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American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1986
An educational "'Marshall Plan' form the States," targeted to strengthen public schools and colleges at all levels and in every region of the country, is called for to prepare the American people for life in the 21st century. A number of social, political, economic and educational conditions, including the rising dropout and illiteracy…
Descriptors: Black Students, Blue Ribbon Commissions, College Role, Dropout Rate
Population Crisis Committee, Washington, DC. – 1988
In this study of 99 countries, representing 2.3 billion women (92 percent of the world's female population), 20 indicators measure women's well-being in the following sectors: (1) health; (2) marriage and children; (3) education; (4) employment; and (5) social equality. Original data for each of the 20 indicators were converted mathematically to 5…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Birth Rate, Comparable Worth, Cross Cultural Studies
Ratteray, Joan Davis – 1988
A free mind is the first step in the pursuit of liberty, but African Americans have been hampered in that pursuit by both the Eurocentric dominant culture and by the lack of consensus among blacks on the nature and goals of black education. Conflicting trends in the history of black education include the following: (1) opposing Eurocentric and…
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Education, Blacks, College Curriculum
Good, James D.; DeVore, Mary Ann – 1981
This model has been designed for use by Missouri secondary schools in attracting females and males into nontraditional occupational programs. The research-based strategies are intended for implementation in the following areas: attracting females into building trades, electronics, machine shop, and welding; and males into secondary health…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Allied Health Occupations, Attitude Change, Building Trades
Wentling, Tim L.; Piland, William E. – 1982
This document, one of 12 guides that have been developed to facilitate evaluation by and for local education agency (LEA) personnel in Illinois, is designed to help local education agencies better serve special populations. This activity will help identify existing and potential problems hindering quality educational opportunities for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Affirmative Action
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation. – 1982
Presented in one volume, this 12th annual report to Congress provides program-by-program summaries of evaluation information on federally funded education programs as of July 1982 (including programs closed out under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act). Introductory sections present the secretary's summary, listing important findings…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Categorical Aid, Disabilities
Murnane, Richard J.; Pauly, Edward W. – 1982
This research report is comprised of a series of 14 papers, each accompanied by a bibliography. Murnane's nine self-contained articles are grouped into four projects. The first consists of three papers that interpret the results of quantitative research on school effectiveness in a manner that highlights the active behaviors of participants and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Science Research, Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment
Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo. Center for Women's Services. – 1985
Examination of data concerning such topics as enrollment in nontraditional vocational programs and comparative earnings of male and female vocational graduates indicates that efforts to reduce sex bias and sex role stereotyping in Michigan's secondary vocational programs have resulted in increased attention to the issue at the local level. Such…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Title IX Line, 1983
"Title IX Line" is a periodic publication of The Center for Sex Equity in Schools, a desegregation assistance center funded by the U.S. Department of Education pursuant to Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Each issue is devoted to a separate topic. This compilation of 9 sequential issues treats the follwoing themes: (1) vocational…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black Education, Check Lists, Educational Administration

Pemberton, S. Macpherson – 1976
This overview of social research illustrates how the federal government increasingly relies on knowledge gained through research reports and studies for its planning and policy formation. The research reviews are grouped into five sections. The first section, the historical perspective, traces the increasing importance of the role of social…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Vetter, Louise; And Others – 1981
This training manual, one of eight in a series, has been developed to help state and local supervisors and teacher educators in health occupations to conduct a workshop for vocational education teachers and administrators in the health occupations service area. The workshop's intent is to help these professionals to infuse the concepts and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Affirmative Action, Allied Health Occupations Education, Educational Planning
Vetter, Louise; And Others – 1981
This training manual, one in a seris of eight, has been developed to help state and local supervisors and teacher educators in marketing and distributive education to conduct a workshop on sex equity, as it relates to their future programs, for vocational education teachers and administrators in the marketing and distributive education service…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Affirmative Action, Distributive Education, Educational Planning
Vetter, Louise; And Others – 1981
This training manual, one in a series of eight, has been developed to help state and local supervisors and teacher educators in trade and industrial education to conduct a workshop on sex equity, as it relates to their future programs, for vocational education teachers and administrators in the trade and industrial service area. The workshop's…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Affirmative Action, Educational Planning, Educational Resources
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1981
The opinions of representatives of 108 western colleges and universities concerning federal regulations in general, and Department of Education regulations in particular, were surveyed. The following areas of federal regulation appear to be of greatest concern to the western colleges and universities: student assistance, especially Pell Grants and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Accountability, Affirmative Action, College Libraries
Connections, 1979
Various education outreach programs of urban colleges and universities are examined. In one article, Mary McKinnick looks at cooperative models for urban outreach. Suggested are ways in which colleges and universities can respond more effectively to the needs of prospective students--especially those who have not been well served by the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation