The W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research prepared this study for the Subcommittee on Economic Progress of the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States. Discussions in the document include factual information which leads to the present status of American Indians, suggested plans for improving education, incentives to…

As the first of 2 volumes of a survey of contemporary (1966) economic, political, and educational needs of Indians of Canada, this study viewed the difficulties Indians have faced economically and politically. The study took over 2 years to complete, and over 40 scholars participated using interviews, firsthand observations, and questionnaires to…

A staff paper to the President's Task Force on Communications Policy examines the feasibility of a domestic communications satellite system. Although, with expected technological advancement, satellites may play a significant role in domestic transmission and are economically feasible right now, a number of remaining questions make the…

Speeches at this workshop on the construction and utilization of physical facilities on the college campus include the following--(1) academic planning and educational specifications, (2) space utilization and planning for expansion, (3) the role of the architect in facility planning, (4) federal participation in academic facilities, and (5)…

Social workers at the Boston Center for Blind Children function in the following areas: supportive casework with the parents of handicapped, visually-impaired children; coordination of services and resources to the children and families involved; and dissemination of information to the staffs of other agencies regarding Boston Center. The most…

The Florida State Department of Education research and development program is aimed at transforming three significant educational ideas into possibilities: increased productivity in the educational system, increased accountability for educational programs, and continuing self-renewal in all of education. Target dates provide that by 1972…

The role of governmental agencies in the control of wire and radio communication, especially broadcasting, is explained. A major portion of the book concerns the broadcast spectrum, its character and utility for communications, and the technical rules which govern the allocation of radio frequencies and their use by various classes of stations,…

Noting the federal regulations and guidelines on affirmative action, responses to them, and two Fifth Circuit Court cases regarding efficacy, propriety and constitutionality of affirmative numerical hiring relief, the Assistant U. S. Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, sketches the differences between numerical quotas and realistic goals in…

The needs of legislatures for a source of reliable, independent information on higher education costs are examined along with the role of statewide planning or coordinating agencies in providing that information. (JT)

The Venice-Lincoln Technical Center, Venice, Illinois, is housed in former public school facilities and offers a variety of adult education and job training classes. State agencies' involvement and enabling legislation concerned with program implementation, development, and funding are discussed. (LH)

The author delineates major changes needed in the regional accreditation of postsecondary insitutions--a redefinition of terms, a clarification of purposes, and the implementation of new service-oriented programs--and outlines how regional agencies can accomplish these changes. (Editor/JT)

Noting that the concept of postsecondary education is changing the idea of what an institution is, the author summarizes the various means of evaluating institutions (by federal government, state governments, private agencies, and the institutions themselves) and emphasizes the need for institutions to define expected outcomes and work toward…

Traces emerging federal policy that constitutes a multidimensional attack on abuses of the educational consumer (involving Congress, the Office of Education, the Federal Trade Commission, Veterans Administration, Postal Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs) aimed primarily at protecting federal investments. (Editor/JT)

Three objectives underlying higher education consumer protection regulations are identified: protection from specific abuses, better student selections, and program quality. The author contends that the federal government should focus on preventing abuses, the other responsibilities remaining with the private sector including the voluntary…

The departure of children from foster care, the demography of foster children, the number of moves in foster care, and other foster care status changes, including adoption and hospitalization, are analyzed in a 5-year longitudinal study of 624 children, from infancy to 12 years of age, who entered foster care in New York City in 1966. (BRT)