and funding of volunteer programs to exchange ideas and experiences. Part I is a short paper on the historical perspective of voluntarism. Part II, a summary of conference proceedings,…

This evaluation report relates data pertaining to the 1975-76 school year. The Good Friends Volunteer Program was established in 1974. During the 1975-76 school year, over 3,000 volunteers in 110 schools participated in the Good Friends program. Duties included giving individual attention to students; enriching programs in such areas as music,…

With the growing concern for the development of good mathematical education planning models, few states have developed the type of enrollment projection systems that they would consider to be ideal. The primary objectives of this research project were to develop, construct, and document an enrollment forecasting system for use by the Ohio Board of…

Compiled to acquaint interested parties with Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Central Office structure, this collection of official papers and reports reflects the organizational background of the BIA Central Office as ordered by the Secretary of the Interior in the spring of 1973 and as it emerged in the summer and fall of 1974. A very brief…

The Oklahoma Interagency Task Force for Health Manpower Data is a voluntary cooperative group of key State or area agencies with a generic interest in health manpower planning. The article is an account of the Task Force's approach to the provision of a solid foundation for planning for health manpower. (Author)

The report describes the changing image of women in rural Tanzania and the various agencies responsible for their social, economic, cultural, and political promotion in rural areas, including the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), and the Union of Women in Tanganyika (UWT). (LH)

A comprehensive recommendation covering all forms and stages of education adopted by the General Conference of Unesco at its 18th session in 1974, the article includes guiding principles, action in various sectors of education, teacher preparation, educational equipment and materials, research and experimentation, and international cooperation.…

A rape task force at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) is described with priorities including interagency coordination, a multiple entry system for victims, support for the development of a counselor-advocate program, and community education. (JMF)

Following a case study of father-daughter incest, the author comments on the prevalence of incest and describes Santa Clara County's Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program (CSATP). The founding of CSATP, its treatment model for incestuous families, and its preliminary results are covered. (SJL)

Amazingly positive results were obtained from an evaluation focusing on federally supported community education projects. Twenty projects were visited, and a total of 1,246 people interviewed. (Author/MLF)

The values of professionals and quasi-professionals in school have not been sufficiently consensual to allow change agent strategies to work as they should. The disadvantage of change agents in education lies in applying methods that are largely educational to situations that are fundamentally political. (JD)