This committee print starts with a pessimistic description of the decay of the economic functions traditionally associated with urban areas. Chapters by educators and public figures in the field focus on different problems of the urban crisis. That federal grants to cities, even when targeted to specific objectives, do not necessarily solve the…

The impact of professional jargon and data-based statements in evaluation reports on audience responses to an evaluation report and an evaluator's recommendations was examined. Subjects read one of four evaluation reports about testing and grading procedures in a school program. The reports varied in the amount of jargon and data used to justify…

The analysis presented in this report was designed to make available to policymakers a comprehensive study of child care arrangements, preferences, and costs as of 1971, using data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Women and Young Women. This analysis yields results which both complement and update the earlier Low and Spindler report…

The advent of computer programming by faculty members on college and university campuses and the potential value of the product of this effort in the commercial marketplace have caused some college and university administrators to examine the potential benefits and problems associated with developing policy surrounding the issues of property…

Statistical data from Ohio directories and program reports on Ohio citizens, their library needs, libraries, and librarians are provided as background information for this proposal of policies and priorities for Ohio state continuing library education, 1977-1979. Sections cover major issues in Ohio library development and implications for…

This brief summarizes the findings of significant research studies dealing with school district governance and the political processes of local school districts. The bulk of the discussion focuses on the research of Harmon Zeigler and his colleagues, particularly on the study described in "Governing American Schools," by Zeigler, Jennings, and…

Traces the causes and effects of the devaluation of honors grades over the past fifteen years noting particularly effects on transcripts and grades as a means of exchange and suggesting faculty responsibility for restoration of academic standards. (JT)

This paper reports on the language question in the Philippines in light of the New Constitution of 1973 and the language policy of the Department of Education and Culture. The linguistic, social and legal problems involved in creating a national language based on the existing native languages are discussed. Available from 39 East 83rd St., New…

Argues that a greatly expanded attention given to futurism in educational institutions and an intensive, systematic use of futures research applied to educational policy making can go a long way toward meeting criticisms that education is backwards looking and resistant to change, and that education tends to develop an in-capacity for future…

Questions the case for the use of futurism in education made in the Lonsdale paper; notes that futurism involves political as well as technological dimensions; and discusses both possibilities for doctoral dissertation research and the amount of concern actually shown by local school district officials for any kind of futures research. (JM)

Asserts the importance of the board-superintendent relationship and discusses some of the areas in that relationship that have the greatest potential for difficulty. (Published by the Kansas Association of School Boards, 825 Western, Topeka, Kansas) (Author/IRT)

Describes a new approach to social services, including services to children, which was developed by the government of the New Democratic Party in British Columbia in 1972. (Author/CS)

When problems arose among parents and religious groups over the observance of religious holidays in schools, the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) school board appointed an ad hoc study committee to investigate the issue and make recommendations. The committee represented parents and local businesses and government as well as many local churches and religious…

In lesser developed countries, interest has been growing in the role evaluation plays in the improvement of media-based education programs. Such programs include the use of television or radio to communicate a useful message to students, the general populace, or a particular group (such as mothers or small farmers). The message to be communicated…