A study was conducted to provide for each state submitting a state plan for career education to the Office of Career Education (OCE) a written assessment of the degree to which the plan complied with the requirements of Public Law 93-380. These assessments were intended to furnish direction to the states for revision and refinement of their plans.…

This is one of several papers presented at a Federal Trade Commission Symposium on Media Concentration. It describes one journalist's experience owning a free newspaper in the Richmond, Indiana, area and meeting competition when the local daily newspaper was purchased by a chain. It is suggested that methods of curtailing print competition in the…

This report discusses federally sponsored research at educational institutions and suggests ways to improve accountability for these funds. The following suggestions are made for minimizing problems presented in this report: (1) development of more definitive cost principles for both the institutions and the Federal auditors to follow; (2) more…

This is the third report of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to the President and the Congress. It covers fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Section A of this report is devoted to a review of the board's early compliance policy and program initiatives. It includes a discussion of the board's "General Notice of Guidance…

Intended for use by high school debaters and their teachers, this book provides guidelines for research on the debate topic for the 1978-1979 school year: "What should be the energy policy of the United States?" The first section is designed to broaden the student's comprehension of the debating process by focusing on the meaning of the…

An exploratory survey was conducted of efforts made by selected state educational agencies (SEAs) to reduce the administrative and paperwork burden of federal and state categorical programs. SEAs were selected that were known to be making special grants management efforts and lengthy telephone interviews were conducted with the officials who were…

This report for Congress discusses the problems involved in developing, putting into practice, and complying with federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) guidelines on employee selection and makes some recommendations. It also discusses other factors which influence the concept of equal employment opportunity and how the concept can be realized…

The legal and socioeconomic factors that influence the development and operation of nursing homes and the impact of these factors on the psychological and physical conditions of those who live there are examined. Considerations for an alternative public policy that addresses the needs of the individual rather than institutional efficiency are…

United States immigration statutes and administration policy are not in line with the standards of due process as guaranteed by the Constitution. In addition, reform of these statutes has lagged far behind advances made in other areas of civil rights. (Author/EB)

Outlines the history of the development of the government accounting standards and discusses the research conducted by three professional organizations aimed at improving governmental accounting standards. (Author/MLF)

There are differences between biomedical and educational research. The procedures associated with the protection of research participants cannot be transplanted from the medical setting into the educational setting in unmodified fashion without dislocation of many segments of educational research and development. (Author/EB)

Discusses the problem of the protection of human subjects involved in educational research. Potential risks to which students participating in science education research may be exposed are discussed. The need for specific federal guidelines for protecting human subjects involved in science education research is suggested. (HM)

Discusses the processes by which science education policy is determined at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Included are the degree of the involvement of different groups in policy-making, major issues related to the role of the NSF, and policies currently in effect. (HM)

While the public, including many scientists, have grave anxieties about the consequences of such technical achievements as recombinant DNA, challenges to the extent of freedom of scientific inquiry must be critically examined. However, scientific freedom cannot be used to justify blanket immunity from legitimate governmental and public oversight.…

As subject populations, Indians have been denied success in the goals of corporate collectivism and Protestant ethic individualism set for them by the federal government and local Whites. As a result, Indians have few skills, little education, no capital, poor housing, poor health, and no influence or power. (Author/EB)