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Jones, David R. – 1994
David R. Jones shares his knowledge and experience and the research done by his organization, the Community Service Society of New York, in his twice monthly column in the "New York Amsterdam News," New York City's leading African American newsweekly. The column, "The Urban Agenda," explores practical options that can help…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Budgets, Community Organizations, Educational Finance
Jennings, Edward T., Jr., Ed.; Zank, Neal S., Ed. – 1993
The 16 chapters in this book are intended to stimulate thinking about approaches to dealing with the substance of public assistance policy as it bears on coordination issues, organizational arrangements for policy development and delivery, and processes for building linkages between disparate but related programs. Part I, an introduction, contains…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Employment Services
Download full textAcademy for Educational Development, Inc., New York, NY. – 1991
This booklet contains excerpted remarks by government and public health officials concerning social marketing and its use. It is noted that the agencies they represent are among those that are considered pioneers in applying social marketing to some of the toughest problems facing America. Topics concerning government, public health, and the use…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Disease Control, Federal Government
Liss, Susan M., Ed.; Taylor, William L., Ed. – 1991
This study of the civil rights policies and practices of the Bush Administration reviews the first 2 years of that administration's actions, presents recommendations for the future, and offers a series of working papers prepared by experts in the civil rights field. Part 1 of two major parts presents the actual report of the Citizen's Commission…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
Gordon, David T., Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers takes stock of 20 years of school reform in the United States, examining whether the nation was ever "at risk," and if so, whether it still is and which reforms have made a difference. Papers include "Introduction" (David T. Gordon); (1) "Riding Waves, Trading Horses: The Twenty-Year Effort to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Educational Quality
Borman, Geoffrey D., Ed.; Stringfield, Samuel C., Ed.; Slavin, Robert E., Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers presents the most recent research on Title I federal compensatory education. Building on 35 years of research, development, and practical experience, the book presents evidence of various ways Title I can become a more effective program and instrument for school reform. The nine papers are: (1) "Title I: Its…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Access to Education, Accountability
Hart, J. R. – 2002
Nine chapters address current issues in teaching, focusing on: (1) "Teacher Quality and Quantity" (James B. Stedman); (2) "Progress Through the Teacher Pipeline" (Robin R. Henke, Xianglei Chen, Sonya Geis, and Paula Knepper); (3) "Raising the Achievement of Low-Performing Students: What High Schools Can Do" (Gene Bottoms); (4) "Knowledge and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Teachers, Career Development, Educational Change
Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy, New York, NY. – 2002
This publication is comprised of case statements of 14 attendees at an invitational meeting at the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy and other adult educators. Offered as an advocacy tool for the field, these case statements represent short statements making the case for adult education and literacy; are the products of national leaders…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Advocacy
Linnell, Robert H., Ed. – 1982
The impact of faculty income on academe is examined in eight papers comprising the final summary report of the Ethical and Economic Issues Project of the University of Southern California. "Ethical and Economic Issues Facing Academe in a Rapidly Changing Society" (Robert H. Linnell) examines ethical dilemmas, faculty salaries, continuing…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Policy, Codes of Ethics, College Faculty
Illinois Univ., Champaign. – 1980
This publication contains ten papers designed to show relationships between job creation and vocational education. Information is presented regarding three areas: (1) national and state perspectives of job creation, (2) examples of how specific vocational education disciplines impact in the job creation process, and (3) case studies of job…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Business Responsibility, Case Studies, Community Involvement
Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; Berdahl, Robert O., Ed. – 1988
The effects and implications of the changing relationship between external societal influences and academic institutions are explored in 16 essays by experts in the field. Titles and authors are as follows: "The University and the State: A Historical Overview" (E. D. Duryea); "Autonomy and Accountability: Some Fundamental…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, College Curriculum, College Students
Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; Berdahl, Robert O., Ed. – 1981
The wide-ranging impact of social, political and economic forces on higher education and their specific consequences for faculty, students, and administrators is addressed within the broad context of autonomy and accountability. The book is organized around several themes. The first section discusses such basic issues as: the historical…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Academic Freedom, Accountability, College Administration
Gilder, Jamison, Ed. – 1981
In 1980 four state assemblies were convened by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) to evaluate state education policies and to recommend changes that would enhance opportunities for lifelong learning. This monograph presents the final reports and accompanying background papers of these assemblies. After Edmund…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Educational Finance
Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This collection of 16 essays explore the effects and implications of the changing relationship between external societal influences and academic institutions in the United States. A foreword by Clark Kerr is entitled, "American Society Turns More Assertive: A New Century Approaches for Higher Education in the United States." The essays…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, College Curriculum, College Students
Cole, Jonathan R., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This volume contains 19 papers on the current status of the research university particularly in light of diminished federal research support and of the opportunities and perils of the larger, international educational stage. The papers are: (1) "Balancing Acts: Dilemmas of Choice Facing Research Universities" (Jonathan R. Cole); (2)…
Descriptors: College Presidents, College Role, Competition, Diversity (Institutional)
