This seventh annual report of the Peace Corps states that the two greatest achievements of 1968 are intangible. First, the Peace Corps achieved a new measure of cooperation with the people in its host countries. In the summer of 1968 for the first time, hosts helped to recruit volunteers in the United States and became members of overseas staffs.…

A total of approximately 36 representatives of state, interstate, and federal agencies; universities; national voluntary associations; industry; and the staff of the Joint Commission on Correctional Manpower and Training participated in the conference with the purpose of exploring the area of inservice training for personnel working in the…

Forty invited participants, six speakers, and 17 representatives of governmental agencies and other national groups attended the conference. Invited participants were selected on the basis of the following criteria: (1) nurses recently or currently engaged in research as principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or collaborator in a…

This publication contains abstracts of research and related materials useful to researchers, supervisors, teacher educators, education specialists, administrators, teachers and others who have an interest in vocational and technical education. Most of the abstracted materials in this first publication represent the specific research and related…

The main purpose of the conference was to search out and identify those areas within the field of New Careers which are in need of research. Three major areas were identified: program development, role recognition and legitimation, and organizational change. Papers presented and discussed include New Careers and Health Care Organizations, by…

Eighteen papers were presented at the conference by practitioners, academic researchers, labor representatives and members of government. Summaries of papers are grouped under the headings: Apprenticeship as a Training Process; Lessons from Followup Studies of Journeymen and Apprentices; Minorities in Apprenticeship; Apprenticeship Training in…

Reported are proceedings of the fifth national forum (1972) of the Council of Organizations Serving the Deaf which had a registration of more than 500 parents, deaf adults and youth, and professionals. One of the purposes of the forum is stimulating new developments in education of the deaf. The keynote speech entitled "Love-In"…

The collected seminar papers on childhood education included in this publication have three main objectives: (1) To acquaint participants from four Utah universities with research trends, with emerging principles and practices in child development, (2) to confront participants with different points of view and to provide opportunities to clarify…

This report summarizes the dialogues and debates of 27 secondary school principals who discussed at length the emerging problems of providing a pertinent education for young people. Among the topics discussed are a description of a relevant curriculum according to students and teachers; the teachers' roles in student teacher relationships; effects…

The speeches in this compilation cover a variety of topics of contemporary interest. The authors discuss legislative and case law concerning copyrights, student rights, minors' rights, extraccuricular activities, eminent domain, race relations, and employer-employee relations. (JF)

Presented in the proceedings of the 44th meeting (1972) of the conference of executives of American Schools for the Deaf are the program schedule, papers, presentations, and committee reports. Given are addresses such as a welcome and a response on behalf of Canadian schools. Papers included focus on preparatory programs for deaf students in…

Five educational experts in educational change and diffusion research presented papers at the annual summer Research Conference in Instructional Systems Technology. The papers included a review of the general status of the field, a discussion of the need for further developing applied behavioral science and applying it to the problems of education…

This annual report of the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges covers the period July 1, 1972 through June 30, 1973. The chapters of the report are: 1. Academic Affairs--New Programs, Transfer Policy, and Community Services; 2. Enrollment--Student Characteristics; 3. Finances; 4. Capital Construction; 5. The Master Plan; and 6. Legislative…

Approximately 200 teachers, counselors, administrators, and university personnel from four States participated in the Third Annual Conference for Career Counseling and Vocational Education. The general purpose of the conference was to examine current views and programs regarding the career development of women, with special emphasis on public…

Research conducted as to the feasibility of establishing Alternate Cooperative Education in 11- or 12-week, quarter-system, 2-year colleges, as well as to provide a replicable model for conducting research as to implementing an ACE program, is described. Cooperative education is defined as an academic program that provides learning for students…