Reviewed are the progress and implications of Pennsylvania's Civil Action No. 71-42 which resulted in a consent agreement between the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania effectively guaranteeing public education to all retarded children between the ages of 6 and 21 years. Noted are statutes which had…

The Rural Planning Specialist (RPS) Project was an effort to study and analyze methods for providing community services in rural Pennsylvania. The approach for alleviating poverty described in this report evolved from that project. The RPS program was described by need for innovation, structure of the project, RPS role and responsibilities,…

Problems faced by American Indian college students were described in these 2 guidance and counseling papers. The first paper suggested a plan for a guidance and counseling program. The 3 steps in this plan were a special summer student orientation program for Indians; and "out-reaching" guidance and counseling program where Indian students would…

The purpose of this report is to recommend an educational institutional model that might effectively provide a means of coordination, accommodation, and implementation of programs to meet post-secondary needs in Israel on a regional basis. Israel already has 2-year post-secondary institutions, but the colleges and universities do not accept their…

Hearings held before a Congressional Committee on the problems of Readjustment and Job Assistance for Vietnam Veterans include the statements of H. R. Rainwater, Commander in Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Alfred P. Chamie, National Commander, the American Legion. The need for vocational training for veterans is emphasized, this to include…

Written by the Chief of Special Projects of the Women's Bureau as a guide for assisting the mature woman in preparing for and finding employment, this pamphlet contains sections on: (1) How to Do a Self-Inventory, (2) How to Prepare a Resume, (3) The Jobhunt, (4) How to Prepare a Letter of Application, (5) Guides to an Effective Interview, and (6)…

The first of six papers on trends and issues in special education focuses upon child advocacy with emphasis on exceptional children, citing research and other evidence indicating that people and agencies are abusing children both legally and illegally on an extensive scale and that special education programs and personnel are involved. The second…

A Servicemen's Opportunity College (SOC) is a community or junior college that recognizes the need to aid service personnel in quest of educational goals. This catalog of Servicemen's Opportunity Colleges is designed primarily for the use of educational counselors at military bases and educational institutions. Section I of the catalog is an…

In her speech to the Symposium on Feminism, the author relates the growth and accomplishments of the women's movement at Cornell University. When the author first went to Cornell, not only were no women on tenure in the history, government, economics, English, physics, chemistry and math departments, but pride was taken that there had never been…

Reported are summaries of 27 legal cases substantiating the right of handicapped children to equal protection under the law including the right of being provided with an education, and full rights of notice and due process in relation to their selection, placement, and retention in educational programs. Nineteen of the cases concern the right to…

Data were obtained on the activities and attiudes of 48 associate members and 229 commercial exhibitors at county and district fairs. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect the data. Analysis of the data showed that most associate members had participated in more than one county or district fair in 1970, but less than one-fifth had…

This career brief describes the position of bilingual secretary and provides a general discussion of duties, possible working conditions, personal qualifications, educational requirements and opportunities, outlook, opportunities for men, earnings, and other factors which should be considered in the selection of one's career. (VM)

A discussion of education and educational opportunities for women in Arab States includes formal education and literacy (examining formal education, primary school enrollment, and women's illiteracy) and non-formal education (examining a Saudi Arabian literacy program, joint action by Arab States, and the Arab Literacy and Adult Education…

The Unesco National Commissions carried out a series of studies simultaneously in Argentina, the Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, and Sri Lanka regarding the relationship between the educational opportunities and the opportunities of employment open to women. Basic conclusions of international scope are presented. (LH)

Focuses on the ways in which the socialization and education of women in our culture inhibit the full development of their potential. (MLF)