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Download full textNew York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1985
Participants in a symposium concerned with issues affecting rural New York State identified strengths and weaknesses and suggested policy in relation to three broad goals in the area of human services and community life: (1) increase community awareness of problems affecting rural localities, including the causes and effects of crime, violence,…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Problems, Community Services, Delivery Systems
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1984
Recommendations concerning postsecondary accreditation in California are presented, with attention to public reliance on nongovernmental accreditation. After a review of the history of accreditation and its role in institutional oversight, attention is directed to national accreditation of colleges, regional accreditation by the Western…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Certification
PDF pending restorationNational Council on the Handicapped, Washington, DC. – 1986
This paper, one of a series of topic papers assessing federal laws and programs affecting persons with disabilities, addresses the issue of housing. Major federal responsibilities are to develop additional housing opportunities for persons with disabilities and to assure that currently available housing is equally open to individuals with…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Community Programs, Community Zoning, Cost Effectiveness
State Board for Higher Education Record, 1983
A summary of the 1983 report of Maryland's Financial Aid Task Force is presented that identifies four goals for student financial aid programs and provides statistical findings, interpretations, and recommendations. It is noted that the Task Force focused on the level of student financial need and the appropriate role of the state in meeting this…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Attendance, Financial Aid Applicants, Financial Needs
Sharpes, Donald K. – 1983
Major social science concepts that have an impact on a study of teacher education in developing nations are discussed. The relationship between national progress and teacher education is considered, and economic, political, and social realities facing these nations are pointed out. Among those discussed are: (1) economic problems of high…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cultural Awareness, Developing Nations, Economic Factors
Tzivoni, Lea, Ed. – 1988
Prefaced by a review by the Chairman and a report by the Director-General of Israel's Planning and Grants Committee (PGC), this document contains nine chapters describing: (1) the Planning and Grants Committee; (2) the country's higher education system in 1986/87; (3) planning, information, and new units; (4) the higher education budget; (5)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Degrees (Academic), Educational Finance
Gim, Wever; Litwin, Tybel – 1980
Five case studies describe experiences in the resettlement of Indochinese refugees in Albuquerque, New Mexico; San Diego, California; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Des Moines, Iowa. The case studies focus on local government and community attitudes toward the refugees; patterns of resettlement; and the nature and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Role, Educational Needs
Michie, Meredith, Ed. – Institute of Family Studies Newsletter, 1984
This newsletter's first article is the director's report "Double Standards in Australian Family Policy" by Don Edgar. It asks for government support for families in the form of programs and funding, not just rhetoric. The next article, "IFS Research", also by Don Edgar, details the past, current and future research of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conferences, Databases, Divorce
Sivaramayya, B. – 1984
This paper considers Indian affirmative action policies that provide reservations (quotas) in favor of two disadvantaged groups, the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes. First, definitions and background are presented. The scheduled castes ("untouchables") are said to suffer from social segregation, and the scheduled tribes from…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Caste, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Morse, Susanne W. – 1984
Current types of industry-sponsored educational programs, training facilities, and teaching and evaluation methods are described. The history of education and training within the corporate world and the roles of government and unions are traced. Factors that have limited college and industrial cooperation in employee education are also identified.…
Descriptors: College Role, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Government Role
Scribner, Jay D., Ed. – 1977
This book consists of 11 chapters that discuss various concerns of importance in the field of the politics of education and describe some of the current research efforts in the field. The individual chapters include "The Politics of Education: An Introduction," by Jay Scribner and Richard Englert; "Methods and Conceptualizations of…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Court Role, Decision Making, Education
National Opinion Research Center, Chicago, IL. – 1979
A study was undertaken of federal and state secondary and higher education policy research design that used a new approach. It systematically used the parties interested in policy development to identify the specific policies within their domain that are in current contention and also identify the arguments and claims on all sides of the policy in…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Federal Government, Government Role, High School Graduates
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Assembly of Engineering. – 1977
This study, conducted by the Metropolitan Communications Steering Committee for the Board on Telecommunications-Computer Applications of the National Research Council, identifies telecommunications technologies that could provide useful services for homes, businesses, and governments up to the year 1980. The present state of telecommunication…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Delivery Systems, Emergency Programs, Environmental Influences
American Samoa Office of Samoan Information, Pago Pago. – 1977
In fiscal year 1977 the two houses of the American Samoan Legislature enacted some 60 public laws. Some of these laws were preparing for the new elective governor, the first to be elected (rather than appointed) in the 77-year history of the islands as an unincorporated territory of the United States. The total budget for the government of…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Change, Community Colleges, Community Organizations
Bureau of Higher and Continuing Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Div. of Eligibility and Agency Evaluation. – 1976
The committee's activity during 1976 revolved mostly around the review of petitions and interim reports relating to the Commissioner's authority to list recognized accrediting and state approval agencies. The committee reviewed 70 petitions and reports. As a result of its recommendations, one agency was added to the list of nationally recognized…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Policy, Adult Education, Advisory Committees
