This report describes how expanding Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) services in New York City's Community School District 11 (CSD 11) demonstrates how a community school district can work with early childhood programs in the community to integrate early childhood services and public education in the northeast Bronx. The report examines the roles…

The history and implications of commercial education are examined and contrasted with current practices in vocational education. (FG)

Discusses how to make sure a school is teaching the things the community, staff, and students believe are important. Explains how (and how not) to conduct a survey about what the schools should be teaching. (JM)

This description of a methodology for examining the supply of educated manpower and the demand for their services consists of two major sections, which are devoted to the supply and demand of educated manpower respectively. In the first section, the supply of educated manpower and the demand for educational inputs are considered, the main…

Currently there is a growing realization that the schools are only one part of a larger network of learning environments important to effective education. Six societal conditions have encouraged a dialogue that is redefining the role of the school: the fragmented associations among all the educating institutions (family, mass media, schools, peer…

Over 400 teachers, administrators, and counselors in Colorado were surveyed to ascertain their personal judgements about the quality of working life and related factors. The 87-item questionnaire focused on the following main subject groupings: (1) the nature and meaning of work; (2) job satisfaction; (3) worker organizations; (4) job success; (5)…

This book presents a collection of public addresses given by the president of the University of Notre Dame (Indiana) between 1987 and 1991 on the current issues affecting higher education in general and Catholic higher education in particular. The essays suggest the need to raise awareness of moral considerations in preparing students for the…

A study (telephone survey), assessing community support for school family life education programs, had two purposes: (1) to determine acceptability of school sex education programs to residents of northwest Arkansas; and (2) to identify factors related to an individual's acceptance or nonacceptance of such programs. Telephone interviews with 119…

A critical review of research on school effectiveness is presented. The research findings are applied in a discussion of the issues of quality of education, resource allocation, and public policies. (JN)

This is a book of essays about the future roles of schools and education in society. In the debates over these roles, it has become clear that education is not just about conventional school matters such as curriculum, standards, or testing. Rather, what is done in school must be seen in the broader context of what society intends education to…

THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE PATTERNS OF PREJUDICE AND DE FACTO SEGREGATION MAINTAINED BY THE SCHOOLS. IT IS FELT THAT THERE MUST BE CHANGES IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS TO ACHIEVE FULL SCHOOL INTEGRATION. AREAS NEEDING CHANGE INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS, CURRICULUM BIAS, AND THE LOW LEVEL OF TEACHERS' EXPECTATIONS AND STANDARDS…

A national survey, sponsored by the National Institute of Education and undertaken by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education, focused on ascertaining the school's role in teaching competencies related to good consumer practice. Questions concerning where such competencies should be taught and where they are actually learned were…

Since 1984 the Navajo Nation has mandated instruction in Navajo language and culture in K-12 schools within its boundaries. In 1998-99, a survey and follow-up interviews with 48 individuals in 20 Navajo communities examined community attitudes and beliefs about the value of Navajo language and culture studies and the extent to which the schools…

This report examines the problem of misclassification of children into classes for the educable mentally handicapped (EMH) in the Chicago (Illinois) Public Schools. The report claims that 7,000 out of 12,000 students assigned to EMH classes do not belong there and could be moved back to regular classes with extra help; most of these misclassified…

Arguing that American schools are not meeting their goals in developing concerned, active citizens who seek to continue to read and learn after their formal schooling has ended, this paper supports this argument by citing information concerning adults' use of books and mass media. The first section of the paper assesses current adult reading and…