Expanding work opportunities, changing family structure, double digit inflation, and relaxed attitudes toward the appropriateness of women's work outside the home have contributed to increased labor force participation of women in recent years. Recent studies indicate that despite traditional attitudes ascribed to rural areas, trends in increasing…

By 1969 32 Solomon Schechter Day Schools existed to provide students with elementary and secondary education in the context of Conservative Judaism. These day schools are designed to extend the options for religious education already available in the afternoon congregational schools operating in many synagogues. This document outlines the…

On February 8 and 20, 1978, the United States Senate Subcommittee on Child and Human Development heard testimony regarding child care and child development programs which would provide background information to committee members examining how best to shape future federal legislation involving child care and child development. Testimony and…

Designed to assist state and local educational agencies and intermeidate educational units in developing administrative policies for the vocational education of handicapped students, the manual address present policy areas and administrative concerns. Guidelines are presented for policy development in the following nine areas (examples of…

A committee, composed of members of the Alvin Community College (ACC) Board of Trustees, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, and Alvin Police Department, and representatives from the faculty, administration, and student body, formulated a campus police policy handbook for the college. Development of the handbook…

A study of academic standards in the Los Angeles Community College District resulted in the identification of a number of problems and issues, as well as recommendations, in areas pertaining to: (1) entering students--pre-enrollment misconceptions, admissions policies, late registration, and choice of courses and programs; (2) attending…

Elements essential to an adequate framework for rural development in the U.S. are a national growth and development policy which includes a rural development strategy and definition of common problems and programmatic actions required to deal with them. Many past federal rural development programs (lacking a federal rural policy focus) have failed…

This book looks at major issues in day care and child care services from an international perspective, argues for a national child care policy, and makes recommendations for action. The first two chapters provide the context for the current issues in child care in terms of the history of child care, the need for child care outside the home, the…

This paper proposes that local public schools assume the locus of responsibility for providing comprehensive health and mental health services for children and their families. Among the advantages of school based delivery systems are the universality of public education, the availability of physical and human resources, established funding…

The situations and feelings of representative national samples of 50- and 70-year-olds were investigated in order to provide a representative, adequate data base for planning programs and policies that will result in maximum improvement in the quality of life of older Americans at minimum costs to taxpayers. Intensive case studies of 1,000…

A personality and economic profile is presented of primary users of federal recreation areas. The characteristics of this outdoor recreation constituency are described and the influence of their behavior patterns and attitudes on federal land distribution policy is considered. Citing the unequal distribution of natural resources for recreational…

Part of a 10 booklet series on talented and gifted education, the booklet discusses developing and administering policy for talented and gifted students. Some aspects to be considered before implementing a new policy are considered, including social issues, administrative concerns, trends in talented and gifted programs, and instructional…

Policy-making is viewed as a complex and unorganized process. Several aspects are examined: political, rational, collegial, and eclectic. The political model is chosen as that closest to the educational policy-making process. Theories of that process in higher education institutions are examined. Recommendations for programs to prepare educational…

A study was conducted to provide information on which to base alternative plans for an interim tenure policy for the University of the District of Columbia for the academic year 1978-79. Data were collected on 661 full-time, permanent faculty employed by the university. The data included sex, age, faculty rank, highest degree completed, annual…

The official position of the Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children (MiAEYC) regarding several core child care and educational issues is briefly stated. It is suggested that members and officers of MiAEYC, policy makers, and interested individuals refer to these statements as a basis for decision making and formulation of…