In spite of Houston's booming economy, employment and educational opportunities for blacks have changed little over the past decades. (BH)

Presents facts about women workers and how vocational education can prepare women for occupations. (SB)

Discussion of factors affecting admissions and an expansion of opportunities to attend college. (IR)

Discusses double role of women as mothers and contributing citizens of society. Emphasizes need for day care centers to free older girls and women for education and employment. (MS)

Based on enrollment data obtained from the Federal government, finds significantly greater Black representation in higher education in those states where historically Black institutions are located. Discusses the dilemma of how to racially desegregate Black colleges and universities without reducing overall Black participation in higher education.…

Discusses Franklin Delano Roosevelt's impact on education, focusing on: (1) his criteria for federal aid to education; (2) the G. I. Bill of Rights; and (3) his New Deal programs. Indicates that although some conflict existed among these three areas, they all contributed to equalizing educational opportunity. (Author/JN)

Emphasizes preservice education and training of older persons for work with their peers. Describes three training programs with older participants: the Senior Companion Program, the Health and Fitness Program, and the Closing the Generation Gap Project. (RC)

Surveyed southern colleges (N=53) for their admission procedures regarding Black students. Found 91 percent had the same admission criteria for Black and White students, while 65 percent made a special effort to recruit Black students. Suggests institutions that make a special effort to increase Black students have more success. (Author/JAC)

Responds to Andrew S. Hughes' preceding article in this issue of "Educational Leadership." Notes past American debates over basic and general education and warns that trends toward educational retrenchment in the U.S. and Great Britain may lead schools to limit the mass of students to basic literacy education. (RW)

Reviews Stephen J. Wright's preceding article, which was delivered as a speech at the Howard University Charles H. Thompson Lecture/Colloquium. Stresses Thompson's contributions as a Black educator and praises Wright's insights on current problems facing Blacks that limit their access to education. (GC)

Studied participation in Elderhostel, an innovative on-campus educational experience for older adults. Investigated the motivations for initial and returning participation among a statewide survey sample of 496 elderhostelers. Results indicated that opportunities for acquiring new knowledge, traveling to new places, and trying new experiences were…

Five roles for the White House Conference on Aging include (1) developing awareness of the need for education for older people; (2) identifying their learning priorities; (3) identifying institutional barriers to participation; (4) disseminating information about their learning styles; and (5) addressing the issue of the aging of college…