The author considers the growth of adult education in the past 25 years, in terms of the associations of adult educators and other groups and of government involvement, and then turns attention to the future, considering possible social changes so broad that their impact on adult education would be inestimable. (AJ)

This curriculum model serves as a process for interrelating elements, factors, and participants, and directing them toward the goals of the School of Education and the Wisconsin Administrative Code. It implies a specified and measurable outcome, in which evidence about effectiveness is continuously available, making the model adaptive or…

An analysis is presented of students' attitudes in a leadership training program and the relationships between those attitudes. Student attitudes toward the program facilitator as a person affected their attitudes toward that person as a teacher and role model, also affecting the student's sense of belonging in the group. Student's acceptance of…

To determine the effectiveness of upward communication programs within nonindustrial companies in the United States, a study was devised that examined the ways in which top management and employees communicate. Of the 130 respondents to a survey of 300 top nonindustrial companies, 62 companies acknowledged that they maintained some type of upward…

This report is a record of a two year observational study of a first grade class in a multiracial elementary school located in San Jose, California. The focus of this study is on the processes which characterize the social life of this particular school. Organizing concepts of the study, the method and plan of the study, and the structure of the…

The purposes of black feminist Pauli Murray in her feminist discourse are to help individuals gain self-awareness about their personal and social histories and about their potential for action, and to direct the energies of all oppressed people toward working together against oppression. Murray's discourse is addressed to successful professional…

This paper presents an anthropological description of "compadrazgo" (cogodparenthood) as a sociocultural institution in a state owned sugar cane plantation in the southeastern part of the Dominican Republic. The enthnohistory of the compadrazgo cultural complex is outlined and the institution's roots in ancient Europe before its…

A person with a synthesized multicultural identity is one that holds positive attitudes toward Chicano and Anglo cultures, functions competently in both cultures, feels accepted by members of both cultures, and possesses a transcendent philosophy of life and world view. Although societal institutions have historically stressed assimilation to the…

THE EDUCATIONAL SITUATION OF SPANISH-SPEAKING PERSONS OF THE SOUTHWEST IS DISCUSSED. IN 10 OUT OF THE 15 TEXAS METROPOLITAN AREAS, 40 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE SPANISH POPULATION HAS EXPERIENCED LESS THAN 4 YEARS OF SCHOOLING, IN EIGHT OUT OF 10 CALIFORNIA METROPOLITAN AREAS, 20 PERCENT OR MORE ARE IN THE SAME CATEGORY. PERCENTAGES RISE AS ONE…

THIS PAPER OUTLINES RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIVISION OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS UNDER THE EDUCATION PRACTICES ACT OF 1948. THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE ACT WAS TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATORY COLLEGE ADMISSION POLICIES, BUT IT HAS SINCE BEEN WIDENED TO INCLUDE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND RACIAL BALANCE AT ALL SCHOOL LEVELS.…

A TEST WAS MADE OF THE THEORY THAT THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN A REGION OF COMMUNITIES WOULD BE MORE HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE AS THE CONDITIONS OF INTER-COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE, TRUST, INTERDEPENDENCE, AND COOPERATIVENESS INCREASED. TEAMS OF THREE TO FIVE LEADERS FROM EACH OF 18 SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES ATTENDED SEMI-MONTHLY SEMINARS, DIAGNOSED CHANGES…

THE PROBLEM OF THE INCREASINGLY LARGE NUMBERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE GRADUATION WAS PRESENTED. SPEAKERS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS AT THE WORKSHOP AIMED AT PRESENTING THE PLIGHT OF THE DROPOUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF AWAKENING AND MOBILIZING SOCIAL, CIVIC, POLITICAL, BUSINESS, AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN AN EFFORT TO ASSIST YOUTH…

RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALLEVIATE RACIAL IMBALANCE IN THE SCHOOLS WERE PRESENTED. THESE INCLUDED--USING OPEN ENROLLMENT, IN WHICH PARENTS CAN TRANSPORT THEIR CHILDREN TO ANY SCHOOL WHERE THERE ARE VACANCIES, TRANSPORTING STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL SITES AT PUBLIC EXPENSE TO RELIEVE OVERCROWDING, REDISTRICTING SCHOOL AREA BOUNDARIES TO CORRECT RACIAL…

BROTHERHOOD IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE APPRECIATION AND UTILIZATION OF THE DIFFERENCES AS WELL AS THE SIMILARITIES OF PEOPLE. CHILDREN CAN BE TAUGHT TO UNDERSTAND THE BASIC TENETS OF BROTHERHOOD THROUGH SUCH METHODS AS READING APPROPRIATE LITERATURE AND ROLE-PLAYING. MEASURES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM INCLUDE MEMBERSHIP IN…

This paper presents the historical background and practical applications of "Interlingua," a language system of common words derived from four control languages. Interlingua and "Esperanto," another artificial language, are compared, emphasizing that international, cross-cultural communication is best served, not by the…