In October 1970, the Commission on Civil Rights published a large-scale study of "The Federal Civil Rights Enforcement Effort." Based on an evaluation of more than 40 departments and agencies with significant civil rights responsibilities, the Commission found that enforcement was characterized largely by inaction, lack of coordination,…

In view of the fact that the issue of the transportation of pupils in the public school for purposes of desegregation has now become politically and emotionally charged, the Metropolitan Applied Research Center staff decided to collect and analyze the facts on the extent, the nature, and the consequences of transportation of children to schools in…

A study to investigate the significance of teacher decisions concerning the social and physical dimensions of the Open Classroom was conducted. Preliminary observation reviewed teacher goals and decisions for the Open Classroom. This research is based upon Hall's theory of culture reflecting the communication model. There are five basic structural…

Priorities for the continued development of postsecondary education in the South are identified, specifically the structure and process by which limited funds will be allocated and public resources used. Education and training for employment has been identified as a special need for southern high school graduates. Postsecondary education must…

Analyzing the effects of higher education accessibility, the present state of difficulties re: accessibility, and the functioning of various means of accessibility compensation, this paper presents the development of Polish education in terms of the social, political, and economic systems operative during the inter-war period (1918-39) and the…

In August 1973, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) announced its decision to close the Intermountain Indian Boarding School since its enrollment had declined from 2,150 to 800 students. This decision was based on two reports which gave the following reasons: adequate facilities existed at schools on or near the Navajo Reservation to meet the…

J. Stanley Pottinger, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Rights Division (CRD) of the Department of Justice, was invited to testify before the committee concerning the existence and extent of discrimination in the public broadcasting industry. The Justice Department was concerned with the Civil Rights Act, Title VI. Members of his…

The role of tuition in financing public higher education in several southern states is examined. Several problem areas are addressed: how tuition levels are established and what rationales exist for the various charges; the contribution made by tuition when compared to other sources of revenue; and the essential elements of a statewide study of…

This six-step model examines the role of six potential participants in the educational policy formation process. The six steps are proposal development, executive recommendation (performed by the superintendent), legislative action (by the school board), supplementary change, implementation, and review. The six potential participants in this…

Concurrent with a needs assessment and community input study, a research team undertook two behavioral science research efforts. The first was an identification and examination of the influence network through which local leadership was organized. The second was an examination of how those who constituted the network of policy-making influentials…

A study investigates the governance roles of trustees in four private colleges that were victims of fiscal pressures common to independent colleges and that did not survive. The primary concern is with the board's role prior to failure, the responsibility they bore for what happened, and the opportunities for service they may have overlooked.…

Based on the experience of the past, current viewpoints, and opinions about the future as conceived by the Committee on Vocational Education Research and Development (COVERD), this paper explains a framework for considering alternative policy options and discusses the relationships among the social environment, status and trends in vocational…

This paper describes the formal and informal processes used to evaluate vocational education programs, examines their impact on appropriations, priorities, and policy recommendations, and addresses the question of what policy options for vocational education Congress ought to consider as it confronts legislative renewal. Several criteria are…

This booklet consists of seven articles intended to introduce new school board members in Texas to the formation and implementation of educational policy, with particular emphasis on the legal requirements governing policy-making and other school board activities. The articles include the following: "Policy Development: An Overview," by…

Issues in selective admissions in Australia and especially in Victoria are reviewed. Administrative and policy issues are analyzed and some of the consequences of an imbalance between supply and demand are addressed. (MLW)