Members of the American Vocational Association and the American Association of Junior Colleges along with Congressional and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare staff members and resource persons, attended a 3-day seminar to probe national policy and federal programs as they affect occupational education. Seminar activities included major…

The Indians of Maine, descendants of Algonquian linguistic stock, number approximately 1800 and reside on 3 reservations totalling 22,600 acres of land. Most of the reservation land is forested, with important economic and recreational advantages in terms of timber production and hunting and fishing opportunities. In 1965, Maine became the first…

Appendix One, items pertinent to the hearing of September 21, 1971, includes material supplied by Dr. Robert W. Blanchard concerning allocations from Oregon's basic school support fund. Appendix Two, items pertinent to the hearing of September 22, 1971, includes material supplied by Joel B. Berke on "The Current Crisis in School Finance:…

Presented are proceedings from a 3 day conference at which physical education and recreation personnel and teachers of emotionally disturbed children considered the educational and therapeutic possibilities of outdoor education for emotionally disturbed children. The introductory address explains that the outdoor educational process is especially…

This study examines the current and planned status of opportunities of training for adult educators in the United States through programs especially designed to meet their needs, as indicated by the degree programs and curricula offered and projected by institutions of higher education. Following the Introduction (Chapter I), Chapter II presents a…

Prepared for students and counselors, this directory contains information on over 3,200 different occupational programs offered by 92 public community colleges in California. Section I contains general information about the community colleges, including: (1) purposes, (2) admission requirements, (3) tuition for residents and nonresidents, (4)…

Contents of this book include: (1) "Introduction: race and educational opportunity," Meyer Weinberg; (2) "Project 'Unique' and efforts to eliminate racial imbalance in Rochester, New York," Herman R. Goldberg and Raymond S. Iman; (3) "Project 'Apex': magnet schools for enrichment and exchange in Los Angeles," Albert…

An education satellite offers the technology to enhance the quality, control the cost, and expand the available opportunities of secondary school education. The satellite is the vehicle through which change can be effected in the secondary school system, particularly to bring quality education to the segments of the population now in sparsely…

Home study courses are listed in this pamphlet that may be taken by persons with varied ages and educational achievements. Courses which relate to occupations are listed by the occupational division classifications used by the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Vol. 1." Listed immediately after each course title are numbers indicating…

Attitudes towards sex stereotypes can be changed by offering equal opportunities to both male and female students in vocational education. The programs undertaken by the New Pioneers Project used various strategies to increase student interest in areas of vocational education outside the traditional stereotype, hoping to eliminate sex bias. (EC)

The period 1926-1976 manifested the growing importance of vocational education through its expanded scope in reaching different types of people and by focusing on different occupations. Various legislative measures related to vocational education are discussed as well as the development of the American Vocational Association and other vocational…

The relatively new trend of going back to school represents a philosophical advance among older people at once in the direction of belief in one's own worth and also toward a desire for and belief in one's lifelong potential for intellectual growth and personal development. (Author/JEL)

Possible or probable conditions of leisure in the future are identified using the Delphi Technique. (MJB)

A highly effective tool for grants research, the computer will soon be seriously applied to consolidating valuable exchange information. Focus is on the information overload in the field of exchange programs and other funding opportunities available to those interested in educational and professional experiences abroad. (LBH)

Notes that although they do not have the race problems the United States has, Mexico has serious educational difficulties. Universal education is fairly recent. Although compulsory education is a law on the books, it is not enforced. (Author/AM)