The National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU) met on May 7, 1976, to hear reports on copyrights as they apply to computers and the information industry. The first spokesman was the president of Educational Communications (EDUCOM), a consortium of colleges and universities collaborating on the distribution and use…

This report details the research activities conducted by Del Mar College, as a subcontractor of Project FOLLOW-UP, in the design, development, and implementation of a graduate follow-up system. The activities included questionnaire design, development of manual and computerized record-keeping systems, student-graduate identification, and…

A summary of the proceedings of the eighth joint meeting of the State and National Advisory Councils on Vocational Education, held in 1973, is presented. The meeting was attended by State, territorial, and National Council representatives. The agenda and highlights of the meeting are included as well as the two resolutions formulated in the…

The basic function of any school board meeting is the transaction of the official business of the school district. Policies that direct the daily activities of the school are derived through this transaction process. If an understanding of the intricacies, actions, and interactions of each group that participates either directly or indirectly in a…

The project to examine and improve the use of advisory committees in vocational education in Michigan produced this three-part document: a guide for the effective use of advisory committees, a report on the use of advisory committees, and a workshop leaders's guide. The self-instructional guide for the effective use of educational advisory…

Often federal legislation that creates educational programs also creates advisory councils to review and evaluate these programs. Such councils provide opportunities for close citizen participation in overseeing federal policy. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and describe the life of one such council, the National Advisory Council on…

This bibliography presents 17 annotated citations dealing with various aspects of advisory committees. The documents and journal articles, all from the ERIC system, offer guidelines for administrators who are organizing and working with advisory councils, comment on strengths and weaknesses of advisory committees, examine principal-advisory group…

There are an estimated 10 million Spanish-speaking Americans who constitute the second largest minority group in the nation. Included in this group are Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans. Life styles of the Spanish-speaking Americans, who were here before the Pilgrims, did not change significantly with the arrival of the Northern…

The proceedings of public forums of the National Council of Indian Opportunity are recorded in these 5 documents. These forums were designed to gain information on the condition of urban American Indians living in Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul, San Francisco, Dallas, and Phoenix. Included in each of the documents are discussions on such…

The main body of the document contains recommendations presented by working committees of National Council on Indian Opportunity (NCIO) to the Urban Indian Conference held in December of 1970. Recommendations as outlined and discussed by various committees of NCIO are presented for the following areas: housing, education, alcoholism and drugs,…

As a result of an evaluation of Florida State community service programs financed under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965, a set of 16 guidelines was drawn up. The first six, in order of priority, are: a project should be directed toward filling a community (rather than an institutional) need; objectives should be realistic and…

The Canadian Council on Rural Development, established in December of 1965 as an advisory body to the Minister of Forestry and Rural Development, was created (1) to provide a means for exploration of new dimensions and concepts; (2) to stimulate public discussion on basic policy issues and problems; (3) to prepare and disseminate improved…

This publication is an administrative guide for Missouri school administrators and local adult basic education supervisors. First, general information is given as to legislative authority, standards for approval, procedures for implementation, expenditures and reimbursement, teacher qualifications, program administration, student eligibility and…

To identify appropriate content for pharmacy technician training programs, this meeting brought together staff members of the Allied Health Professions Projects and 10 committee members representing professional associations and hospital pharmacy administration. The purpose of the project is to develop instructional units for and education in…

Guidelines for advisory councils in centers and counties where Seasonally Employed Agricultural Workers' Programs are operated are suggested in this document. Objectives, membership, meetings, officers, functions, program development, council members' purposes, and inservice programs are covered. A constitution and by-laws for advisory councils…