NEARLY ONE PERCENT OF THE U. S. POPULATION IS LIVING IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THE MAJORITY OF THESE CITIZENS ARE MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. AMERICAN CHILDREN LIVING ABROAD ATTEND VARIOUS TYPES OF SCHOOLS SUCH AS CHURCH RELATED SCHOOLS, COMPANY SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS, AND AMERICAN SPONSORED INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. ENROLLMENT…

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEGROES IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE EXAMINED. RACIAL CONCENTRATIONS IN BOSTON'S SCHOOLS VARY WIDELY ACCORDING TO THE GRADE LEVEL OF THE PUPIL. THE VAST MAJORITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS ATTENDED SCHOOLS THAT WERE MORE THAN 90 PERCENT WHITE IN ENROLLMENT. ONE POLICY OF THE BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE REGARDING…

The book contains the major addresses, workshop findings, and materials from a 2 day workshop on communication networks designed to promote opportunities for the handicapped in higher education. The book is arranged in sections following the format of the conference program, with each segment prefaced by a brief introduction indicating the content…

A study of the G.I. Bill's genesis and reception reveals the narrow interests it was originally intended to serve. Designed as a reward to servicemen and as a device to lessen the economic effects of demobilization, the Bill made a great impact upon American higher education. (1) It provided equality of opportunity unparalleled in the nation's…

Ten problem areas identified by the State Legislature of California in regard to vocational education are reviewed in terms of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California. The problem areas are discussed in terms of present status and required direction and specific activities needed to achieve objectives. They include: (1) assessment of…

This document catalogues graduate opportunities specifically for black students in 1969-70 at 42 universities, 96 additional graduate departments (social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, and humanities), and 111 additional professional schools (particularly social work, education, law, medicine, theology, business, and library science).…

The British construction industry has one of the best-run training boards in that country, encompassing 70,000 establishments and maintaining working relationships with some 200 associations, federations and trade unions. This guide, prepared for all those concerned with training and education in the construction industry, contains (1) The…

The authors believe that colleges with predominantly black student bodies have a continuing role to play in extending educational opportunity to Negroes, and they recommend that efforts be made to encourage more black youth to prepare for college and that black colleges enrich their academic offerings. (MJM)

The purposes of higher education have grown and changed over the years, but they have not been decisively reordered since about 1870. Five major purposes for higher education in the last quarter of the twentieth century are: (1) the provision of opportunities for the intellectual, aesthetic, ethical and skill development of students, and the…

This document indicates graduate degree opportunities available through the New England Regional Student Program at the six state universities in New England, the Lowell Technological Institute and Southeastern Massachusetts University. Opportunities open to Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont residents are…

The 908 positive replies to questionnaires sent to 4-year colleges, 2-year colleges and post-highschool training programs have been compiled into a directory for youth with learning disabilities. Two major areas of interest were admission policies and curriculum modifications. Colleges which indicated that the learning disabled are admitted are…

In the fall of 1969, a program to expand educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged students was initiated at Macalester College in Minnesota. During the preceding academic year, 3% of the Macalester students were non-white, whereas by the fall of 1972, just 3 years after the program was initiated, the non-white percentage had risen…

In this paper several definitions of equality of educational opportunity are presented and discussed with respect to their implications for black Americans. Inequality may be defined in terms of degree of racial segregation, relative availability of financial and other educational resources, relative effectiveness of educational programs in…