Designed for administrators and teachers at the community college/secondary/elementary levels, the guide is a reference source for establishing and developing citizen advisory councils. A section on Advisory Councils--Planning discusses the need for citizen advisory councils, definition and purpose, advisory council types, and operational…

The Task Force on Resource Development of the Cooperative Extension Service, Louisiana State University, decided to utilize the leader identification technique as a means of assisting the parish rural development committees in the rural development process. The technique is a procedure to stimulate effective citizen participation to identify…

The general purpose of this study was to survey and analyze the self study and visiting committee aspects of selected North Central Association (NCA) secondary school evaluations to determine their effectiveness in terms of evaluation of the procedure used in selecting and comprising these committees and their activities. The study is presented in…

This study described the initial development of a Committee Role Rating Scale (CRRS) and a Conference Role Semantic Differential (CRSD) as measures of these specific roles common to administrators at all educational levels. Although the CRRS showed general construct validity, the small amount of common variance accounted for by the factors and the…

This committee report and position paper recommends that a system of state public kindergartens should be established in Mississippi. Justification for public kindergartens is based on two major premises: (1) a belief that every child can benefit from quality kindergartens as they are described in this paper, and (2) a belief that kindergartens…

The 1965-66 activities of the South Florida School Desegregation Consulting Center are summarized under nine categories: advisory council activities, area-wide conferences, "drive-in" conferences (one- or two-day workshops for elementary and secondary school personnel), year-long workshops, speeches and formal programs, field work…

Several aspects of college-community relations were discussed in this review. In the avocational realm, as well as the vocational, the 2-year college can serve the special needs and interests of the community. Short courses, lecture series, concerts, leisure activities and services, and community use of campus facilities help the community college…

This committee report examines past student participation in the government of the University of Wisconsin, formulates principles concerning the role of students, and recommends structural and functional changes to achieve greater student participation. Except for the establishment of certain new committees, the report recommends changes within…

The purpose of the study was to investigate and determine: (1) how key administrators of accredited Florida postsecondary educational institutions perceived specific compositional and structure features, functions, and authorities of a Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission (1202 commission) and (2) if there existed sufficient consensus…

Among the most crucial decisions made on college and university campuses are those that bear on the selection of new institutional leaders: presidents, vice presidents, deans, and department heads. Effective procedures for recruiting, screening, and nominating candidates for these positions are essential to the vitality and future of academia.…

This Fifth Report of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education examines those forces which have prevented the adoption of some of the recommendations of the previous four reports. In posing the question--Is anyone listening to the voices of the people?--the Council implores national educational policy makers to join in the full…

This report to the President recommends the organizational restructuring and redefining of the responsibilities of the following regulatory agencies: Interstate Commerce Commission, Civil Aeronautics Board, Federal Maritime Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Power Commission. Prepared by the President's Advisory…

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze criteria and procedures used in the selection of occupational advisory committee members in Oregon community colleges. The existence of a common core of criteria and procedures for selecting occupational advisory committee members was investigated. Further, the relationship between an…

Presented in this bulletin is the text of the hearing before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, ninety-second Congress, concerning coversion of the Nation to a metric system of weights and measures. Bill S. 2483 calls for providing a national program in order to make the international metric system the official and standard system of…

A "short orientation to new officers" in American Indian tribal governments is provided in this paper to better prepare tribal leaders to explore further the responsibilities of their positions. Origins of the powers possessed by tribal governments are reviewed. In addition, tribal government is considered separately by function as a political…