Twelve members of the Rhode Island Board of Regents, 14 administrators of Rhode Island Junior College (RIJC), and 14 officers of the RIJC Association were polled concerning who should set educational policy in twenty different areas. Responses were received from 6 regents, 10 administrators, and 10 faculty. Response data is given for the overall…

This paper discusses some of the new ways of looking at the growth and development of children that were pioneered by the day care and preschool movement of the 1960's, and that are currently being adopted by the elementary schools. Specifically, five premises about child development are outlined: (1) the notion that the I. Q. is flexible; (2) the…

This manual, designed for parents and professionals in psychology, social work, and education, attempts to increase understanding of child advocacy and offers practical suggestions on how to become an advocate for an individual child. The handbook provides a systematic way to monitor the environment of a child, to determine whether his individual…

This monograph was written in response to the perceived need for an examination of the role of manpower programs as components of public policy. Both manpower programs and related policies are examined in the context of the overall activities and purposes of government in Ontario and in the Canadian federal system. The importance of societal…

This document proposes specific changes in the California Education Code which would prescribe minimum standards for the formation of public community colleges. The Code regulations would define "college", require the assessment of local needs and preferences before the establishment of a new college, provide objectives for the formation…

Testimony relative to establishing a National Commission on Libraries and Information Science as given in two committee sessions is presented in the form of verbatim oral questions and answers, prepared statements, letters and supplemental materials. Major prepared statements are by: (1) Joseph Becker, (2) Frederick Burkhardt, (3) Hugh L. Carey,…

This report provides text of the recommended wording for Bill S. 1519 to establish a National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Sections of the bill are: (1) citation, (2) statement of policy, (3) Commission established, (4) contributions, (5) functions, (6) membership, and (7) authorizations of appropriations. Also included is a…

This publication seeks to provide a basis for constructive action in improving and reforming the policy making machinery of American public education. The material is presented in the form of 11 recommendations directed at the three policy making levels: local, State, and Federal. A recommendation concerning all levels is that policy making staffs…

Findings of a 2 year field study of community school conflict suggest that episodic involvement and emphasis on economic issues are the result of inadequate institutional provisions for sustained participation, deficiencies in the mechanisms providing observability of issues and ineffective channels for the expression, and mediation of dissent.…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the operation and effects of Title I ESEA programs operative in selected school districts in Michigan in relation to change in their respective elementary curricula as perceived by elementary school teachers. A total of 87 teachers took part. A questionnaire was developed and administered. In addition,…

In fourteen in-depth studies, this book explores problems and possibilities in employing nonprofessionals in such human service fields as social work, mental health, and psychology. It analyzes the effects of social change on professional structures and practices and, in turn, the social implications of nonprofessional staffing and career…

The system approach to planning and managing educational change features the use of an adaptive framework and a strategy for planned system change. The approach focuses management attention upon (1) relevant future states of expectations or goals, (2) present and future state variables and contexts, (3) human organization factors, and (4)…

Government has stressed colonization or settlement of frontier lands as its primary approach to land reform. Several types are examined including: government colonies, sponsored either by federal or state governments; private colonies, promoted by private companies for profit; frontier colonies, normally promoted by national groups migrating from…

Educational policies are discussed which are directed at affecting the incentives of a school superintendent or other executive officers of an operating school system, staff members in the administrative office, principals or other executive officers in a school, teachers, pupils, and their parents. A number of proposals for the modification of…

A survey of cultural policy in Poland, prepared for UNESCO, is one of a series showing how cultural policies are planned and implemented in member states. The dual traditions of the ready assimilation of European elements into Polish culture and Poland's determination to maintain a national identity throughout 123 years of partition are presented…