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MILLER, WALTER B. – 1959
IT IS FELT SOCIAL WORK THEORY NEEDS CONCRETE AND SYSTEMATIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE "CUSTOMARY," PATTERNED WAYS OF HUMAN INTERACTION, AND PROFESSIONALS SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL-CLASS TRADITIONS AND RELATED FACTORS ON BEHAVIOR. WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK, A DESCRIPTION OF A LOWER-CLASS URBAN COMMUNITY IS OFFERED AS A GUIDE. DISCUSSED ARE…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences
Chisman, Arlington W.; Novak, Kathy – 1977
One of a set of seven instructional materials designed for competency-based vocational education administrator education, this module focuses on the learner's accomplishment of objectives related to procedures for planning and implementing vocational programs for disadvantaged and handicapped persons. Following introductory material discussing the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Competency Based Education, Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth
Tillam, Reginald C., Ed. – 1977
The International Conference on Education (ICE) is convened every second year to provide an occasion for senior officials from Ministries of Education to meet and discuss developments in education. Participants at the conference, held in Geneva from 30 August to 8 September 1977, considered main trends in education and a special theme: "The…
Descriptors: Administrators, Case Studies, Educational Programs, Educational Resources
Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Development, Salem, OR. – 1976
This report presents the findings and recommendations of an Early Childhood Development Task Force established in 1974 by Governor Straub of Oregon. The Task Force was established to study the need for a centralized structure or agency to determine policies and plan programs in child development for Oregon. The Task Force was also requested to…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Agency Role, Child Advocacy, Child Development
Cole, Barbara, Ed. – 1977
Five talks given at a seminar on educational policy in foreign countries are presented in this document. The first contends that while schools established for Americans abroad tend to be isolated from the local community for several reasons, opportunities for extended cultural interchange exist and should be used. The second examines the nature of…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Anthropology, Culture Contact, Developed Nations
Mariscal and Co., Los Angeles, CA. – 1978
To assist administrators, researchers, and evaluators in better understanding and implementing the Vocational Education Act of 1963, this booklet brings together the provisions of the Act, the regulations, selected provisions from related laws, significant policy, and statements based on public hearings issues. Its format of columns that clearly…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Shea, Mary Lou – 1978
Nurse aide education is an issue that governmental and health care agencies are addressing. Nurse aides are employed in numerous and varied health care agencies, such as hospitals, nursing homes, physician's offices, and private homes. Although there are no educational requirements for nurse aides in Illinois, there are a number of formal training…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Core Curriculum, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
Download full textBrown, Frank – 1977
The paper discusses problems faced by policy makers in utilizing social science research in decision making on educational issues and problems. The term social science research is interpreted as including both educational evaluation and educational research. The history of social science research and critical issues associated with social science…
Descriptors: Court Role, Data Collection, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Schorzmann, Eugene F. – 1976
Central administrators, department heads, faculty, and student senators at Iowa Lakes Community College were surveyed to ascertain whether the college governance structure was commonly understood, whether they were willing to use the structure to gain input to policy formation, and to identify the communication barriers that stifle policy…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Governing Councils, Communication Problems, Community Colleges
Cohen, Alan J.; And Others – 1977
A study of cooperative education in the United States over the period of July 1975 through November 1977 had two purposes: (1) to determine the degree to which it is a viable educational and/or financial aid mechanism for higher education institutions to adopt; and (2) to determine the effectiveness of the federal role in supporting cooperative…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Cooperative Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Lounsbury, Karen Rasmussen – 1977
This paper discusses some of the issues involved in determining policies and standards for day care services for children. The paper raises questions concerning both the definition of quality child care and the problems involved in implementing quality standards at the level of policy formation and in the centers and day care homes themselves.…
Descriptors: Community Role, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
1977
Beginning with the "often overlooked areas", this guide to camping trips for secondary students presents initial planning procedures such as: site selection; number of leaders per number of students (2 leaders for each group of 10-12); parental permission forms; transportation arrangements; public school announcements; medical aid expertise and…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Clothing, Equipment
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1975
This review of the activites of eight Head Start grantees during the 1973-74 program year incorporates for each topic the study findings, recommendations to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), and comments from HEW in response to recommendations. Topics include excerpts of Head Start (e.g., available services, children's…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Legislation, Enrollment, Federal Programs
Stokle, J. Gerald – 1974
This practicum attempts to correlate the militant attitude of Fresno City College (FCC) faculty with a high level of frustration resulting from a nonparticipatory type of governance, and to compare the militancy of the faculty senate at FCC, an elected body, with what are considered the traditionally militant faculty groups. A review of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Collective Bargaining, College Administration, Committees
Shade, Barbara J. – 1974
Large urban school districts are considered by most people to be in serious trouble because they are unable to educate children in the inner city as well as the suburban districts have been able to educate theirs. Although the state assist these districts in many ways, it has not made a commitment to the development of a coordinated plan of…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Administration, Educational Change
