This booklet for distribution to students and employees contains East Carolina University's (ECU/North Carolina) policy prohibiting illegal drug use, a description of the medical and legal implications of using illegal substances, and a listing of campus and off-campus resources available to assist persons with substance abuse problems. A…

This pamphlet, designed for distribution to students and employees of Carl Albert State College, Oklahoma, reviews the risks associated with alcohol and drug use and establishes standards of conduct relating to drug use. The section detailing health risks covers overdoses, chemical dependency, ill health, and the accidents which can result from…

This report is one of three resulting from a 50-state survey on the development of family policies through the implementation of Public Law 99-457 (Part H) and presents first year findings on policy development in six states. The ongoing 3-year case studies are intended to examine those factors that influence progress in the stages of policy…

This book surveys current commitment to computers in education in many countries, with emphasis on use in Australia. For discussion of computer-related programs, countries other than Australia are categorized as (1) under-developed and uncertain--China, Thailand, and Yugoslavia; (2) developed but reluctant--Japan, Germany, and Sweden; and (3)…

Six examples of "ad hoc" White House policy formation in higher education are presented, using records from the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson archives. The process by which the higher education proposals of six task forces and commissions were formulated and then reviewed is reconstructed. The groups examined include the 1946…

Initially prepared for use by teams of state library agency and library-media and information science association and education program representatives participating in the 1979-1980 CLENE/USOE Institute, "Statewide Systems of Continuing Education: New Directions," this paper was revised to expand its potential use beyond participating states. It…

Drawing from an extensive literature review, this practicum recommends a written student academic due process procedure for Brookdale Community College (BCC). Introductory material poses the issue of students' rights to specific institutional procedures by which they can challenge academic judgements made by instructors or by collective faculty or…

One promising avenue for increasing the utilization of institutional research data is the informal action research model. While formal action research stresses the involvement of researchers throughout the decision-making process, the informal model stresses participation in the later stages of decision making. Informal action research requires…

Current policy analysis has proved less useful in improving public policy formation than policy scientists once argued it would. At least part of the reason for this lies in the fact that policy analysis has concentrated too narrowly on economic paradigms in teaching and practice, minimizing the evaluation of consequences outside that field. To be…

Based on informal discussions with personnel at selected federal agencies and private sector organizations and on additional research, this publication addresses issues and problems of software maintenance and suggests actions and procedures which can help software maintenance organizations meet the growing demands of maintaining existing systems.…

The "Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs Projects Materials," formulated by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation raise certain questions which should be regarded as indicating a further complementary perspective rather than as a criticism of their formulation. The possibility of conflict between the…

The discussion which took place during the American Vocational Association's (AVA) Agriculture Division meeting at the 1975 AVA Convention is summarized, and the statement of vo-ag education philosophy (including 13 key concepts), which was passed during the convention, is presented. (AJ)

Critically examines James S. Coleman's stated views on public school desegregation and public policy, asserting that the use of empirical research on the effects of desegregation to form policy on the pursuance of integration overlooks the rights blacks have as citizens to integrated public facilities, including schools. (JM)

The senior business policy course at McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia is described. Designed as an integrating decision-making course to develop administrative skills, it is based on a combination of case approach and management simulation in the form of a computerized business game. (JT)

Conclusions and recommendations of a study of the effectiveness of nonformal education programs in the SEAMEO region are presented. (AG)