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Egge, Donald E. – 1979
This paper describes Oregon's experiences with state performance requirements. It explains that these requirements cover three areas: budgeting on a program basis, providing a schooling environment designed to meet student needs through a systematic management process, and setting learning performance standards for students, including graduation…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Competency Based Education, Curriculum
Simms, Richard L., Ed.; Contreras, Gloria, Ed. – 1980
Five essays examine the responses of the social studies to racism and sexism in the 1960s and 1970s. The first essay discusses the general concept of pluralism and its relationship to racism and sexism. Textbook and curricular response and legislation relevant to racism and sexism are also considered. The second essay deals with racism in terms of…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Evaluation, Directories, Educational Change
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. Area Schools and Career Education Branch. – 1978
A selected summary is provided of: (1) Iowa school laws relating to area schools; and (2) standards for area community colleges and area vocational schools. Part one contains the specific Chapters (280A and 286A, Code of Iowa) which pertain to the area schools. Chapter 280A deals with the organization of the school and county systems; plans for…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Budgeting, Community Colleges
Colorado State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education, Denver. – 1979
The 27-member Blue Ribbon Community College Study Commission, representing a variety of groups within the educational community, assessed the effects of the statutes, goals, policies, and practices under which Colorado community colleges have operated with the purpose of recommending needed changes with respect to the following ten years. Through…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Organization, Board of Education Policy, College Role
Svensson, Frances – 1973
The cornerstones of the Indian perspective on their relationship to American government and society lie in the fact that the Indians are the aboriginal owners of the New World and that their formal association with the U.S. is based on formal treaties. Indian tribes consider themselves as separate and sovereign nations. In early American history,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Attitudes, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Office of Public Information and Publications. – 1977
Regulations adopted in 1977 by the Alaska State Board of Education governing bilingual-bicultural education in Alaska are presented. The procedure for the initial identification of language dominance in students is set forth. Obligations of school districts toward their non-English-speaking students are detailed. Parental and community involvement…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Council of State Governments, Lexington, KY. – 1978
Through this report, the Council of State Governments, in conjunction with the Academy for Contemporary Problems, attempts to shed new light on the problem of the placement of children in out-of-state residential care. The report describes the results of a pilot feasibility study conducted in Illinois, North Carolina, and Texas to determine the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Certification, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
ARNOLD, WALTER M. – 1966
THE ENACTMENT OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963 PROVIDED A NEW PHILOSOPHY IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WHICH IS RESULTING IN A MAJOR EXPANSION AND REDIRECTION OF THE PROGRAM ACROSS THE NATION. THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM HAS EVOLVED INTO A SYSTEMATIZED APPROACH AND PROCEDURE WITH SIGNIFICANT FEEDBACK INTO THE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE CONSTANT…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities, Federal Aid
TANAKA, IRWIN I.; AND OTHERS – 1968
THE LEGISLATIVE DRIVE IN HAWAII TO PROVIDE EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED THE IMPETUS FOR THIS STUDY. INCLUDED HERE ARE--(1) A PROBLEM STATEMENT AND DEFINITIONS, (2) THE STUDY'S APPROACH, (3) PROCEDURES AND LIMITATIONS, (4) METHODS AND CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFYING CULTURAL DEPRIVATION, AND (5) SELECTED REVIEWS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Dropout Programs
National Association of Manufacturers, New York, NY. Education Committee. – 1967
The Congress of American Industry of the National Association of Manufacturers attempted in their conference to answer some questions related to defining vocational education, directing vocational education, and the role of the U.S. Office of Education. Major papers presented were: (1) "New Directions in Vocational Education," by Grant…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
Davey, R.F.; And Others – 1965
Members of the Canadian Association of School Superintendents and Inspectors have contributed articles delineating the progress of Indian education in Canada and emphasizing the accomplishments of Indian children in both Federal and provincial schools. Topics presented include the history of the development of financial and administrative…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrative Organization, Adult Education, American Indians
O'ROURKE, EDWARD W. – 1960
IN A DISCUSSION OF SINGLE FAMILY RURAL FARM LIFE, THE VIEWS OF THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC RURAL LIFE CONFERENCE ARE PRESENTED IN RELATION TO THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN RURAL AMERICA. THE VALUES AND ROLES OF THE MEMBERS OF RURAL FAMILIES ARE PRESENTED IN CONTRAST TO THOSE OF THE URBAN FAMILY. ALSO INDICATED ARE CHANGES TAKING PLACE…
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Community, Family Characteristics
Department of the Interior, Washington, DC. – 1967
INDEXED ARE 991 PERIODICALS, REPORTS, BOOKS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS CONTAINING INFORMATION PERTINENT TO OUTDOOR RECREATION WHICH WERE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LIBRARY DURING 1966. THIS SHOULD NOT BE MISTAKEN FOR A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OUTDOOR RECREATION LITERATURE BECAUSE NOT ALL PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Biological Sciences
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1968
Many of the frequent questions which arise concerning the relationship between Indians and the Federal Government are answered in this document. These questions and answers, in general, relate to Indians with whom the Federal government still retains a special relationship. Questions and answers pertain to the following areas: (1) the Indian…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, American Indians, Compensatory Education, Cultural Background
Hensley, Gene, Ed.; Buck, Dorothy P., Ed. – 1968
The selected conference papers include "New Directions in Special Education and Rehabilitation Relationships" by W. Alfred McCauley, "Rehabilitation--Special Education at the Public Schools" by Dorothy B. Carr, "Rehabilitation--Special Education at the Training Level" by Daniel McAlees, and "Content of Special Education Methods…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Course Content
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