Designed for governing boards, search committee members, and aspiring community college presidents, this booklet examines different institutional procedures involved in the search for and selection of a community college president, and outlines relevant problems and issues that should be considered at various phases of the process. After…

Four alternative approaches to the standard teacher education program are currently being offered at Michigan State University. Each alternative program provides instruction on the effective teaching of school subjects, but each option emphasizes a particular aspect of the teacher's role: (1) fostering academic learning; (2) teaching in…

Designed for the general public and possibly suitable also for high school economics students, this pamphlet discusses the provisions of the Truth in Lending Law. The act requires that creditors state credit charges in a uniform way. The pamphlet provides a brief description of finance charges and annual percentage rates. It also focuses on…

Several recent studies concerning the influence of gender on academic achievement from elementary school through college are reviewed. The research covered focuses on: (1) academic attainment by gender; (2) achievement differences between males and females; (3) causes of achievement differences; (4) hemispheric brain preferences; (5) differential…

This book, which is based on the personal and professional experience of a Head Start program director, presents a detailed argument against funding early childhood programs through local school districts. Chapter I examines the fact that so many children in the wealthiest country of the world have such a small chance to succeed. Chapter II argues…

This paper focuses on the responsibilities of the individual who acts as liaison between a teaching center and the university teacher preparation program. A teaching center is comprised of a high school and its feeder schools, where preservice students may experience hands-on interaction in the classroom prior to student teaching. The liaison…

Eleven graduate students from the geographic area near and around Southern New Mexico and West Texas, all seasoned professionals in education, all in leadership roles, have presented their approach to leadership. Three commonalities characterize their approaches as revealed by the 10 chapters of this document: (1) leaders must be empowered in…

Information is presented on student default rates at 7,800 postsecondary schools. The report builds on previous data and offers a summary analysis of the approximately 1.2 million 1983 borrowers' rates of default by kinds of schools that borrowers and defaulters attended and length in years of their schools' academic programs. Information is…

Four handbooks from the Jacksonville State University (Alabama) Postsecondary Program for Sensory Impaired are brought together: an interpreters' manual, parents' manual, student handbook, and faculty handbook. The interpreters' manual offers guidelines and clarifies the expectations and responsibilities of interpreters/transliterators, who play a…

In addressing the future of schools and the qualities of good teachers for these schools, this paper first considers the social context for which the schools will be preparing students. A discussion of the elements within this context includes analyses of future economic factors, the need for enlightened citizens, and the educational context which…

Developed by the New York State Education Department, these guidelines clarify the responsibilities of local educational agencies in providing appropriate services to limited English proficient (LEP) students who have or are suspected of having a handicapping condition. The intent of these guidelines is to insure that nonbiased procedures are…

A study identified motivations and disincentives for business philanthropy among 101 small and medium-sized corporations operating nationwide, as revealed through interviews conducted with their executives from March through August 1984. Discussions identified several principal incentives to encourage corporate support of community services and…

This study assesses progress made by the states, as of 1990, in the implementation of the 14 components of Part H of Public Law 99-457, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments, 1986. Fifty out of 51 jurisdictions completed the State Progress Scale, which contains items for each of the 14 components and determines the stages of policy…

The purpose of this compendium is to provide tools for college and university counsel and administrators to consider their institution's approach concerning the balance of First Amendment values with the harm caused by racial harassment. Section I examines the development of the University of Michigan's initial policy broadly regulating…

A study in Illinois was designed to assess the extent of private sector involvement in secondary vocational education and what segments of the private sector were being involved. Information was gathered through a survey that was mailed to directors of secondary and state agency regional delivery systems and community college deans. Of the 61…