Testimony was presented at these hearings by the following witnesses: Ronald Edmonds, assistant superintendent, School and Community Affairs, Michigan Department of Education; Dr. Daniel H. Kruger, professor, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University; Robert McKerr, associate superintendent, Business and Finance, Michigan…

This document contains the Report of the Committee which studied the reports by Member States on the implementation of the Convention and Recommendation against Discrimination in Education. The document analyzes the 41 reports transmitted by Member States, 27 of which are parties to the Convention up to January 15, 1972. This report is in three…

The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the factors that may help to explain black-white differences in having had typing and/or shorthand courses in high school and in having used such training in occupations ostensibly requiring these skills. Data are from the National Longitudinal Surveys, with the subsets under consideration consisting…

This game, a simulation of the way the labor market, educational opportunities, and marriage and leisure patterns operate in our society, is designed for high school and college students in classroom situations, and has been extensively tested at that level. It can be used with any number of students, for any amount of time. Participants walk…

Contents of this evaluation include: general information; program evaluation; dissemination of information; Media Center; Extended Opportunities including Supervised Study, Career Opportunities, Saturday Speech, instrumental and vocal music, Teacher Intern, projects "Read" and "Math," and kindergarten language development;…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of two booklets on Mexican educational reform. The first booklet cites the parts of the Mexican Constitution dealing with education, the legal foundation of Mexican education, stipulating that it shall be universal, democratic, national, compulsory, free and immune from…

This study was a two-dimensional research design to determine vocational interests of Grade 10 Fayette County students. In an experimental group of 42 Cooperative Occupational Experience (COE) students from four schools, only the Ohio Vocational Interest Survey (OVIS) was used to measure student vocational interests. In a control group of 39…

By concentrating on individuals' general approaches toward education, their attitudes concerning different aspects of education, and their motivation for education, we have constructed an "index of educational values." This index appeared to reflect very differently individuals' educational orientations as compared, simply, to the level…

This paper provides a comparative analysis of postsecondary opportunity programs in New York State for 1973-1974. The programs reviewed are (1) Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK), (2) Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), and (3) Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). The College Discovery program is treated separately in…

The National Technical Institute for the Deaf, established in 1968 and now located on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus, offers students training that may lead to a certificate, diploma, or associate degree in business or technical skills. Job opportunities for graduates are described, as is the institute itself. (LBH)

Reviews distance education in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and discusses its impact on the country. Programs highlighted include the College of External Studies, the correspondence school of the National Department of Education; the University of Papua New Guinea; programs offered by corporations and government departments; and courses from outside PNG.…

A federally sponsored project called ACCESS is described, which is designed to help rural high school students in 27 counties of northwest Missouri obtain skills needed to attend college or trade school and then return to work in their communities. (MLW)

Considers problems associated with community college open admissions policies, questioning the colleges' effectiveness in developing needed skill levels. Reviews proposed solutions to literacy problems. Argues that literacy education is the responsibility of all faculty and that open door admissions must be accompanied by policies that facilitate…

The National Education Association (NEA) asserts that precertification testing should be an important filter for guaranteeing that only competent candidates are certified to teach. However, NEA also stresses that all teacher education students must have equal opportunity and access to the resources required to produce quality teachers and is…

Traces the political history and the future political role of teacher competency testing nationwide. Focuses on the role of testing in the allocation of educational and employment opportunity. (GC)