Major activities of the California Commission on the Status of Women during 1974-75 are described, and summaries are presented which characterize the status of women in California in areas of social, political, and economic life. Established by the state legislature in 1965, the Commission has among its goals the study of changing roles and…

In May and June of 1978 hearings were conducted on H.R. 9158, which provides for grants for the operation and improvement of tribally controlled community colleges. Appropriations would include $25,000,000 for each of the first two fiscal years and $30,000,000 for the third. The Navajo Community College would receive $60,000,000 over three years…

A project was conducted based on the following three objectives: (1) demonstrate a regional plan for the implementation of an open entry-exit (flexible) career development program encompassing career awareness, career exploration, and career preparation; (2) expose each student to a range of career clusters within the context of his educational…

This document summarizes the findings and recommendations made in the study of alternatives to current provincial policies and procedures relating to school construction and its funding. Major areas of attention were construction policies, planning structures, alternatives to construction, and funding formulas. (Author/MLF)

Building upon the body of knowledge re: rural cooperatives generated by the Office of Economic Opportunity and its research and demonstration programs, this paper proposes a design for a national program of Federal support for cooperatives serving the rural poor. Specifically, this paper presents: (1) the basic situation of the rural poor and the…

Differences and similarities between career education and vocational education are explored in the following areas: Definition of terms; individuals served; phases of career education and their relation to vocational education; placement; education and certification of teachers and other personnel; teaching-learning strategies; and advisory…

As part of a continuing survey of student population characteristics at the Metropolitan Community Colleges, this report presents questionnaire responses of 14,630 regular credit enrollment students for fall 1976. Twenty-eight tables organize information by campus in terms of: male and female students by part- or full-time status; enrollment…

The 1976-77 annual fiscal report on Arizona community colleges provides information on the State Board of Directors central staff expenditures, outlines the state community college system philosophy, and describes the community college system by district and by college in terms of date established, area served, and fall 1976 enrollment.…

As part of a study of selected developing colleges and universities funded in the Advanced Institutional Development Program (AIDP), this report focuses on St. Mary's Junior College (SMJC), a Roman Catholic, two-year college specializing exclusively in health, health-related and human service fields. The report considers SMJC's state of…

The process of withdrawal from two- and four-year institutions of higher education was studied. Data were drawn from the base year and the first and second follow-ups of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Results indicated that: (1) women students were more likely to withdraw only in two-year colleges; (2) white…

This report contains a tabular summary of the results of the April 1974 city-wide reading test administered in Grades 2 through 9 in all New York City public schools. Test results are presented at three levels for comparative analysis: New York City with other major cities, community school districts within N.Y.C., and community schools within…

The study of task identification in family and community services presents statistical correlations of task frequencies obtained by questionnaire for the occupations of visiting homemaker or homemaker home/health aide, family planning health aide, counselor on alcoholism, management aide in low-income housing projects, deputy juvenile probation…

A brief review of a school system in Alum Rock, California that uses the voucher, this paper focuses on an educational strategy intended to maximize the school's responsiveness to the expressed needs of the parents. The ideas and values underlying the development of the voucher school, the problems of operationalization, as these are said to…

This publication contains short articles and materials which focus on various aspects of intervention, child abuse, neglect and advocacy, family problems, services, and parent education. Included is a general review of the last decade of early intervention programs. Child abuse, neglect, and advocacy materials include definitions of relevant…

This work, designed as a sequel to "A Constant Variable" (Cohen and Associates, 1971), is intended for the same audience--administrators, trustees, counselors, and instructors in community colleges, university professors of higher education, and graduate students preparing for work in community colleges. The book describes the external and…