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Doucette, Donald S. – 1982
A study was undertaken to define the missions of Arizona's community colleges in specific operational terms and to assess the support provided for these missions by the various constituencies of the community colleges. A survey instrument, consisting of 60 activity statements, was developed and administered to 4,000 individuals including all state…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, College Role, Community Attitudes
De Jong, Fred J.; Bishop, Carol J. – 1980
Characteristics and problems unique to the rural aged have drawn considerable attention in recent years. Location and environment influence the extent of needs, the availability of services, and a person's willingness to use such services. Religious and ethnic clusters also differ in service needs for their elderly and their willingness to accept…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Responsibility, Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems
Dobson, Judith E.; Dobson, Russell L. – 1981
The School Community Involvement System (SCIS) is presented as a model community program that encourages educators, parents and community members to work together to meet the needs of children and society. This model is intended as a comprehensive systematic program for community involvement and communication in the school experience, as well as a…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Cooperation
Blauvelt, Peter D. – 1981
This handbook offers administrators specific advice on developing the skills, knowledge, and techniques needed for coping with problems of school crime and violence. The guide begins by advising administrators that having security information available at all times helps determine the climate of the school. Instructions are given for preparing…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Change Strategies, Discipline Problems
Jones, James B. – 1980
Crucial issues in teacher education facing black colleges were addressed in a conference on the preparation for, entry into, and retention or persistence in the teaching profession by blacks. Four specific topics were explored in this paper: (1) the administration of teacher education, where control rests, how standards are set, and strategies…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Admission Criteria, Black Colleges, Black Teachers
Ross, S. Kathryn; O'Brien, Maureen B. – 1981
Recognizing the legislative and institutional difficulties involved in complying with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, this paper describes the efforts of St. Mary's Junior College (SMJC) to develop technical (i.e., non-academic) standards for college admission. The paper first points to particular legislative variables which must be…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Allied Health Occupations Education
Simpson, William A.; Rosenthal, William H. – 1981
Steps in a class action suit charging prejudicial treatment of a minority group by a college or university are summarized, and attention is directed to how the plaintiffs can use the institution's own data to establish a prima facie case for disparate treatment. The key legal issues are indicated, and typical data and statistical exhibits that an…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Court Litigation, Higher Education, Institutional Research
Download full textKendall, Earline D., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Current changes in the American nuclear family, the impact of changes in family structure on children, and a rationale for day care services are delineated in this literature review. The family modifications examined are (1) divorce, (2) remarriage, (3) single parenting, (4) father absence, (5) teenage parenting, and (6) extended families.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Day Care
Wood, Carolyn J. – 1978
Participatory decision-making strategies have been suggested as effective in groups with the task of solving unstructured problems or creating innovations. Concerned about evaluating children's affective growth in open classrooms, eight educators in a large metropolitan area agreed to meet regularly after school hours to develop an instrument to…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Case Studies, Decision Making
Goldberg, Roberta Jean – 1978
Examining the adult's role in the development of responsive child care environments, this paper reviews several studies on children's daily learning experiences in the family, the relationship between parents' time spent with children and children's social skills and learning abilities, and the agents parents believe are responsible for the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Demography, Early Childhood Education
Cossey, Beatrice – 1978
When the 96th Congress reviews the 1978 Amendments to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), their action may affect the community colleges. Therefore, it is important that community college administrators understand these Amendments. CETA's intent is to provide job training to economically disadvantaged persons to maximize their…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development
Tittle, Carol Kehr, Ed.; Zytowski, Donald G., Ed. – 1978
This book of readings for counselors, researchers, faculty, graduate students, and policy-makers provides information regarding issues on sex fairness and sex bias in occupational interest measurement. The papers are presented in three sections, with each section prefaced by introductory comments by the editors. The first section, an introduction,…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Interest Inventories, Legal Responsibility, Measurement Instruments
Wilson, Frederick C. – 1975
The guide outlines a course to provide high school students with learning experiences in the political/governmental and legislative process. Designed as a semester course, the course aims to teach American Indian youth their rights and responsibilities under the U.S. Constitution and under their respective state and tribal governments, and to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Audiovisual Aids, Civil Liberties, Course Content
Salazar, J. Leonard; Martorana, S. V. – 1978
A study was conducted of state postsecondary education planning commissions created by the Higher Education Act of 1965, Section 1202. The primary objective was to investigate positions expressed by commission members on issues of importance to postsecondary education. It also undertook to relate available objective factual data regarding the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Federal Aid
Responsible Action, Inc., Davis, CA. – 1978
The focus in this anthology is on practical approaches to school crime prevention and control. The collection begins with two papers describing approaches to the study of crime in schools. One of these outlines a strategy for basing prevention programs on the findings of research tailored to a particular school, while the other offers a conceptual…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Change Strategies, Crime, Delinquency
