Competencies considered to be essential to the community school district superintendent, the education coordinator, school principals and superintendents, and the community education director are examined. High priority is given to those qualities the community has a right to expect from its educational leaders. Competencies in the areas of public…

Many aspects of employer-sponsored child care programs--including key issues, costs and benefits, programmatic options, and implementation strategies--are discussed in these conference proceedings. Public policy issues, legal aspects of child care as an employee benefit, tax incentives for corporate child care, and funding sources for child care…

Atlanta Public Schools received $604,250 to operate a program under the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA). The program provided remedial reading and mathematics to eligible students. Students were selected on the basis of scoring 90 age achievement quotient points or below on the "Iowa Test of Basic Skills." Four objectives were included…

Data on educational enrollment, attainment, and expenditures, covering each of the 24 members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development plus Yugoslavia, illustrate the development of each country's educational system. The data, in both English and French, are arrayed in 154 tables and divided into five sections. The first…

The findings of studies on the status of medical education in the South and the deliberations of a regional conference "Alternatives in Medical Education in the South" held in Atlanta, December 15-16, 1980 are summarized in this publication. The following issues are addressed: (1) the national picture of the future supply of physicians;…

In planning for an arts facility for a private school, it is necessary to consider the proposal's appropriateness to the student body, curriculum, and community. The early appointment of a director prevents expensive mistakes and gives the program an articulate spokesperson. In addition, the teaching and support staff must be chosen with care. An…

A sample of 1,373 museums was selected to represent the total sample of 4,408 nonprofit museums in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Museums in the sample were surveyed in 1979 by means of a survey questionnaire and informal interviews to provide data in five areas--finance, program, facilities, personnel, and museum priorities. For the…

This ERIC Information Analysis Product is intended to provide current, succinct, and accurate information regarding the use of television, especially telecourses, in 2-year postsecondary institutions. To provide a comprehensive overview of the subject, the monograph is divided into three major sections: (1) current developments in…

This publication describes the necessary steps a day care planner should follow from his or her initial thoughts of starting a day care center through to opening the door to care for children. The following steps are suggested: (1) consult appropriate offices to obtain licensing regulations, and zoning codes, as well as information on major…

Information (current as of January 1981) is provided on over 800 corporate programs to match employee gifts to education institutions. In the central listing, the following information is given on each program: the name of the corporate donor and its program name; the year established; existence of other aid programs; the eligibility of the…

This preliminary edition bibliography was designed as a working tool for librarians who require a representative collection of references on library budgeting, cost effectiveness, costing, fees, funding, insurance, prices, and financial management generally. It contains entries for 850 English language documents on economic aspects of information…

Seventeen issues relating to service delivery systems for the handicapped are discussed, including the following: integration of human service systems; meshinq of planning, service, research, and training; installing a monitoring, evaluation, and feedback activity into the planning process; evaluating public education programs; coordinating…

A study was conducted at the University of Miami to identify factors that might distinguish between donors and nondonors to the financial support of private universities. The theoretical framework for the study was based largely upon Lecky's self-consistency theory of personality. Three groups of donors and a group of nondonors to the University…

A staff report on the availability of financial aid funds to students in California was presented to the Board of Governors of California Community Colleges and includes 13 recommendations for action. The report indicates a continuing increase in federal aid funds since 1955, with over $8 billion available in 1978-79. A review of federal and state…

This directory provides information on nine Federal library programs and 72 Federal library-related programs, as well as a bibliography of publications on the grants application process. While it provides a guide to funding sources, it is intended only to lead libraries to possible funding sources rather than serving as a complete information…