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Burke, John G., Ed.; Eakin, Marshall C., Ed. – 1979
Questions of technology and change are explored in approximately 70 essays written by university and research scholars, consumer advocates, political philosophers, engineers, and bureaucrats. The book is part of a multimedia series developed to present college level course material to the general public through cooperation of newspapers, public…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Books, Change Agents, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Zigler, Edward F., Ed.; Gordon, Edmund W., Ed. – 1982
In this book of articles on day care, policy analyses of day care delivery are combined with recent research on the effects of day care. The authors include experimental psychologists, psychiatrists, economists, public health workers, pediatricians, and early childhood educators. Among the issues investigated are the influence of day care on…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Blacks, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Download full textLehner, Christopher J., Jr. – 1980
A statistical profile of the deteriorating status of black students in advanced education is presented. It is shown that what progress had been made for this population in graduate and professional education had run its course by 1975. In recent years the proportions, and in some cases the numbers, of black graduate students have fallen…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Agriculture, Allied Health Occupations
Owings, Thomas G. – 1981
Results of a survey assessing public opinions and attitudes about higher education in Alabama are presented. A representative sample of 736 households was contacted by telephone, and 546 agreed to be interviewed. The survey was designed to evaluate public opinions and attitudes about higher education teaching, research, service, finance,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Attendance, College Role, Educational Finance
Pemberton, S. Macpherson – 1980
The beginning of interest in educational research as such is traced to the 1890's and to J. M. Rice, who encouraged that departments of educational research be attached to public and private agencies and university education departments. Early research efforts were limited largely to measurement and elementary and secondary education, but a 1910…
Descriptors: College Administration, Cooperation, Educational History, Educational Research
Martorana, S. V., Ed.; Nespoli, Lawrence A., Ed. – 1978
This report of a National Conference on Regionalism and Regionalization in American Postsecondary Education contains an overview and summary of the final project report, a keynote address, four papers on the implications of regionalism, some reactor comments, an essay on leadership, and four descriptive accounts of operational regionalization…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Educational Change
Indian Education Training, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1977
The major problem in the administration and funding of Indian education is that it has been and continues to be the responsibility of diverse federal, state, and private agencies. Currently there are four school systems involved in Indian education: public schools, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools, contract schools, and mission and other…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Educational Administration, Educational Finance
Akinola, Joshua A. – 1978
Twenty social studies units present an in-depth investigation of Nigerian geography, culture, history, and government. The guide is intended for use by elementary and secondary classroom teachers as they develop and implement educational programs on Nigeria. Providing general background information, the first two units focus on African geography…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Comparative Education
Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1979
This report extends earlier Carnegie Council comment on and advice about the proper ethical condition for higher education. Higher education in the United States is thought to have made many positive contributions to ethical conduct; yet some signs of deterioration are observed in important parts of academic life. Fourteen recommendations are made…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, Codes of Ethics, College Choice
Peer reviewedYinger, J. Milton, Ed.; Simpson, George Eaton, Ed. – The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1978
Aspects of social change among American Indians and in the relationships of Indians to government and the larger society are examined in the collection of articles by 12 political and social scientists. Focusing on recent developments, this look at American Indians today encompasses rapid population growth, urbanization of the Indian population,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations
Glenny, Lyman A.; Bowen, Frank M. – 1977
State intervention in higher education is discussed, and state and federal regulations that affect higher education are discussed and contrasted. The structures and procedures by which states intervene in higher education are outlined, and the issue of institutional autonomy is considered. Policy areas through which the state can affect higher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, College Administration, Federal Government
Dellapenna, Joseph W. – 1977
Results of a self-study conducted by Villanova University, Pennsylvania, on the impact of government legislation and regulations are described. A committee studied the issues and sought the opinions of faculty, administrators, and students. Financial impacts of governmental programs and effects of affirmative action and student rights…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Case Studies, Church Related Colleges, Civil Rights
Sloan Commission on Government and Higher Education, Cambridge, MA. – 1980
A study undertaken in 1977 by the Sloan Commission on the Regulation of Higher Education addressed the issue of government influence on postsecondary institutions. This overview of the study, the first chapter of the final report, summarizes the major recommendations in these areas: federal regulation, the role of the states (composition of higher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Budgeting, College Admission, Equal Education
Chavers, Dean – 1978
Isolation, the legal status of Indian tribes, and structural barriers impede full participation in the educational process by Native American Indians and thus create a time lag between the adoption of the best educational practices in schools serving Indian students and the adoption of those practices in other schools. While physical isolation is…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Isolation
Robson, D. L.; And Others – 1979
To project the effects of population change on vocational/technical education, a project surveyed the literature (1977-79) on the futures of general and vocational education and on the effects of declining enrollment and applied these concepts and projections to the field of vocational/technical education. Vocational/technical education seemed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Influences, Declining Enrollment, Economic Factors
