The need for demographic research relevant to plans concerning adult education, day care, nursery care, and after-school services is increasing along with the demand for such services. Such demographic data are essential for the wise policymaking needed to build effective educational systems for the future. Present trends having an effect on…

This compilation contains the verbatim texts of recommendations made by states' delegates from 16 northeastern states participating in the Baltimore regional conference of the White House Conference on Families. The recommendations are organized by topic for each of the individual states. Topics include the following as related to the family: work…

This compilation contains the verbatim texts of recommendations made by states' delegates from 11 midwest and southern states participating in the Minneapolis regional conference of the White House Conference on Families. The recommendations are organized by topic for each of the individual states. Topics include the following as related to the…

In 1975 the Vancouver, British Columbia, Board of School Trustees established School Consultative Committees (SCCs). These advisory committees were designed to allow parents to participate in the decision-making process at the local school level. An analysis of the minutes of meetings of twelve of these SCCs (eight elementary and four secondary)…

This summary of the federal government's review of the official languages policy is based almost entirely on textual excerpts from the original document. The purpose of the paper is to review some of the roots of the Canadian experience responsible for the origins of the official languages policy, and to review the Canadian experience with this…

Presented are the results of the sixth annual tabular survey of programs in operation or approved for state support of private higher education in the 50 states. As a result of the growth of such programs in the six survey years, the Education Commission of the States (ECS) formed a task force to look carefully at the issue of public support for…

The impact of federal legislation upon educational research and evaluation is explored in detail within a political systems framework. Specific laws have affected the financial support, organization, and function of research and development services. These laws include: the Cooperative Research Act (1954); the Elementary and Secondary Education…

A brief introduction describing the planning process for the meeting, reports from five discussion groups, a summary of their findings, and conclusions are provided for a pre-conference on the theme, Library and Information Services for Increasing International Understanding and Cooperation. The nearly 100 participants, who met to exchange ideas,…

In accordance with legislative mandate, the Office of the Chancellor for California Community Colleges is seeking to develop principles and policies regarding credit/noncredit courses. This progress report outlines six principles on credit/noncredit determination which include the requirements that: (1) credit/noncredit status be determined by…

The purpose of this paper is to identify primarily educational issues which are basic to the practitioner or researcher in the area of correctional education. Three categories of issues are examined. Management issues are one category and includes those which involve administrative and supervisory duties. Building a platform (rationale,…

Cumberland County College with a team of consultants developed a long-range plan along with a continuing planning process to assure the college's continued effectiveness. Aspects of the planning process include: review of available reports relevant to the college's long-range planning; identification of preliminary goals and objectives; assessment…

This collection of excerpts and bibliographies address the three debate propositions selected as subjects of the 1978-1979 debate question for high schools selected by the National University Extension Service, "What should be the energy policy of the United States?" The collection is divided into three parts each addressing one of the…

Part 1 of a two-part series, this volume presents three separate policy studies done using a contextual research, development, and innovation (RD & I) analysis framework developed by the authors. The studies are intended to demonstrate the requirements and possibilities for policy analysis in the RD & I arena and the utility of the…

Part of a series of instructional packages for use in college level economics courses, this document contains nine lecture outlines on macroeconomics. The first section deals with basic macroeconomic concepts in terms of underlying microeconomic behavior, national income and product accounting, nominal and real GNP, actual and potential GNP, and…

This statement presents the position of and addresses the needs of the professional members of the American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) divisions and regions. The seven sections discuss: (1) the development of the statement; (2) guidelines for avoiding charges of irresponsible practice; (3) qualifications of test users (those who…