This paper discusses the need for educational researchers to employ a system for protecting human subjects who participate in research and development programs. The ethical obligations of researchers, as well as the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's policy guidelines, are examined. Following this discussion, the author describes the…

Contained are guidelines and an extensive list of books and journals suitable for an undergraduate chemistry library. The guidelines are concerned with the organization and acquisition policy of chemistry libraries, and with inter-library loan and photoduplication services. Various sections of the report deal with journals and abstracts, review…

This paper presents three different aspects of research in industrial and organizational psychology. First, characteristics of major advances in science, and in the social and behavioral sciences are given, including: (1) team research is more common for major advances; and (2) young men under 35 are responsible for many major contributions.…

This report describes the Council's major activities during 1965-67, its work plan for 1967-68, and several recommendations which will assist program coordination and effectiveness. Findings of the inventory of Federally-supported programs in extension and continuing education (contracted to Greenleigh Associates, Inc.) indicate that program…

This document contains the results of a national survey designed to determine the composition and location of permanent citizens advisory committees operating within the nation's school districts. The 52 district-wide, continuing citizens advisory bodies identified by 290 responding school systems are listed alphabetically by State. The following…

This study was conducted to determine the prevalent practices of selected institutions of higher education concerning student membership on academic committees, and on certain other governing groups. Questionnaires were sent to 85 institutions and 59 were returned and analyzed. More than 85% of those that replied indicated that students serve on…

This senate code of the University of Kansas is divided into 14 articles: 1) "University Senate: Structure and Functions;" 2) "Faculty Senate: Structure and Functions;" 3) "Student Senate: Structure and Functions;" 4) "University Council: Structure and Functions;" 5) "Faculty Council: Structure and…

With a major emphasis on cooperative planning in rural development, three elements of development process were identified: (1) integration of units involved, occurring when several organizations contribute to a larger collective effort; (2) decentralized planning and local initiative, occurring when planning initiative is at the local level; (3)…

Presented in this bulletin is the text of the hearing before the Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution of the Committee on Public Works, United States Senate concerning the "First Annual Environmental Quality Report" of the Council on Environmental Quality. The hearing was held August 11, 1970 for the purpose of providing open discussion of the…

The Fifth Joint Meeting of the State and National Advisory Councils on Vocational Education, held in Washington, D.C., on November 12-13, 1971, was attended by representatives of 47 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, and Guam. This report summarizes the resolutions and discussions on areas of mutual concern and presents texts of…

The Sixth Joint Meeting of the State and National Advisory Councils on Vocational Education, held in Denver, Colorado, on May 5-6, 1972, was attended by representatives of 48 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico. Major concerns included evaluations, activities within the six school-based career education models,…

This report contains the collective views of an international group of experts presented at a meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on the Education of Engineers in Environmental Health held in Geneva, 1967. Attention of the Committee focused on environmental health in terms of the relationship between man and the…

A television advisory committee composed of teachers does all the selecting and scheduling of programs. (Author/MLF)

Article considers the extreme complexity of the role that a modern university administrator must play together with the role of the university in our society. (Author/RK)

Describes a curriculum planning approach that employs a systematic process for identifying alleged training needs, investigating the case in a preproject study, setting priorities, and adopting a project list and budget. Discusses the makeup and roles of the curriculum planning council and professional planning staff. Provides a problem…