This publication is a compilation of keynote addresses and workshop presentations given at a national conference on the Child Development Associate (CDA) program held in conjunction with the 1979 annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The document is divided into eleven sections. Each section…

This paper presents an overview of Canadian immigration policy and summarizes the main features of the Immigration Act of 1976. It is argued that the role and status of non-White groups, particularly East Indians, will be jeopardized by the new immigration policy. (EB)

Reviews selected proposals for revision of Canadian Copyright Act which relate to copyright exemptions, fair use, reprography, copyright societies, materials for the disabled, computerized information systems, collective works, public renting rights, paternity right, and right to authorize. Modifications in the interest of libraries are suggested.…

While print media are protected by the First Amendment, the electronic media are subject to content regulations. Gives an historical overview, showing how the Federal Communications Commission came to regulate radio. There should be a constitutional solution, an amendment protecting electronic media from government regulations. (CS)

Surveys the effects of federal regulation upon energy self sufficiency and fuel development in the United States. Recommends ways the public and the government can alleviate the energy problem. Five appendices discuss the greenhouse effect, sulfur dioxide, acid rain, zero population, pollution, and zero health risk. (SK)

Reviews the history of bilingual education in the United States from the 1974 Supreme Court ruling to the present. Concludes that federal policy must be flexible in allowing districts to select the program that best meets their needs. Discusses three specific programs. (JOW)

The ramifications of the judicial demand that the Federal Communications Commission "articulate with reasonable clarity its reasons for decision" are explored through recent court decisions. (JMF)

The final segment in a series of three articles on the federal procurement process and service delivery to the handicapped focuses on the appeal-of-award supposition, with particular emphasis on the General Accounting Office's decision regarding the National Instructional Materials Information System contract at Ohio State University. See EC 115…

Discusses the costs of government regulation of industry, the effect of such regulation on productivity, and ways of improving the regulatory process. (IRT)

Due to federal regulations, the days of the college recruiter from business coming on campus to recruit graduating students may soon be over. This could cause the adoption of strict university regulations governing the operations of the placement office. Changes involve the use of interview lists, restricted schedules, and strict criteria…

California's top educator talks about education and politics. (Author)

Discusses and draws lessons from the failure of KIPC-FM, the radio station of the All Indian Pueblo Council (AIPC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which operated from January 1976 to September 1977. (GT)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System for meat and poultry processing will benefit consumers by reducing food-borne illnesses. The benefits are likely to exceed the additional costs from implementing the regulations. (SK)

Regulation and deregulation are situational, and public policies are too often linked to industry lobbying efforts. Consumers must be educated about whether their interests are served by regulation or deregulation. (SK)

Identifies flaws in the new Carl Perkins Act: mismatch between purpose and funding; micromanagement; attempts to legislate learning by specifying courses; legislation of methodology such as academic-vocational integration; failure to consider restructuring of the vocational education system; and failure to address the important federal role in…