A survey of the amount and utilization of non-residential state university campus space available for potential higher education classroom usage is presented for all of the public colleges and universities in Illinois. The survey categorizes the space--(1) by an inventory of net assignable space, and (2) by the utilization of net assignable space…

The crises in education today are nowhere more critical than those in Catholic schools and are nowhere more dependent for resolution than on lay teacher militancy, labor support, and Federal Government involvement. Historically, lay teachers made up the majority of Catholic school staffs from the 18th through the mid-19th century; they seem…

This bibliographical guide to the resources for advanced study and research in the libraries of the United Kingdom and Ireland provides a record of all published library catalogs, all checklists of specialized collections in libraries; calendars of manuscripts and archives; exhibition catalogs; articles descriptive of library collections; guides…

The purpose of this program is to develop methods for aiding older employed workers in preparing for retirement and possible retirement employment. The Drake Project jointly funded by the Administration on the Aging is conducting sessions in-plant through release time arrangement often on cooperation with the recognized bargaining agent. Other…

This document reports on a series of business-industry-union consultations initiated and coordinated by the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor. Meetings were scheduled in five selected cities. These forums were structured around three main features: (1) a keynote slide-talk, which allowed for speed and effective presentation of a…

With the current emphasis on opening employment opportunities in the construction industry to minority groups, attention has been focused on the industry's traditional hiring practices. This study has examined: (1) the extent of exclusive work referral systems in the construction industry, (2) the procedures for the operation of such systems as…

Students are clients of the educational system, but traditionally have had little voice in decisionmaking about the services they receive. Students are now demanding greater involvement, and administrators have tried a number of programs designed for student participation, generally with success. Some examples of successful programs are (1)…

Although the study includes sections on the history and organization of the building trade unions in metropolitan New Orleans and on the operation of the Apprenticeship Outreach Program in the area, its main focus is on employment, earning, skill levels, and attitudes of white and black carpenters, union and nonunion, and with black roofers, union…

This publication is the second issue of the quarterly bulletin published by the Association of Departments and Administrators in Speech Communication (ADASC), and contains the proceedings of the organization's first annual seminar in July 1972. Part I deals with current trends in speech communication on the graduate, undergraduate, and community…

The nature and status of collective bargaining by faculty in colleges and universities in both the United States and Canada are reviewed. The growth patterns for collective negotiation in both countries and the causal factors for faculty unions are contrasted. The use of collective bargaining in higher education raises issues, including the…

The central thesis of this essay is that schools may be becoming both more political and more bureaucratic because of collective bargaining. (Author/EB)

Organized labor's experience in Akron's career education program indicates that cooperative efforts are possible in educational programs with an effective labor committee, but that strong labor participation is necessary for even limited success. (MF)

The rationale for industrial social welfare is addressed and the relevance of social work skills to corporations and unions is discussed. Site selection, student placement, clarity of social work function at the field site, and back-up support from the school are among the issues described. (LBH)

Staff development is viewed from the perspective of teacher unionists, specifically the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). The growth of the union contract in its social context is discussed as well as the union's role in the development of the greater professionalization of teachers. (JMF)