The first part of this presentation lists four basic assumptions pertaining to educating black students humanistically and discusses each in relation to its impact on the public schools' capability to educate blacks effectively and meaningfully. These assumptions are: that black students can be educated by the public schools, that schools are…

Some historice aspects of Chinese settlement in the San Francisco Bay area are examined in this document and the impact of inner city development on ethnic neighborhoods, particularly in Oakland's Chinatown is discussed. Some developmental side effects are noted, as well as the benefits of ethnic concentration when the latter is the result of…

An understanding of the professional development of educators involved in career education is necessary for an understanding of changes occurring in the field of education. Changes brought about in education have caused shifts in the professional and occupational behavior of educators, only some of whom perceive themselves as change agents.…

The purpose of this self-study manual is to provide a vehicle to enable state coordinating boards for community-junior colleges and their staffs to conduct an assessment or self-study of their activities, in order to better assess their role in the state's community-junior college system and to identify areas in which changes or improvements are…

This phrase book is intended for American elementary school teachers who may have Indochinese refugee children in their classes. One of the best ways to create a warm and friendly atmosphere for Vietnamese students in the classroom is to recognize their language by attempting simple phrases and sentences in Vietnamese. The phrases given here…

This phrase book is intended for American elementary school teachers who may have Indochinese refugee children under their supervision. One of the best ways to convey understanding and sensitivity is to recognize the children's language by attempting to communicate with them using simple Vietnamese phrases and sentences. The phrases given here are…

The study was conducted to identify occupational survival skills--the basic knowledges, traits, and competencies necessary to maintain a job. A list of 27 basic occupational survival skills was developed, involving the following areas: interpersonal relations and communications; personal characteristics; decision making and problem solving; job…

In 1968, respondents (Pasadena, California high school students and their parents) brought a purported class action against various school officials seeking injunctive relief from allegedly unconstitutional segregation of the public schools in Pasadena. Ultimately, in 1970 the U.S. District Court ordered them to submit a plan for desegregating the…

Many times nursing educators expect students to react in an emergency situation in the same manner that experienced nurses would respond in the same situation. Being held responsible for patients is often overwhelming for nursing students, yet nursing educators expect that they take on this dual role of student and professional in the nursing…

The applicability of the Critical Incidents Technique as a potential research methodology for those in adult and continuing education is demonstrated in the study of 19 selected Kansas junior-community colleges and their respective administrators (totaling 38) at the vice-president, dean, and director levels. The two populations included those…

The effects of participation as a salaried professional in a reform oriented organization on the participants' subsequent career is considered in this paper and studied in the context of the OEO sponsored Legal Services Program. Because of the paucity of literature on the consequences of participation in reform organizations, a related literature,…

This description of policies and procedures, of Virginia Commonwealth University from 1972 to 1973 discusses: (1) general information; (2) university organization and administration; (3) faculty employment and status; (4) faculty benefits; (5) faculty rights and responsibilities; (6) university services; and (7) resources for faculty development.…

This study offers a description of the daytime programs and facilities serving the preschool population in Denmark, with emphasis on the types of programs offered, their administrative organization, minimum standards, scope and cost, and supply and demand. The greatest detail is given to the "bornehave" and "bornehaveklasse"…

This handbook is designed to give school administrators and teachers a basic understanding of law as it impacts on the public school of today. Therefore, the fundamental law in the areas of school liability, church-state relationship, community relations, student rights, teacher-school relations, and parent-school relations is set out in each…

The 1975 edition of the Southwest Missouri State University faculty handbook outlines the university administrative and faculty organization. Faculty policies detailed include academic freedom, tenure, dismissal, affirmative action, appointments, evaluations, leaves, salaries, research, speakers, and student rights. The handbook lists faculty…