Questions and issues about research on postsecondary education currently being considered at the National Institute of Education (NIE), NIE's major interests from previous years, and the evolving organization of NIE as it pertains to postsecondary research and development are examined. Over the six year period from funding year 1975 through…

The report is presented by the Council for Cultural Cooperation (CCC) of the Council of Europe to inform member countries and persons concerned with European education of Council activities during 1975. It contains an analytical survey of the Council's cultural program and its adaptation to educational needs in European countries since 1961. The…

The education/employment situation of young people in Belgium is examined as part of a project to broaden perspectives on social, educational, and employment issues in contemporary societies. Because of Belgium's complex cultural and linguistic make-up (59% of Belgians are Dutch-speaking Flemish; 41% are French-speaking Walloons), it is difficult…

Although the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) are rooted in the tradition of providing transfer education to Chicago's working class youth, the current administrative acceptance of a market-oriented, vocational philosophy has resulted in a decline in general education courses and has jeopardized equal access to higher education. This vocational…

THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN EDUCATION RESEARCH PROJECT, DEVELOPED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, HAS AS ITS PRIMARY AIM THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN PUPILS. TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, MANY INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL UNDERTAKINGS PLANNED SPECIFICALLY TO DEVELOP AND TO IMPROVE…

THE PERCENTAGE OF DISADVANTAGED FARM LABORERS, LOW INCOME MANUFACTURING WORKERS, AND MIGRANTS IS DISPROPORTIONATELY LARGE IN RURAL AMERICA. MILLIONS OF TECHNOLOGICALLY UNEMPLOYED RURAL YOUTH ARE UNEDUCATED, UNPREPARED, AND HENCE UNEMPLOYABLE IN A NEW OCCUPATION. ALTHOUGH UNDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE EXISTS TESTIFYING TO THE BENEFITS OF VOCATIONAL…

On July 19, 1968, a Task Force on Vocational and Technical Education was created by the governor of Ohio to develop proposals for organization, financing, and legislation. Some major problems to which the Task Force gave attention were: (1) the serious gap between the need for and the availability of vocational and technical education, (2) the…

A study to examine policies governing educational assistance plans for hourly and salaried employees in selected nongovernmental organizations in Ontario is reviewed. In the first of five chapters, educational assistance is defined as tuition aid and paid/unpaid educational leave plans to assist employees in pursuing education and training through…

The paper examines interpretations of educational development in western Europe since the 1960s and suggests that equality of opportunity has been the most pervasive theme underlying educational policy and development. Most often used to describe educational development are (1) demographic and economic data, (2) analyses of structural changes in…

Government and private agency statistics on a variety of education related problems are presented in this first edition of the yearbook. Material gathered on educational and labor-related opportunities of seven groups: blacks, Spanish surnamed, American Indians, Women, and Japanese, Chinese, Filipino descended Americans is presented. This…

Salient facts about white control and minority oppression are provided for major areas such as the economy, health, housing, education, the media, government, and the census. Economic data on white control cover topics such as wealth, the stock exchange, businesses, banks, union control and membership, and others. Data per training to minority…

Following sections that define sexism, that give examples of individual, cultural, and institutional sexism, and that provide random thoughts on sexism and racism, statistics are listed for women and their relationship to various areas such as the economy, education, sports, the government, the media, and housing. Specific topics subsumed under…

The Third International Conference on Adult Education in the context of live-long education was held in Tokyo from July 25 to August 7, 1972. Those attending the Conference examined the following topics: main trends in adult education during the last ten years; adult education as a factor in the democratization of education and in economic, social…

The Third International Conference on Adult Education, organized by UNESCO, met to: (1) examine the trends in adult education during the last decade; (2) consider the functions of adult education in the context of life-long education; and (3) review the strategies of educational development in regard to adult education. The final report of this…

The committee reports on adult education needs in Ireland and proposes a structure to service them. An initial examination of existing adult education services, published in an interim report with a directory of agencies, stimulated further submissions of information from Ireland and abroad. Basic conclusions on the type of permanent structure…