Article evaluated the need for education in Third World nations and how it influenced the whole nature, magnitude, and character of their development. (Author/RK)

Author suggested that the expense and length of a college education could be lessened through the use of Advanced Placement. (Editor/RK)

Research supported by a U.S. Office of Education Grant, OEG-3-6-068260-1626.

A definition and rationale for full equity under Title IX legislation in terms of outcomes for students and benefits for school districts are given in this article. The relationship of compliance to equity is explored through an analysis of short-term and long-term costs and benefits for students and schools in both minimal and maximal equity…

A TWO-PART STUDY WAS CONDUCTED--(1) A HISTORICAL RECORD SURVEY AND CHRONOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF FRENCH EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FROM 1815 TO 1962, AND (2) AN ATTEMPT TO DISCOVER WHAT INFLUENCE THESE STRATEGIES HAD ON THE EDUCATION OF A FRENCH COLONY AND TO NOTE CHANGES THAT TOOK PLACE SINCE THE PEOPLE OF THIS COLONY GAINED…

AMERICAN YOUTH HAVE ALWAYS HARBORED DISCONTENT WITH THE STATUS QUO. HOWEVER, IN THIS GENERATION TOO OFTEN HEALTHY DISCONTENT GIVES WAY TO DISENCHANTMENT AND SICK DESPAIR, AND THERE IS AMPLE REASON FOR YOUTH TO BE DISCONTENTED WITH OUR SOCIETY, WHEN WE ARE UNABLE TO MOBILIZE OUR VAST CAPACITIES TO MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS. SOME OF THESE CAPACITIES…

IMPROVING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IS THE SUBJECT OF THESE TWO SEPARATE BUT RELATED DOCUMENTS. THIS CONFERENCE REPORT OF A 1966 STATE-WIDE CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTAINS BRIEF EXCERPTS OF SEVERAL ADDRESSES AND SUMMARIES OF THE CONFERENCE DISCUSSIONS ON SUCH TOPICS AS THE…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND SUCCESS IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SIX COUNTRIES WAS STUDIED. A SECONDARY CONCERN WAS THE EXTENT OF OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED TO STUDENTS FROM ADVANTAGED HOME BACKGROUNDS AS COMPARED TO THOSE AFFORDED TO DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. THE DATA BANK OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROJECT FOR THE EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL…

These conference papers address the issues of educational and occupational equality for women and identify factors contributing to the underrepresentation of minority women in education and work. The conferences, sponsored by the National Institute of Education (NIE), were held between 1975 and 1978 to solicit the views of black,…

Proceedings of the symposium on Implications for Minority Groups of the Movement Toward Minimum-Competency Testing (MCT) include the following papers: (1) "Implications of Minimum-Competency Testing for Minority Students" by A. Graham Down, who asserts that MCT offers more hope than any development in public school policy since 1954 for…