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Iowa State Career Education Advisory Council, Des Moines. – 1977
Focus in this evaluation report of Iowa secondary vocational education is on jointly administered programs--those contracted services which are established either between two or more secondary schools or between a merged area school and one or more secondary schools. The report is a synthesis and discussion of information gathered from field…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Policy Formation, Program Administration, Program Effectiveness
Henard, Ralph E. – 1979
The implications of faculty workload and formula budgeting issues on higher education in the 1980s are discussed. Because of declining enrollments and tight resources it is suggested that state legislative committees in the 1980s will accelerate their requests for faculty workload data related to formulas for the allocations of full-time faculty.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, College Planning, Conference Reports
Download full textNational Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Assembly of Engineering. – 1976
This report addressed to policy making officials in local government deals with the role of federal assistance in future developments of information systems by local governments through an assessment of the Urban Information Systems Inter-Agency Committee (USAC) Program, which, beginning in 1970, provided grants to five municipalities--Charlotte,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Computer Science, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
MacDonald, Wayne, Comp.; And Others – 1979
Drafted in 1978 as a working document for Safety in Outdoor Adventure Programs (S.O.A.P.) by a council of outdoor adventure programmers, checklists outline standard accepted safety policy for Outdoor Adventure Programs and Wilderness Adventure Programs conducted through public or private agencies in California. Safety policy emphasizes: the…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adventure Education, Camping, Check Lists
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1979
Focusing on follow-through, synthesis, dissemination, and application, this Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act plan for knowledge development in 1980 is divided into seven key sections. The first section presents projects which will require continued funding and refinement to realize their objectives. Section 2 provides a list of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1979
This annual report of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education (NACAE) focuses on both general statistics and change in the federal involvement in adult education since 1965 in light of the new 1978 legislation. It is intended to provide insight and facts for the Executive Branch and the Congress and also to serve as a reference for the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Annual Reports
Walker, Donald E. – 1979
Advice for the effective administration of higher education institutions is presented in this guide for practitioners. The characteristics of effective and ineffective administrators are discussed as they apply to the specific demands of college and university administration. The need for a cooperative working relationship between faculty and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role
RIESSMAN, FRANK – 1967
THE CLOWARD-PIVEN PLAN FOR PRECIPITATING A WELFARE CRISIS TO BRING ABOUT A GUARANTEED ANNUAL INCOME IS CRITICIZED AS AN ANTIPOVERTY STRATEGY. BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WEAKEST SEGMENTS OF THE POOR, ITS EFFECTIVENESS AS A LONG-TERM DISRUPTION OF THE POVERTY CYCLE IS QUESTIONED. A NATIONAL NEW CAREERS MOVEMENT IS PROPOSED AS AN ALTERNATIVE…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Economically Disadvantaged, Guaranteed Income, Leadership
MILLER, WALTER B. – 1959
IT IS FELT SOCIAL WORK THEORY NEEDS CONCRETE AND SYSTEMATIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE "CUSTOMARY," PATTERNED WAYS OF HUMAN INTERACTION, AND PROFESSIONALS SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL-CLASS TRADITIONS AND RELATED FACTORS ON BEHAVIOR. WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK, A DESCRIPTION OF A LOWER-CLASS URBAN COMMUNITY IS OFFERED AS A GUIDE. DISCUSSED ARE…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences
Chisman, Arlington W.; Novak, Kathy – 1977
One of a set of seven instructional materials designed for competency-based vocational education administrator education, this module focuses on the learner's accomplishment of objectives related to procedures for planning and implementing vocational programs for disadvantaged and handicapped persons. Following introductory material discussing the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Competency Based Education, Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth
Tillam, Reginald C., Ed. – 1977
The International Conference on Education (ICE) is convened every second year to provide an occasion for senior officials from Ministries of Education to meet and discuss developments in education. Participants at the conference, held in Geneva from 30 August to 8 September 1977, considered main trends in education and a special theme: "The…
Descriptors: Administrators, Case Studies, Educational Programs, Educational Resources
Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Development, Salem, OR. – 1976
This report presents the findings and recommendations of an Early Childhood Development Task Force established in 1974 by Governor Straub of Oregon. The Task Force was established to study the need for a centralized structure or agency to determine policies and plan programs in child development for Oregon. The Task Force was also requested to…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Agency Role, Child Advocacy, Child Development
Cole, Barbara, Ed. – 1977
Five talks given at a seminar on educational policy in foreign countries are presented in this document. The first contends that while schools established for Americans abroad tend to be isolated from the local community for several reasons, opportunities for extended cultural interchange exist and should be used. The second examines the nature of…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Anthropology, Culture Contact, Developed Nations
Mariscal and Co., Los Angeles, CA. – 1978
To assist administrators, researchers, and evaluators in better understanding and implementing the Vocational Education Act of 1963, this booklet brings together the provisions of the Act, the regulations, selected provisions from related laws, significant policy, and statements based on public hearings issues. Its format of columns that clearly…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Shea, Mary Lou – 1978
Nurse aide education is an issue that governmental and health care agencies are addressing. Nurse aides are employed in numerous and varied health care agencies, such as hospitals, nursing homes, physician's offices, and private homes. Although there are no educational requirements for nurse aides in Illinois, there are a number of formal training…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Core Curriculum, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
