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Typescript. / Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1986. / Bibliography: leaves 122-125. / xv, 253 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

This study is an effort to point out the need for Federal assistance to education in areas in which Federal activity causes an inequity of educational opportunity for children. The construction of Shasta Dam in Northern California caused an influx of both government and contractor employees resulting in educational hardships for children in that area. This is a study of the problem that is involved when a Federal activity enters an area previously devoid of such activity.

Thesis. 1979. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography: leaves 158-161. / by Denise M. Dipasquale. / Ph.D.

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This study examined the relationships between core voting bloc movement and success on school referenda elections. Core voting bloc movement was defined as the change in the ratio of voters who voted in contiguous school referenda elections relative to voters who voted in only one election. The research also examined the factors of election timing, campaign strategy, school affiliation, and voter gender, age, and residence.The sample consisted of the majority of all school referenda elections held in a three-county area of west-central Ohio during the period 1988 to 1991. The dependent variable, percent yes vote change, was measured at the precinct level.Findings suggest that the effect of turnout is problematic. The drop off rate of voters when core voting bloc strength is increasing is not a mirror image of the influx rate experienced when core voting bloc strength is diluted. Additional findings suggest that 1) schools will continue to have a difficult time passing school referenda questions, 2) factors influencing core voting bloc movement are similar for females and males, 3) older voters are too heterogeneous in their voting behaviors to be viewed as a single voting bloc, 4) voters who experience a higher incidence of property tax liability tend to oppose school referenda elections, 5) questions placed on the ballot during periods of traditionally large turnout have a higher likelihood of success than those placed during periods of low turnout, 6) low-profile campaign strategies do not increase the likelihood of school referenda election success, and 7) perceptions of school affiliation significantly affect the likelihood of success. This study also found that percent yes vote change was negative for elections held during expansionary times and slightly positive for elections held during recessionary times.None of the factors considered accounted for significant amounts of variance in the dependent variable. / Department of Educational Leadership

The problem of this study is to review the background, the development, the present status, and the significance of Public Law 815 with special reference to its operation in Texas.

In 1976, Congress amended the Vocational Education Act to include, among other things, categorical funding for consumer and homemaking education. The purpose of this study was to discover why consumer and homemaking education received categorical funding in that legislation. This research was a policy formulation study. In order to formalize the study, the purpose was divided into specific research questions. They formed the structure of the study. The study consisted of three stages. The first stage involved a review of congressional meetings, a study of publications of interest groups and a review of historical accounts of pre-1976 legislation for home economics education. Stage two involved the development of interview questionnaires. Stage three involved interviewing key persons who worked on federal legislation for consumer and homemaking education. This stage also included a study of personal papers, unpublished documents and transcripts of closed meetings relating to federal funding for consumer and homemaking education. It was found that, in 1976, home economics educators not only had to encourage Congress to continue categorical funding, but they were divided about how to affect the continuation. One group wanted to prepare legislation that would closely meet the visions held by the members of Congress. While another group wanted to lobby for provisions favored by home economics educators. Categorical funding was obtained with neither method exclusively. It was obtained through the efforts of home economists, lobbyists, and congressional aides who analyzed proposed provisions and who, through compromise, prepared legislation that was acceptable to all parties. It is recommended that home economists continue to work with Congress and that they improve the image policy makers have of their program. These professionals should develop strong state-level power structures and extensive legislative networks. Furthermore home economics educators should work closely with professional associations to draft acceptable home economics legislation. / Ed. D.

The major purpose of this study was to ascertain the views of school board members concerning retrenchment in public school budgets. School board members make budget decisions within a framework of frequently competing priorities of increased pressures for improved school outcomes and relatively decreased revenues as a result of the current economic recession. Data were gathered from a national sample of school board members to determine what, if any, budget cuts had been made by local boards in their current operating budgets and what choices board members would make if cuts are required in the next budget. These data were then cross-tabulated with demographic variables. Descriptive research methods were employed in this study. A stratified, random sample of school board members was identified from the list of subscribers to The American School Board Journal. Of the 23,958 board members in the population, 5271 or 22 % were surveyed using a mailed questionnaire. The response rate was 21%. The study was sponsored by The American School Board Journal, published by the National School Boards Association, the national professional organization for school board members in the United States. The study revealed that funding had decreased for 47.5% of the respondents, and that as a result of funding shortages 56.3% of boards had reduced or eliminated previously funded programs. Specific cuts within the categories of positions, programs and services, salaries, and products were detailed. Meaningful differences related to the reductions were noted in relation to the variables of region of the country, type of community, and student enrollment. If further cuts are required in next year's budgets the most likely line items for reduction were school board development, athletic programs, extracurricular programs, and fringe benefits. The items identified as least likely to be reduced were regular education programs, teacher positions, teacher salaries, and textbooks. / Ed. D.