The role to be played by higher education faculties in statewide decision making was addressed at the 1972 Minnesota Intercollegiate Faculty Conference. Conference speakers both pointed up a paucity of existing proposals for significant faculty participation and suggested that responsibility for development of such proposals lies with faculties…

This paper provides a brief introduction to the New York City Infant Day Care Study, a 5-year, longitudinal study in which children in three different child rearing environments are compared: (1) infants in group day care, (2) infants in family day care, and (3) infants reared at home. Data are being collected on three major aspects of child…

Fourteen summer school projects located in 14 school districts with large concentrations of migrant children during the summer of 1972 were described. The projects were from 6 to 10 weeks long and provided services for children from birth to age 12. The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in each component of the program were (1) Title I:…

Equality of access to postsecondary study in Michigan is discussed in terms of the establishment of a system of higher education that would provide equity in terms of: (1) individual selection and support services, (2) student financial assistance options, and (3) institutional and programmatic articulation. A synthesis of several major past…

School administrators, teachers, parents, and students in schools belonging to the Eastern Illinois School Development Council were surveyed to determine the need for a career education resource laboratory as a vehicle for coordinating an area career education program, K-12. The opening summary briefly describes the objectives of the project, the…

Because little effort has been made to establish general guidelines for health services in Florida's community college system, the services provided by the 28 autonomous community colleges are dissimilar. A recent survey showed that only 10 of the 28 colleges had a nurse available. There was an exceptional need for coordination and cooperation…

Rural people lose more days of school and work due to illness than do urban people; have higher infant mortality rates, and have more work-related injuries, all of which are aggravated by lack of access to or even the absence of medical services. Lack of doctors is the most glaring problem (in 1973 there were 138 U.S. counties which had no…

Serving as an introduction to Federal assistance and as a locator of specific rural development programs, this directory is divided into the 5 following general categories: (1) Jobs, Business, Industry; (2) Community Facilities; (3) Community Functions and Services; (4) Housing; (5) Planning and Coordination. Each of these categories is divided…

Developed by a research and development program director, research associate, and curriculum consultant and reviewed by Manpower Development and Training (MDT) personnel, this handbook is for supervisors and coordinators of MDT programs. The first part contains basic information on understanding the cooperative plan of instruction, which includes…

Gross Motor Observations is a test for preschool children which measures motor skills. Individual administration takes only two to three minutes and items are scored 0-3, low to high. The child is asked to perform a series of simple physical tasks which reveal the level of his motor ability. No skill is required for either administration or…

In the article, "Emerging Issues in Pupil Personnel Services" (PPS), the problem of professional organization of PPS is discussed. Ground rules are given for developing large geographic units. The position of the community is next presented, the place of mental health, community aides, and institutions in a community. As Maslow points out, basic…

More than 100 state directors and other leaders from 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico attended a 3-day inservice leadership development seminar to exchange information and examine coordinated state planning as it relates to programing in vocational-technical education. Seminar activities included group work sessions, a…

In order to assess the effects of environmental stimulation on the perceptual thresholds of high active and low active mentally retarded persons, 36 male and female residents from a state institution (mean IQ 56 and 60 for high and low groups, respectively) were observed under three conditions of environmental stimulation: no noise, white noise,…

This report suggests ways to better provision of adult education and community service programs in the state of Oregon, and to avoidance of conflict and duplication. The increasing involvement of private and community colleges and other agencies will make duplication likely and informal coordination difficult. There are areas in the state not…

The 16th Annual Legislative Work Conference, attended by senators and delegates from 13 states and representatives of universities, higher education associations, and state boards of education, addressed itself to such basic questions as: What kinds of institutions make up a comprehensive state system of higher education? What are the specific…