The document contains recommendations and section reports from the National Conference on Lifelong Education, which the Australian Association of Adult Education organized and held in Canberra on November 23-29, 1973. Aims of the conference were to examine: (1) the present condition of Australian society as this bears on lifelong education, (2)…

The report provides an account of how the U.S. Office of Education's discretionary Vocational Education Research Program for 1975 was planned and implemented. It contains information about the legislative and regulatory framework for Section 131 (a) of Part C Research Program, as stated in the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 Act. Five…

Legislation regarding federal assistance to health professionals is reviewed with tables included on specific expenditures and enrollments. The 1963 Health Professions Educational Assistance Act provided financial assistance for schools in two areas: subsidies for construction of new capacity and loans to students. Amendments to the act in 1965…

Librarians' interest in and concern with the legislative process and with their relationship with elected officials is accelerating. The obvious reason for this is the deteriorating financial situation facing libraries of all types. It has become critically important for the future of libraries that librarians become knowledgeable in the contest…

This preliminary report describes the planning efforts undertaken by local demonstration projects involved in the development of Texas' State Plan for Early Childhood Development. Thirteen projects were begun in 1973 to demonstrate various ways in which the state government could work with local government officials, public agencies, parents, and…

All physical facilities used by institutions of post-secondary education in the state, including both public and private colleges and universities, are inventoried. The survey was undertaken as a first step in comprehensive planning on a state-wide basis. Tabular data are presented on land, building, and room inventories in Part 1, and on general…

Part of a series of biennial national surveys, this document is the result of an international project undertaken by member governments of the Council of Europe. The volume is a study of Norwegian educational research projects that were in progress during 1971-1972. The basis of the survey was a questionnaire developed by the Council of Europe.…

Part of a series of biennial national surveys, this document is the result of an international project undertaken by member governments of the Council of Europe. The volume is a survey of West German educational research projects that were in progress during 1971-1972. The basis of the survey was a questionnaire developed by the Council of Europe.…

Using the most current national data available, a study investigated the level on Ontario's contributions to its university system in relation to nine other Canadian provinces. The approach was to trace the student enrollment figures and provincial contributions to operating revenues from 1971-72 until 1973-74 in order to determine the levels of…

The development and implementation of Saint John's Curriculum and Program Development (C&PD) is reported. The C&PD program is an educational development program in which faculty members, either singly or in groups, prepare proposals for projects or programs they would like to conduct. Each project or program must be related to…

The significant role of the federal government in the support of higher education is noted in a survey of the development and changing patterns of federal support, and a critical review of the directions of current federal policy is offered. Implications are drawn about the effects of this policy on such national concerns as providing equal…

A discussion of adult education in a changing American society is presented in the document. Section 1, Adult Education in American Society, examines societal changes and educational goals as well as the structure and organization of adult education programs. Section 2, The Delivery System of Adult Education, discusses: (1) the audience; (2)…

Statistical and directory information for California are provided in one volume. The 1974-75 statistics cover library systems, public libraries in five population ranges, bookmobiles, academic libraries, special libraries, state agency and institution libraries, and county law libraries. Public library statistics for 1973-74 also are included. The…

An overview of the proceedings covers library networks; network levels (national, regional, state, and local); network roles, activities, and services; legal, organizational, and constituency issues; funding and budgeting; technical issues; and network interrelationships. There are summaries of four major speeches which deal with the national…

The paper describes the American immigrant experience, discusses the process of acculturation, and recounts the evolution to a value of cultural pluralism from the melting pot concept, as background to a consideration of the problem of educating the adult immigrant in the U.S., focused specifically on the current U.S. immigration experience with…