This conference report concerns one of the major issues in American higher education--the broadening of educational opportunities for the many adults who find it impractical or impossible to continue their education in the more conventional manner. The goal of the conference was to provide educators with information useful to the design of…

We cannot afford to continue letting 2.5 million young people leave formal education each year without a marketable skill or a career goal. Career education will take time and money, talent and commitment. While the Federal government can provide seed money for innovation and reform, the real thrust and the real money to implement career education…

As a result of a need for extended-opportunity programs and services and a legislative mandate in California Senate Bill 164, off-campus programs were developed to extend educational programs to all sections of the community and to accommodate students in off-campus locations. Rio Hondo College (California) developed guidelines in the following…

Presents a comprehensive guide to educational and financial opportunities for minority students. The 740 institutions listed represent a broad variety of educational areas ranging from art to medicine. The following information is provided for each school: person to contact, application fee, required admissions tests, percent of minority…

This document, which deals in whole with the optimum and maximum size of the university, is broken down into 4 major chapters, each of which was written by an expert in the particular field. The first discusses the unity of the university and studies: (1) the unity of the university, including in particular the relationship between the university…

Social unrest and an increasing demand for trained manpower are major reasons for the development of compensatory education programs at all levels of formal education and for the recent significant increase in the number of two-year colleges. There is an increasing awareness among culturally different (disadvantaged) groups that they have not had…

The status of American Indians in the State of New York and the public services made available to them through various units of state government are outlined. For more than a century and one-half the State of New York, with Federal acquiescence, assumed responsibilities for Indian welfare corresponding to those undertaken by the Federal Government…

The Computerized Vocational Information System (CVIS) at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois, uses the computer as a tool to help each student explore a wide range of occupations and educational opportunities with some feedback from his own record of ability, achievement, and interest. Computer-based guidance systems are considered a…

This document presents a comprehensive review of undergraduate student aid programs at provincially assisted universities in Ontario, with emphasis on accessibility to higher education. It was the purpose of the Subcommittee on Student Aid to determine the best means of financial support to students that would best benefit all persons seeking…

This document presents findings and recommendations of a resource group charged with providing background information and recommendations concerning enrollment for consideration in the development of a master plan for higher education in Connecticut. The resource group feels that public postsecondary institutions should serve the entire community…

The College Board sponsored a series of 5 conferences in 5 southwestern cities for educators in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas from 31 July through 4 August, 1972. The conferences were held in Phoenix, San Diego, Denver, Albuquerque, and Austin. The purpose of the conferences was to explore ways to bring about improvements in…

Proceedings of the conference of executives of American schools for the deaf consist of 27 papers and reports of 14 standing committees. Selected topics discussed include planning a new era at Gallaudet College, St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute's Technical Vocational Program for deaf students, current status of National Technical Institute…

This document contains a listing of schools of nursing and public health throughout the U. S. that offer professional nurse traineeships for full-time academic study. The institutions are listed by state, and the address of the institutions accompanies the listing. Also included is information on the type of program or programs offered by the…

Nearly 2 million handicapped children will be leaving school by 1977 without skills necessary for productive participation in society. This paper considers some of the problems which have arisen in implementing a commitment to vocational education for the handicapped, and reviews the relevant Federal laws. The discussion of the laws points out…

THE EFFECTIVENESS WAS STUDIED OF A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROJECT, CONDUCTED DURING 6 WEEKS OF A SUMMER, ON THE MOTIVATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND LEARNING ENHANCEMENT OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH (UNEMPLOYABLE AND UNDEREDUCATED). THE 100 PARTICIPATING MALE YOUTHS, AGES 16 TO 21, WERE EACH ASSIGNED TO COUNSELORS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND TO…