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Gunter, Jonathan F. – 1979
This discussion guide on the conference theme, Library and Information Services for Increasing International Understanding and Cooperation, reviews changes in information technology, the international politics of information, and the U.S. role as both technological leader and proponent of the "free flow of information" which call for a…
Descriptors: Databases, Developing Nations, Futures (of Society), Information Needs
Bradbury, Katharine; And Others – 1977
This paper analyzes the effects of welfare reform alternatives on the family. Because the family is the basic unit of social organization in society, the effect of public policies on marital stability is of great concern. The effects of welfare reform on the family are of particular public policy interest because it is generally assumed (1) that…
Descriptors: Divorce, Family Relationship, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1977
The development of national policies for education and employment is the major concern of this report of a joint working party of officials from member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Focus is on the objectives of public policies for education and working life and on how they can be attained in…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy, Employment, Employment Problems
Johnson, Mark D.; Chance, C. William – 1979
The role of research and information in legislative decisionmaking is discussed. It is suggested that planning is of marginal utility to state legislatures. The primary obstacles to planning in the legislative arena are the turnover among state legislators, internal shifts of power, and the legislative tendency to deal with discrete policy issues…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conference Reports, Decision Making, Higher Education
American Society for Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1978
Presented as a public service in anticipation of the October 1979 White House Conference on Library and Information Services, the eight papers in this booklet call attention to the key issues which the American Society for Information Science (ASIS) believes have developed from proliferating information and for technological advances. Each of the…
Descriptors: Costs, Financial Support, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on House Administration. – 1979
This compilation of abstracts provides brief descriptions of the 74 new public laws relating to computers and information policy that were enacted during the 95th Congress. Each of these bills is concerned with information, although the diverse subject matter--e.g., energy and clean water, food and health, foreign investments, ethics in…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Annotated Bibliographies, Computers, Confidentiality
Angel, Dan; Sharp, Sam – 1979
A "Commission of the Future" was created at Imperial Valley College (IVC) to reevaluate college mission and function. The 29-member commission, composed of faculty, staff, students, and community members, addressed itself to two main tasks. Task #1 was to review written information and data available from two existing state organizations--the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1979
A record of hearings is presented conducted by the United States House of Representatives into a bill (H.R. 123) to provide Federal grants to elementary and secondary schools to carry on programs related to citizenship and ethnics. The bill, introduced by Florida Congressman Charles E. Bennett, would be financed by an appropriation of $5,000,000…
Descriptors: Achievement, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Declining Enrollment
Abdulaziz, Mohamed H.; Fox, Melvin J. – 1978
A survey was conducted from 1967 to 1970 with the following goals: (1) to gather information on the use and teaching of languages in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia; (2) to stimulate research and development in linguistics and language pedagogy in East Africa; (3) to assist in strengthening the resources of East African institutions…
Descriptors: African Languages, Bibliographies, Foundation Programs, Information Dissemination
Marcy, Willard – 1978
Intended as a guide for university administrators, this manual discusses programs to help faculty members in the recognition of inventions and to increase the flow of their disclosure. The benefits of patenting are outlined and it is suggested that these benefits provide justification for initiating a program to increase disclosures. Important…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, College Administration, College Faculty, Copyrights
de la Garza, Charles – 1979
Economic pressures along with health, nutrition, housing, sanitation, and child labor problems contribute in large measure to the plight of the migrant population. The incomplete and fragmented education migrant children receive is further compounded by low expectations from teachers and inappropriate curriculums. Legislative action has attempted…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Kirschner Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1967
The Reed College (Portland, Oregon) adult literacy training program, funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), is intended to provide tutoring for functionally illiterate adults in reading, mathematics, English, social studies, and related subjects. Reed College has also cooperated with two OEO programs already completed--school district…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, College School Cooperation, Colleges
Canadian Inst. for Adult Education, Montreal (Quebec). – 1968
Panelists at this Montreal conference presented a trade union view of technological change and manpower policy; an account of a program of vocational retraining and upgrading undertaken in Windsor, Ontario, to forestall mass unemployment; and a discussion of principles of manpower development and management development in large businesses. Working…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Cooperative Planning, General Education
Wennerberg, Carl H., Ed. – 1967
Guidelines recommend the development of mutual cooperation between the board of education and its chief administrator, the district school superintendent. Particular attention is given to the role of the board of education in formulating district policy, establishing effective board-community relations, selecting and evaluating the superintendent,…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship
Fremer, John
Seven guidelines for setting minimum competency standards for high school graduation are presented: (1) Competency standards for the diploma should be developed by a process that gives major attention to the needs of students yet recognizes an institutions's responsibility to societal needs. (2) Competency standards should be developed using good…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Graduation Requirements
