The National Rehabilitation Association annually sponsors the Switzer Memorial Seminar, a program designed to explore, in-depth, a particular topic of interest to the rehabilitatin of handicapped individuals. Participants are selected for their achievements and involvement in the area to be studied. This monograph of the proceedings of the Fourth…

Ethnic studies programs, initiated in the recent past, have begun to wane in popularity. There are a number of possible explanations for this phenomenon. Ethnic studies programs have encountered the following stumbling blocks when implemented: (1) inadequate teacher preparation and commitment; (2) fragmented integration with other curriculum…

FOR SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO THE 1954 SUPREME COURT DECISION, MEMBERS OF ST. LOUIS SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES, BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC, SOUGHT TO INCORPORATE THE PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY INTO THEIR PLANNING. PLANNING WAS AIMED AT FOSTERING A CLIMATE FAVORABLE TO ST. LOUIS' ACCEPTANCE OF THE SCHOOL DESEGREGATION DECISION. THESE…

THIS STUDY PROVIDED INFORMATION ON PROCEDURES AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING LEARNING STATIONS TO PROVIDE THE MENTALLY RETARDED WITH WORK-EXPERIENCE ACTIVITIES. SUBJECTS WERE 14 STUDENTS, AGE RANGE 16.2 TO 19 YEARS, WITH IQ SCORES OF 50 TO 79. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACILITIES WERE USED AS LEARNING STATIONS. THE SUBJECTS PARTICIPATED IN COURSE…

Support systems research has expanded its therapeutic horizons beyond the family, often using the concepts and methods of social network analysis. Recent network developments provide useful suggestions for support systems research in the analyses of social ties and social networks, and the implications of large-scale social structure for…

Urban education is beginning to adopt a new focus, based on the ideas that all children can and must become competent in reading, writing, and mathematics, and that this objective can only be achieved by shifting from a "service delivery" approach to one based on the collaboration of students, parents, teachers, and the community. There still…

This study examines the relationships between effective school-community relations, community support for schools, and student achievement in two communities of different socioeconomic makeup. The study was carried out in a rural area with low and middle income residents and in a suburban area with middle to upper income residents. A validated…

This bibliography contains annotations of 11 documents and journal articles covering various aspects of school public relations, including how to start a PR program, how to improve information dissemination and information gathering, the PR aspects of school violence, the role of the school business manager in PR, school publications, the PR…

The evaluation report addresses a two-year effort of an originally planned three-year project designed to plan, pilot test, and implement a K-14 career education program into the North Kingstown, Rhode Island public schools. During the two years of the project, administrative and community support diminished until funding for the third and final…

Private colleges and universities are now under pressure from many directions. The potential benefits of statewide planning agencies in building cooperation between the public and private sectors of higher education are examined. This compendium of suggestions for finding alternatives to often wasteful competitive relationships is drawn from a…

Illinois School District 151 is the first Northern court ordered desegregated school system. Prior studies indicate that community members do not support the district. This Title III project has as its major goal to increase the areas of support and reduce the areas of nonsupport, in order to provide an invigorating stimulating educational…

This paper presents a case-study of the successful nine-month plan with which Tulane University guaranteed the growth and continuation of its Italian program. The paper provides a blueprint for the teacher of Italian on any campus who wishes to strengthen the position of his Italian program in this era when dwindling federal, state and university…

The results of a June 1969 Gallup Poll indicated that 71 percent of the adults questioned favored sex education in the schools. However, public schools now are faced with intensive efforts by extremist groups to discredit family life and sex education programs. Charges aimed at eliminating these programs are seriously affecting many localities.…

This study examines the economic, educational, and physical feasibility of the four-quarter plan with an assigned vacation. The choice of this plan resulted from the examination of research and literature on different forms and uses of the four-quarter plan. It was concluded that the plan would be feasible if the following conditions were met: (1)…

This report relates the incidents and grievances which led to racial turmoil in Palmetto High School, Miami. The student body of this school was comprised of eight percent black students from low-income families and the remainder of white students from affluent suburban homes. A responsive and integrated panel composed of Miami Urban Coalition…