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Evans, Rupert N. – 1979
Federal support for research in vocational education dates from the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917. However, only one substantial study of vocational education research has been undertaken. In 1974, the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council was awarded funds from the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education for a two-year examination…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
McKinney, Floyd L., Ed.; Harvey, Beth, Ed. – 1978
The valid interpretation of information related to the outcomes of vocational education is a persistent and profound problem of the profession. Some of the reasons for this problem are difficulties of communication, problems of definition, problems of collecting and interpreting data, and lack of documentation. The primary problem appears to be…
Descriptors: Definitions, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
Jess, James D., Ed. – 1978
The first convention of People United for Rural Education focused on creating awareness of the value in rural education and small schools. In two general sessions, recognized national leaders spoke on the following topics: the small school experience; rurally responsive teacher training; conventional wisdom in rural education; and past efforts and…
Descriptors: Career Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Evans, Donald E. – 1980
A study was conducted to determine the feasibility of an animal health (paravetical) competency development inservice program for vocational agriculture teachers in Pennsylvania. Objectives were to identify the paravetic (paraveterinary medical) competencies needed by vocational agriculture teachers to teach high school students and adults via…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Competence, Competency Based Teacher Education
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1979
This document is responsive to requirements in the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to report on findings from research and evaluation activities conducted in fiscal 1979 and plans for fiscal 1980 by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Evaluation, and Research…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs, Evaluation
Berger, Margaret A. – 1980
This report seeks to answer two questions: (1) What has been the impact of litigation, and especially Ford Foundation supported litigation, on the women's rights movement? (2) How effective is litigation as a tool in promoting equality for women? The analyses, conclusions, and recommendations are based on interviews with the Ford grantees and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Judges, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Cohodes, Donald R.; And Others – 1980
The effects of Title VI provisions of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 on patient care services in hospitals were investigated. The law restricts the supply of foreign medical grduates in the United States. Interviews were conducted with representatives of the administrative, medical, and teaching staffs of 24 hospitals to…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Delivery Systems, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Alabama State Commission on Higher Education, Montgomery. – 1979
An evaluation of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education was conducted by a special committee. The committee unanimously agreed that the commission should be strengthened, since it has the obligation to coordinate higher education but lacks the needed resources and authority. The committee recommended that the commission have authority and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Budgets, Coordination, Data Collection
Pelham, Peter; Fadil, Virginia – 1977
The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities conducted a survey to determine the priority of public policy issues at independent two-year colleges. A questionnaire was sent to presidents of 171 accredited institutions, with a 68% response return. Major findings included the following: (1) Basic Grants, College Work-Study…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Hays, Lydia L. – 1976
Designed to be used in conjunction with a student workbook accompanying the secondary textbook, "Alaska Native Land Claims", this teacher's guide focuses upon specified learner outcomes and presents a variety of approaches to achieve them. Like the student workbook, this guide presents 39 individual lessons which parallel the subtitles…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Bibliographies, Directories
Von Moltke, Konrad; Schneevoigt, Norbert – 1977
Educational leave policies--paid time-off from work for educational purposes--in France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden are compared and extensively analyzed, and also, to a lesser degree, the policies in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom. These analyses, intended to be relevant to the American scene in relation to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Budget. – 1977
Testimonies addressing the implementation of new federal employment training programs and the expanded Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs, the practicality of forward funding, and the relationship of CETA to welfare reform are presented in this hearing record. Statements by representatives of the Department of Labor, the…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Cranston, Alan – 1979
This speech by the chairman of the Child and Human Development Subcommittee of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee focuses on issues relating to the needs and problems of children and families. Programs under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee include child abuse, child care, domestic violence, aspects of adoption and foster care…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Care, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Morgan, John A., Jr. – 1979
A review of the literature concerning educational finance, taxation, and California's Proposition 13 (1978) reveals that educational institutions encountered financial pressures before the passage of Proposition 13, and that these pressures--hardly specific to California--are highly visible in the South Carolina Technical Education System. The…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Planning, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment
Simon, Larry G.; And Others – 1978
Papers are presented that were prepared as part of a study group of the International Council for Educational Development on criteria and procedures for admission to higher education and the relationship between higher education and the law. In "Access to Higher Education and the Law," Larry G. Simon analyzes the role of law and especially the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
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