Four major needs for innovative application of measurement in higher education are identified. They are to: (1) provide assistance to students in selecting appropriate institutions for postsecondary education and training and to institutional staffs in more effective counseling techniques; (2) cope with instructional problems which get greater as…

The handbook provides college students and graduates with summary information about military service opportunities. All officer and enlisted personnel programs are described, along with entrance qualifications and active duty obligations. Officer programs fall into four categories: (1) training programs for undergraduates, which include military…

At present, NIE, organizationally and in its staff concerns, is primarily oriented to issues as they apply to early learning and primary and secondary education. Currently, the postsecondary activities of NIE are within the Office of Research and Exploratory Studies where a task force on postsecondary education is located. The short-term contract…

U.S. Commissioner of Education, T. H. Bell stated that individualized instructional television via videotape cassette is one of the answers to routine tasks in education, but educational leaders have not moved ahead to take advantage of the capability. The system, he said, allows teachers to select the programs they want and use them when they are…

The Pennsylvania Task Force on Two-Year Postsecondary Education, whose members represented the public at large and all segments of postsecondary education, was commissioned to recommend a rationale for the orderly development of two-year programs to meet the needs of Commonwealth residents; to identify the most effective means of providing…

Educational Testing Service studied the Servicemen's Opportunity College (SOC) Program at nine different military installations and their surrounding SOC colleges. Members of the Armed Forces (stratified by sex, age, years in service, and rank) were interviewed regarding their educational background, decision to enter the service, reasons for…

Nontraditional education has the following characteristics: In nontraditional education emphasis is on the student as learner, on his achievement, and on the provision of materials and processes to expedite or promote that achievement. Less emphasis is on where, and how learning occurs. The shift to an emphasis on the learner also means that the…

Comprehensive information in the field of vocational education is a necessity for purposes of annual state plans, evaluations, and 5-year projections. All available information about career education in Arizona through mid-1970 has been compiled in this report, and an annual supplement will update it. The report also shows how well the educational…

The goal of this study was to determine the characteristics and continuing education needs of municipally employed recreation personnel in Ontario. An instrument consisting of a list of duties, a rating scale, and sections designed to secure data relative to the problem was developed and administered on a personal basis at 18 regional meetings.…

Education, according to various established criteria, can be classified as an industry, and in many African nations, it is the largest industry. Yet, when judged by standard measures of industrial success, such as whether the economic outcomes justify the amount spent, the answer is generally no. The thesis that most African nations are attempting…

Rough Rock Demonstration School, noted for innovative programs and community control and participation in operations, has encouraged other Indian communities to establish educational institutions and to form organizations interested in education. Rough Rock continues to expand its facilities and innovative programs. Secondary grades are being…

Several factors are presented in the document which make it apparent that those in the camping profession should accept the fact that outdoor education will take place on a variety of levels. In keeping with this, a partnership between school districts and camps is discussed, along with host camps' basic services of personnel, food services,…

The primary objectives of the National Conference on Educational Opportunities for the Mexican American were: (1) to stress the areas of special needs for the Mexican American child in education in order to give priorities in the development of any program at the local level; (2) to present demonstrations of exemplary ways some schools and…

The relationships between the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Indian Tribes and the State of Maine began in the 1820's. Treaties have left the Penobscot tribe with ownership of 146 islands in the Penobscot River while the Passamaquoddy tribe lives on land owned by the State. Both tribes presently have trust funds derived from the sale of land, and use…

The principle underlying public higher education in the US is that while learning helps the individual, it is mostly for the benefit of the economy, society, government, and culture, and therefore society should bear most of the cost of such education. Public education is being threatened today by national and state proposals that the student be…