To establish a base for the development of new educational programs for older adults, a survey was conducted of personnel in 150 community colleges across the country to elicit information and perceptions concerning the following issues: (1) the content and scope of current educational programs for elders; (2) the nature of the developmental…

Based on Edumund Brunner's three studies of 140 U.S. agricultural villages (1924, 1930, and 1936, 13 of Brunner's New York communities were examined in 1974 to determined in 1974 to determine changes in: (1) population between 1920 and 1970, (2) Dun and Bradstreet business listings between 1921 and 1970 (employment opportunities); (3) community…

This publication accompanies the textbook entitled "Civil Aviation and Facilities," published in the Aerospace Education II series. It provides teacher guidelines with regard to objectives (traditional and behavioral), suggested outlines, orientation, suggested key points, suggestions for teaching, instructional aids, projects, and…

Of the 31 migrant projects funded in fiscal year 1974 (FY 74), 27 (11 regular term and 16 summer term) were classroom programs. There were 365 children enrolled during the regular term and 1,601 during the summer. Children were recruited through: visits by school personnel to the migrant camps, information supplied by other project participants,…

During fiscal year 1975, 4 school attendance centers were operated: (1) Migrant Action Program, Mason City; (2) Reinbeck Community, Reinbeck; (3) Muscatine Community, Muscatine; and (4) Muscatine-Scott County, serving Muscatine and West Liberty schools. Although each local educational agency (LEA) approached the migrant child's educational…

Affirmative action was intended as the vehicle to bring about equal opportunities for minorities, including the Hispanics who had been for the most part effectively shut out from full participation in higher education. After more than a decade of affirmative action, there has been little noticeable improvement for the Hispanic in higher education,…

The report helps to define problems and delineate available and needed services for older residents of the DuPage County area. The report contains a summary of Senator Charles H. Percy's keynote address, a brief discussion of a slide presentation, and a summary of an address, "Understanding the Older Adult", by Dr. Bernice Neugarten, University of…

After five years existence of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), the training programs at the various centers and projects are beginning to create an impact on educational development in Southeast Asia. Graduates from the SEAMEO centers have made substantive contributions in various fields of specialization in their…

Presenting evaluations of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) implementation of the School Management Option Project, a project designed to further American Indian control of schools and elevated to the status of Presidential/Secretarial Objective (P/SO) in 1974, this report includes separate evaluations by the National Indian Training and…

The proceedings of the tenth joint meeting of the State and National Advisory Councils on Vocational Education, held in May, 1974, is presented. The agenda and highlights of the meeting are provided. The major part of the document consists of the texts of speeches presented during the meeting. Kenneth Hoyt discussed the relationship between career…

Comprehensive mental health programs should be designed on the basis of identified mental health needs and locally established priorities so that the resulting combination of services is geared to the specific and unique requirements of the catchment area. In addition to being comprehensive, local programs should be physically accessible, ensure…

Divided into five major sections, this revised summary of the socioeconomic development of Maine American Indians presents the following: (1) General Information (prehistoric development of these Algonquian-speaking Indians including the most recently accepted tribal and band subdivisions; their cultural and historical development; and their…

Recommendations for action in serving the hearing impaired mentally retarded (HIMR) are presented by a committee composed of representatives from the American Speech and Hearing Association, the Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf, and the American Association on Mental Deficiency. The population is defined to include those…

This publication describes the activities, events, and projects concerning foster child care in the United States reported in a survey. Included are sections on: Awards and Commendations; Action Committee Directory; Committee Reports; Action Week Programs; Citizen Advocacy Projects; Indian Foster Care; Foster Parent Education; Legislative…

Federal collective bargaining legislation for public employees could create confrontations between federal government and state-local governments. Political promises can be foiled by bargaining outcomes, therefore states with bargaining rights should be exempted from the federal law. Equity between public and private employees is another problem…