USEFUL STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING THE NONGRADED SCHOOL ARE PRESENTED IN SEVEN ARTICLES AND FOUR APPENDICES. CHAPTER 1 OUTLINES HISTORICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES THAT FORM A BACKDROP FOR THE NONGRADED MOVEMENT. CHAPTER 2 FOCUSES ON HOW ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP IS, AND SHOULD BE, EXERCISED IN SETTING UP A NONGRADED SCHOOL.…

EMPLOYMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN WASHINGTON ARE OUTLINED FOR COLLEGE EDUCATED WOMEN WHO HAVE LESSENING FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES AND WANT TO RETURN TO SCHOOL, DISCOVER NEW AREAS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, OR FIND A SUITABLE PART-TIME OR TEMPORARY JOB. PAID AND VOLUNTEER JOBS IN GOVERNMENT, THE ARTS, LANGUAGES, LIBRARIANSHIP, HEALTH…

Structured questionnaires were administered to 324 students (grades 7-12), 126 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) faculty and staff and 37 tribal education workers and 8 trained, bilingual Choctaws conducted interviews with a random sample of 195 Choctaw adults in a comprehensive study intended to provide the Choctaw Tribe with data regarding: (1) the…

Information on the way in which tuition and fees are determined in each of the 13 western states served by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming) is presented. Changes in tuition and fee charges at western…

Health sciences education planning for California for 1980-82 is examined. The adequacy of educational programs in meeting the needs of California for professional personnel in medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, and optometry is assessed. Data on enrollments and graduation rates in these fields are updated from the 1978 plan, and similar data…

This annotated bibliography contains 89 citations of journals, newspaper articles, textbooks, and government publications from Pakistan published between July and September 1979. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author in 21 categories--administration, adult education, agricultural education, curriculum, educational goals, educational…

The impact of urbanization and industrialization on adult education in East and Southeast Asia was the subject of a conference attended by thirty-five East Asian adult educators and scholars. Conference objectives included the following: to identify the impact of industrial development in urban and rural communities and the related problems of…

Problems and barriers women often face when re-entering the educational system at the graduate level are identified, and ways in which institutions can be more responsive to the needs of re-entry students are suggested. A wide range of possible actions is included so that institutions can pursue those most appropriate to their individual…

This packet contains the instructional materials necessary for presentation of the seventh of ten modules that comprise a portion of the National Training and Development Service Urban Management Curriculum Development Project. This module focuses on capital facilities planning in local government finance. Capital facilities planning encompasses…

Institutional progress in implementation of Maryland's desegregation plan for public postsecondary education institutions is reported. Midyear status reports are presented by each institution. Information is also given on desegregation activities of the State Board for Higher Education for August 1979 through July 1980 and on funds appropriated in…

The third edition of the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) fact book provides a chronicle of the year 1978-1979, reflecting data and events important to the institution. Sections include: general information/Augusta; general information/MCG; administration; budget and physical plant; library/learning resources; faculty; continuing education;…

As one phase of "Strengthening Navajo Education," a Navajo Division of Education program initiated in 1976, this conference focused on the role of the parent in ensuring appropriate services for the exceptional Navajo child. The one-day meeting, attended by 132 parents from 27 communities, had the following goals: (1) to identify the…

This document contains the performance report, evaluation, and appended materials of a project to develop and implement a career exploration internship for physically handicapped students involving industry participation and educational support. The performance report discusses activities, including staff hiring, internship site development,…

This report presents summaries of existing state-of-the-art reviews of educational research dealing with education, work, and employment. Part 1 contains seven summary reviews. Each is identified by title, bibliographic information, and author information. The reviews are (1) Education and the Employment Problem in Developing Countries, an…

A project was undertaken by a consortium to produce a publication that would provide (1) a mechanism and guidelines for establishing cooperative relationships between secondary and postsecondary schools and business, industry, and labor in the rural community; (2) a large number of examples of cooperative agreements; and (3) appendixes which will…