The study defines the relationships between agriculture teachers and other persons with whom they work in providing adult agricultural education; specifically, it identifies with whom the instructor cooperated in providing a program, identifies the functions performed by those who cooperated, and identifies the success of the cooperative…

Wherever a community school exists, it is devoted to the improvement of the people's quality of living. Its curriculum reflects the problems of the surrounding area Educational activities of both children and adults are often organized around the school. The school program becomes the community program as teachers, administrators, and parents work…

A questionnaire, developed in cooperation with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Task Force for Career Education and representatives of several State education agencies, brought together "base-line" information which serves as the basis for the paper. Data given reflects returns from 41 States and territories, a 75 percent…

Although this report indentifies steps essential to developing a comprehensive state policy for children, it does not prescribe a particular policy or set of policies. From that viewpoint, the goals of the study are limited. The goals are (a) to assess child development policy in Texas from two perspectives, programmatic and systematic, and (b) to…

The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the organizations and individuals who are able to reach minority groups to tell them about job training and job opportunities are listed in this directory, alphabetically by State and city. This edition of the directory covers black universities and colleges, and black fraternities and sororities.…

This publication lists and describes 90 Federal programs of interest to individual artists, public and private groups, educational institutions, and organizations involved in arts programing. It outlines programs of direct assistance to individual artists--grants, fellowships, and loans. It details programs which strengthen arts…

This proposal lays out terms for the granting and regulation of cable television franchises for the city of Chicago. The responsibility of franchisees to the public is outlined. The structure and supervisory responsibilities of the Cable Television Commission are described, and the role of the mayor and city council members is suggested. With…

This Staff College home study course of programmed instruction consists of five units and final examination. It requires 12-20 hours for completion. The outline emphasizes the main points being taught, and the introduction page contains important teaching points. In a unit, each page contains a bit of instruction known as a frame. There are…

A day care center operated by American Child Centers, Inc. of Nashville, Tennessee, a private nonfranchise corporation, is described. Program emphasis is placed on the emotional, social and physical development of the child, as opposed to custodial care, or services to parents or the community. Careful cost-accounting methods are used to make the…

The Office of Economic Opportunity has commissioned a number of research organizations to undertake detailed studies of specific Community Action Agencies (CAAs) in conjunction with evaluation studies of the effectiveness of the programs run by these CAAs. A major difficulty in this type of research is that the variables selected for study and the…

At this Region X conference called by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, 157 participants from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho met to discuss how career education needs of youth and adults and the needs of the economy are being met by schools in their communities, to determine the role that vocational education is playing in the…

This monograph is directed toward policy makers, parents, students, educational leaders, teachers, taxpayers and society as a whole, aiming at their involvement and the attainment of excellence in education. People living in a rapidly changing society have many expectations for education, among which are the teaching of moral and ethical values,…

This paper reports on a study of governance at the State level and discusses the usefulness of projected study results. The authors discuss selection of (1) level of governance to be studied, major policy areas, and States for case studies; (2) the selection and development of the research framework; and (3) the development of the survey…

The paper reports on a program of field and laboratory research designed to investigate some positive and negative psychological effects of seeking and obtaining help. The author reviews the reactance model and attribution theory, both of which focus on the recipient's perceptions of the basis on which help is rendered and the implications of this…

Presented is a position paper concerning commitments and responsibilities to exceptional children which was prepared by the Policies Commission at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and a policy statement on governmental affairs developed by the CEC Legislative Committee. A brief policy statement follows discussion of each of the…