The primary objectives of this manual are to provide enrollment forecasting practitioners with guidance about the use of specific forecasting techniques and procedures and to foster greater understanding of these important planning tools. In addition to general discussion of such topics as accuracy, uses, assumptions, and data requirements, the…

In order to identify an appropriate legal structure for an interstate library agency in the southwest region of the United States the variety of existing organizational patterns actually used by various interstate service operations or potentially available for use were surveyed. Attention was paid to the legal requirements which influence the…

In New Mexico there is increasing public interest and dialogue on the need for two-year institutions of higher education, with special interest in the establishment of a community college system. This 31-item annotated bibliography lists little-known reports, hearing, legislation, and documents which deal with the two-year institutions of higher…

The U.S. lacks a well defined Federal policy for rural education, as those in decision making positions traditionally have represented urban and suburban interests. Much of the blame lies with those of us who are concerned with rural education, for it is our responsibility to see that policy makers are aware of and interested in the unique…

Accreditation in the United States is a unique device of voluntary, nongovernmental, peer evaluation for the certification of institutional and program quality in education. The functions, procedures, and types of accreditation, the role of the U.S. Office of Education, and the National Commission on Accrediting are briefly described. Detailed…

Four education experts stress the need to plan urban communities of the future that will guarantee the quality of human existence. John Sandberg emphasizes the desirability of cooperation among all planning agencies, and presents guidelines to aid in comprehensive urban planning. McAbee, Bottomly, and McCloskey list the qualities of human…

It is estimated that between 50,000 and 100,000 migrants annually go to Michigan in search of agricultural employment. Approximately 3,100 camps located through the state provide housing for these workers. Prior to the present study, the public had already been made aware of the squalid conditions in which migrants live. The purpose of this study…

In order to assess their effect on job inequality in private employment, a study was made of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246, and federally aided employment service and job preparation programs with equal employment opportunity as an objective. Altogether, 250 interviews were conducted with federal officials…

These nine articles analyze some of the practical problems involved in programs to hire and train the hard-core unemployed. The articles describe socioeconomic factors, management attitudes, and several specific experiences, in addition to providing guidelines for establishing programs. The value of interagency cooperation, especially to small…

This guide outlines guidance and counseling services in adult basic education (ABE) while providing a structure on which to conduct counselor inservice training. Relationships with ABE teachers and administrators are considered first. Also covered are implementation of the curriculum, functions of the New York State Employment Service, ABE…

One of 6 state reports of projects and programs operating in cooperation with the Regional Curriculum Project, the document highlights major topics discussed during a workshop relating to the reorganization of small school districts. The 5 major topics are "The Great Plains Project," which relates to planning for reorganization;…

The legislative requirements for state-level planning in vocational education and the changing socioeconomic problems confronting vocational education were compelling forces in the conceptualization and conduct of this study. To identify the competencies needed by personnel engaged in program planning within state divisions of vocational-technical…

The study focuses on American Indians who have migrated to urban centers in an effort to escape conditions on the reservations and to find employment and seek a better life. Discussed in the study are 6 tribes which make up the majority of the Indian population in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska: Omaha, Winnebago, Santee Sioux, Iowa, Ponca, Sac, and…

The primary purposes of this study were: (1) to establish, through a detailed examination of the professional literature, a set of criteria for those practices considered to be desirable to the operation of an administrative internship; (2) to collect data through a case study of the 1963-64 NASSP administrative internship; and (3) to examine…

This study of job-seekers from the model neighborhoods of Kalihi-Palama and the Waianae Coast consists of a stock analysis of individuals from these areas who were active applicants of the Oahu Employment Service Division Placement Branches and Employment Opportunity Center. Unemployment is estimated at between 597 and 1,600 in Kalihi-Palama and…