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Dunham, Daniel B. – 1980
Within the context of the reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended, the predominant issues for vocational education in the eighties will be refined into policies. Central issues related to reauthorization and to the larger picture of the future of vocational education can be generally grouped into four broad categories:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Becker, Willi – 1977
A study on access to higher education in Germany was written as part of a larger study on access and admission in that country and the United States. The complex dimensions of the access situation in Germany are set forth, along with the many factors that have produced crisis: demographic trends, reforms in secondary education, legal and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Admission, Comparative Education, Constitutional Law
Lovell, Malcolm; And Others – 1977
This report briefly describes several dimensions of the youth unemployment problem and discusses 13 council recommendations for legislative consideration: (1) Consider the problem in a broad context which includes counseling, education, and skill training; (2) mesh programs and utilize existing resources at all governmental levels; (3) promote a…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Coordination, Educational Cooperation, Educational Needs
Stewart, Donald M. – 1976
No longer is there a clear understanding and appreciation, either inside or outside the academic community, of how, by whom, and for what purposes the institutional affairs and intellectual resources of higher education are to be managed and directed. The basic governance questions that are being asked today should relate to the locus of…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Decision Making, Educational History, Educational Responsibility
Smith, Eldon D.; And Others – 1978
Research literature bearing on factors related to industrialization in rural areas is reviewed in order to identify information that might be useful in improving cost-effectiveness of public programs at local, state, and national levels as well as of private action taken by voluntary organizations in an effort to increase manufacturing employment…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Community Action, Educational Policy, Employment Potential
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
Focusing on government occupations, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include federal civilian government employees, state and…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, City Government, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Clague, Ewan; Kramer, Leo – 1976
Constituting an update to a previous publication that interpreted the directions of United States manpower policy subsequent to World War II, this publication places the previous essay in the historical context of manpower policies that reach back to the Great Depression of the 1930's and the Employment Act of 1946; and to policy options now…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Programs, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
Yavitz, Boris; And Others – 1973
In response to a request from the Manpower Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor, the book, authored by manpower researchers, develops a conceptual framework within which a labor market information system can be understood and implemented. Part 1 deals with a rationale and conceptual framework for governmental action designed to improve…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Employers, Employment Patterns
Campbell, Roald F.; Layton, Donald H. – 1969
This monograph studies the policy-making process of public schools at the elementary and secondary levels. Variables include legislative bodies and courts at the local, State, and national levels and special interest groups (e.g., labor unions and religious bodies, professional educators, and qualified voters). Public expectations have contributed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Centralization, De Facto Segregation, Decision Making
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1966
This resource unit, developed by the University of Minnesota's Project Social Studies, introduces eighth graders to an overview of the American political system. The unit analyzes political conflict, compromise, and the need for government and law. It examines American political ideals and contrasts them briefly with other political ideologies and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Course Content
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Federal investigators have found that many colleges and universities lack satisfactory systems for recruiting black faculty members, even after years of operating under court-ordered desegregation plans. There was also widespread dissatisfaction among black students at many colleges. The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights' report is…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Students, Black Teachers, College Faculty

Lubeck, Sally; Garrett, Patricia – Social Policy, 1988
Presents a conceptual framework for considering policy alternatives for child care based on whether and to what extent an option supports child rearing by family members, or by others. Argues the need for a comprehensive, national policy supported with Federal funds. (FMW)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Economic Factors

Long, Janice R. – Chemical and Engineering News, 1986
Reports on the recommendations made by House Representative Don Fuqua (Florida), outgoing chairman of the Science and Technology Committee, regarding science policy in the United States. Includes issues such as research funding, the role of the universities, and the need to develop diverse energy sources. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Energy, Federal Aid, Federal Government
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) President Calls for New Education Plan: "Jobs for the 21st Century" to Provide Extra Help for Middle and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Teaching (Occupation), Reading, Graduation Rate
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2002
This report reviews the economic and the social benefits and costs of adult education and training (AET) in Canada and examines training in industry. Chapter I provides an introduction and background. Chapter II sets this context: Canada is a country in which legislative authority is shared by federal, provincial, and territorial governments;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Adult Learning