A study identified motivations and disincentives for business philanthropy among 101 small and medium-sized corporations operating nationwide, as revealed through interviews conducted with their executives from March through August 1984. Discussions identified several principal incentives to encourage corporate support of community services and…

A survey assessing the status of foreign language and international studies instruction in Colorado in elementary, secondary, and higher education, and the needs of the international business community for individuals trained in these areas, is presented. Teachers and administrators at each of the three levels were surveyed. Response rates were…

This study discusses whether two tax programs instituted by local communities in Michigan to generate local economic activity have adversely affected local public elementary and secondary school financing. Analysis of the effects on school funding of The Plant Rehabilitation and Industrial Development Law of 1974 and its expansion in Act 255 of…

Four publications of the Educational Requirements for Industrial Democracy Project (1973-1976) are briefly reviewed. The project produced four books or monographs, seven published articles, and a number of unpublished papers. The main publication, "The Dialectic of Education and Work," by project investigators Henry M. Levin and Martin Carnoy,…

Through the conceptual use of systems analysis, systems which impinge upon current urban education are discussed in this paper. Examples are offered of subsystem changes within education and ways these changes affect the results of the educational system. Relationships between urban education and the United States social and economic systems are…

Citing examples of ideological bias and blatant advertising, the report reviews instructional materials and services provided to schools by industry, major corporations, electric utilities, and national trade associations. The document is presented in two parts. Part I, Instructional Advertising, contains a survey of promotional practices in the…

The parent can be the catalyst to "spark" the collaboration necessary to the success of career education from the total community. Parents should become involved because education determines how one's children will live, which in turn determines the quality of life the parent enjoys in the community. To speak effectively, parents should speak…

This handbook is designed to aid industrial educators in developing a private enterprise component in their programs in order to help students learn how business and industry work. It is a guide to implementing The Wisconsin Guide to Local Curriculum Improvement in Industrial Education, K-12. The book contains the following three sections: (1)…

IPAR, whose name originally stemmed from its official name--Institute for Public Affairs Research, Inc.--is described as a nonprofit organization operating in Portland, Oregon, and designed to bring students and their teachers into closer contact with all aspects of the working world by (1) recruiting community resources as speakers in classroom…

Conducting a survey of manpower training needs of business and industry in Connecticut and identifying elements of a vocational-career information delivery system were the two major focuses of the study described in this report. Content is presented in three chapters. Chapter 1 reviews and analyzes the manpower training needs survey and results.…

Examines the impact of underutilizing workers' educational skills (or "overeducation") on a firm's productivity. Using both production and individual employee data, the study estimated a production function for 22 U.S. Bell companies during 1981-1982. Overeducation was negatively and significantly related to firm output. Discusses…

Describes a project aimed at developing an understanding of industry in students. Includes a description of the historical development of the project, its basic organizational and pedagogical principles, and its current areas of interest. Provides examples of school-industry learning experiences. (TW)

Economics education is a real necessity. Today, for example, when the United States is trying to maintain its position as a worldwide industrial power, students must be taught about the international nature of our economy. An educated citizenry will be less likely to automatically accept economic panaceas offered by politicians. (RM)

The links between high technology industry and educational institutions in California's Santa Clara Valley were explored. Higher education is responsive to the personnel needs of the industry, but public schools, starved for funds and beset by conflicting demands, are least responsive to economic trends in the area. (TE)

The National Association for Industry-Education Cooperation (NAIEC) creates an approach for school system improvement that combines the necessary standards for achieving mileposts of the Baldrige Quality Criteria and the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) 9000 Standards for Education. Together, the Baldrige Criteria and ISO…