Lamendella, John T. (1975). The Role of the Limbic System in Human Communication. Linguistics has chosen as its niche the language component of human communication and, naturally enough, the neurolinguist has concentrated on lateralized language systems of the cerebral hemispheres. However, decoding a speaker's total message requires attention to gestures, facial expressions, and prosodic features, as well as other somatic and visceral nonverbal communication channels over and above the sentences uttered. Speech is normally produced within a matrix of behavior patterns output both by intentional and by automatic nonverbal communication systems. The neural structures responsible for this nonlinguistic communication develop early in human ontogeny and evolved in phylogeny before language. To fully understand language and its neural substrata, the scope of the neurolinguist's concern must be broadened to include the entire range of subcortical and cortical systems responsible for human communication of all types and levels. Especially relevant is the "limbic…

Moon, Paul J. (2006). Purpose of Adult Education. Online Submission The purpose of this conceptual paper was to propose an ultimate goal and purpose for the field and practice of adult education. A literature search was conducted to delineate historical philosophies of education that inform the current state of education, including adult education. Furthermore, building upon the rudiments of adult education extant an end goal for the field is presented. The conceptual proposal emphasizes the critical need for the pursuit of foundational truths in the human experience. This is akin to notions of Essentialism and Perennialism. This paper contends that adult education can significantly assist humanity by July preparing adults to more effectively, efficaciously, realistically, and wisely interface the epochal markers in earthly existence. Thus, in order to commence such a litany of admirable traits in adulthood, it is proposed that adult education must involve itself in the business of acquiring and propagating information that leads to, integrates with,… [PDF]

Hogan, Padraig (2006). Education as a Discipline of Thought and Action: A Memorial to John Wilson. Oxford Review of Education, v32 n2 p253-264 May. The late John Wilson has long been a champion of education as a human undertaking with an integrity of its own, as distinct from one that is essentially subordinate to extrinsic interests and influences (e.g. religious, political, commercial). He has also been a fearless critic of forms of thinking that he regarded as failing to articulate adequately that integrity. In keeping with this view he has boldly argued that the philosophy of education must be conceived and practised as a \sui generis\ activity. In this memorial essay I am keen to show that Wilson is right, and crucially so, in arguing that education is a field of action in its own right and in maintaining that the philosophy of education is a \sui generis\ activity. I am also keen to illustrate however, that Wilson is wrong in decisive respects in how he conceives of the \sui generis\ character of the philosophy of education and in the restricted understanding of education as a practice that flows from this conception…. [Direct]

Cosman, J. W.; Morin, Lucien (1984). Education and Criminal Justice: The Educational Approach to Prison Administration. The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners do not express the basic principle that would support a serious educational approach to prison administration. The crucial missing rationale is the concept of the inherent dignity of the individual human prisoner. This concept has certain basic educational implications, culminating in the concept of education directed to the development of the total human personality. Such a concept is quite foreign to contemporary approaches to prison administration. In actual practice, prison education is seen as a tool of incarcerational technology. Prison education, which normally includes both academic and vocational programs inside prison walls, is mostly of inferior quality. Most prison authorities attach little value to conventional educational programs, and the idea of rehabilitation is largely being abandoned. The role of the prison is often reduced to the protection of society. A case for prison education should be… [PDF]

(2004). \You Love All that Exists… All Things Are Yours, God, Lover of Life…\ A Pastoral Letter on the Christian Ecological Imperative. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, v8 n1 p34-43 Sep. This article presents a pastoral letter issued by the Social Affairs Commission of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops at the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi in October, 2003. The topic of this pastoral letter is how the beauty and grandeur of nature touches everyone, and how each person can develop the right relations with nature and with other human beings. The authors of this letter state that Christian communities, inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, should provide positive recognition and support to environmentalists, farmers, educators, and solidarity activists who have begun to show the way forward. \What Can Christians Do to Protect the Environment?\ is appended. (Contains 28 endnotes.)… [PDF]

Sommerlad, E. Lloyd (1975). National Communication Systems; Some Policy Issues and Options. Reports and Papers on Mass Communication No. 74. To assist policy-makers with the establishment of national communications policies and the harmonization of institutional policies as part of national development planning, policy issues and options are identified and discussed. The functions of communication in society are defined and the structure of the system detailed, with descriptions of point-to-point communication, the mass media, interpersonal communication and supporting services and human resources. The implementation of communications policies examines the socialist approach, public investment, mechanisms for social control, media ownership, financial constraints and incentives and control of media content. Protection of private rights and communication planning and coordination are also discussed. A list of references is appended. (SK)…

Mithaug, Dennis E. (2005). On Persistent Pursuits of Self-Interest. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), v30 n3 p163-167 Fall. From the author's perspective, self-determination is characteristic of all humans regardless of their capabilities, disabilities, or idiosyncrasies. It is evident when they act on their circumstances to get what they need or want and when they persist in those pursuits until situations change in the right direction for them. It is accurately represented by the phrase \persistent pursuits of self-interest,\ and by how they regulate their expectations, choices, and actions to engage those pursuits. In this article, he offers additional thoughts on the issues of choice, the self, control, research interventions, and capacity versus opportunity that were raised by several articles on self-determination. (Contains 1 table.)… [Direct]

Freudenburg, William R. (2006). Environmental Degradation, Disproportionality, and the Double Diversion: Reaching out, Reaching ahead, and Reaching beyond. Rural Sociology, v71 n1 p3-32 Mar. Rather than seeking ivory-tower isolation, members of the Rural Sociological Society have always been distinguished by a willingness to work with specialists from a broad range of disciplines, and to work on some of the world's most challenging problems. What is less commonly recognized is that the willingness to reach beyond disciplinary boundaries can contribute not just to the solution of real-world problems, but also to the advancement of the discipline itself. This point is increasingly being illustrated in studies of environment-society relationships. Most past discussions of humans' roles in environmental problems have focused on overall or average human impacts, but rural sociologists have played leading roles in identifying what I have come to call \the double diversion.\ First, rather than being well-represented by averages, environmental damages are often characterized by high levels of \disproportionality\, with much or most of the harm being created by the diversion of… [Direct]

Ayers, William (2010). Reflections on a Life in Teaching. i.e.: inquiry in education, v1 n1 Article 6 Apr. In this article, William Ayers reflects on his teaching experiences starting in 1965 when he found that teaching, from his first day until the present, has been linked for him to the persistent longing for freedom, and the never-ending quest for justice. He describes the "Children's Community"–"an experiment in freedom and integration"–housed in a shabby church basement where he began his work. From here he took his students on a multitude of field trips to get them to think and to be bold and adventurous. Trips became a big-letter statement about the centrality of first-hand experience as adventure and investigation and learning. Later in that turbulent and propulsive decade, Ayers became an organizer for the East Side Community Union in the Lakeview section of Cleveland, Ohio. The Community Union was an extension of the Southern Civil Rights Movement into the North–a grass-roots effort to organize disenfranchised and marginalized citizens of the ghetto into a… [PDF]

Spitze, Hazel Taylor, Ed. (1987). Ethics in Today's World. Proceedings, Anniversary Conference, Illinois Teacher of Home Economics (30th, Champaign, Illinois, April 11-14, 1987). Presentations and panel discussion papers are provided from a conference on ethics, specifically in regard to home economics education. Presentations include \Education for an Ethical Society: Transforming Moral Education, Insuring Domestic Tranquility\ (Jane Martin); \Taking Our Ethical Responsibilities Seriously as Home Economists\ (Margaret Arcus); \Ethics in Home Economics Curriculum\ (Janet Laster); \Ethical Dilemmas in Serving Both Public and Private Spheres\ (Virginia Moxley); \'Deep' versus 'Shallow' Ecology: The Search for an Environmental Ethic\ (George Kieffer); \Science and Ethics\ (Edith Baldwin); \Ethics, Home Economics, and Development Education\ (Gladys Gary Vaughn); \Ethics in Today's World\ (Margaret Herrmann); \Ethical Considerations in Development Education\ (Sally Williams); \Asking the Right Questions: Analyzing Ethical Issues in the Human Services Professions\ (Samuel Nickols, Sharon Nickols); \Teaching Values in Education\ (Robert Berdahl); \Human Development…

Hall, Megan (2005). Artful Biology Projects. Science Teacher, v72 n1 p26-29 Jan. While teaching science in an alternative arts high school, the author continuously addresses the challenge of welcoming creative, right-brained students into the world of systematic inquiry. Busily mixing paint colors, choreographing futuristic dances, performing comedic theater, and practicing the banjo, the students rarely initiate authentic science endeavors. In this article, the author assigns two arts-based science projects to bridge the gap between students' artistic reality and scientific possibilities. These two projects focus on immunology and human evolution. Immunology lends itself to a guided inquiry lesson in which students receive specific direction regarding the nature and content of their projects. Students completing artwork related to human evolution explored the subject via an open inquiry format. These lessons guide students through diverse avenues of creative thought that lead to a common understanding of science principles. Based on their success with these… [Direct]

(1983). Ethical Guidelines for the Teaching of Psychology in the Secondary School. These guidelines are intended to assist high school psychology teachers in safeguarding the rights and welfare of students and experimental subjects while promoting high-quality instruction. There are three sets of guidelines. The first set deals with the use of animals in school science behavior projects. The major goal of such projects should be educational, i.e., they should teach about research procedures and introduce students to ethical issues in animal care and research. These guidelines do not apply to supervised student work in research laboratories. The second set of guidelines deals with the use of human participants in research or demonstrations conducted by high school students. And, finally, ethical guidelines for high school psychology teachers are presented. Complex ethical issues may be involved in experiments with human participants, experiments with animal subjects, self-disclosure in class discussions or activities, and questioning of personal or social values…. [PDF]

Patterson, Jerry (2000). The Anguish of Leadership. Despite their prominence, the voices of superintendents are rarely heard regarding their personal triumphs and challenges in educational administration and serving the needs of students. Chapter 1, "A Look at the Featured Superintendents," introduces 14 superintendents and reviews their careers. Chapter 2, "The Good: Dealing With Tough Issues By Doing Right," presents their reflections on the leap to superintendency and how they tackled tough problems they encountered during their careers. Chapter 3, "The Bad: Putting Rocks in Your Pockets," captures the superintendents' viewpoints on many career changes, and examines the issues which complicate leadership. Chapter 4, "The Ugly: The Human Toll of Leadership," explores the human toll of superintendency on both the employee and their family. Chapter 5, "Words From the Wise," provides the collective wisdom regarding preparation for superintendency, changes in school boards, and other… [PDF]

McCracken, Janet Brown (1993). Valuing Diversity: The Primary Years. Noting that children who learn to accept and value human diversity will develop the open, flexible approach to life that is needed in today's world, this book examines ways to help young children learn to appreciate cultural diversity in the classroom. Following introductory chapters on the value of diversity and a child's right to the valuing of diversity, the first part of the book examines educational goals and describes a unique, unfolding perspective on education that values human diversity. Commitments teachers must make to themselves and their communities are also discussed. This section includes guidelines for selection of learning materials and activities as well as ideas for a well-rounded environment. The second part suggests ways to expand familiar teaching strategies and curriculum ideas with other appropriate resources to create a truly integrated approach to learning and teaching. The third part includes a list of over 100 children's books and recordings, a resource… [PDF]

Foss, Karen A. (1982). Origins of Contemporary Feminism: Source of Difficulty for the Equal Rights Amendment. A survey of the methods of three feminist organizations offers general explanations for the failure of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Limited to the emergence phase (1966-70) of the organizations, the survey examines the National Organization of Women (NOW), the Feminists, and the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL) in terms of their definition of the major obstacle to be confronted, central goal, blueprint for the future, and methods of communication within and without their organizations. NOW specified sex discrimination as the major obstacle. Its goal was to reform the legislative status of women to ensure future equality. For the Feminists, man and his oppressive institutions were to be overcome. The goal was revolution and future equality for all human beings. WEAL perceived its major obstacle as sex discrimination. Its central goal was "responsible rebellion" with a view toward dignity for all humans. The groups' forms of discourse consisted of brochures, general… [PDF]

Heimonen, Marja (2005). Response to Frede V. Nielsen's, \Didactology as a Field of Theory and Research in Music Education\. Philosophy of Music Education Review, v13 n1 p98-101 Spr. A reply to Frede V. Nielsen's, \Didactology as a Field of Theory and Research in Music Education\ is presented. According to Nielsen, the principal question concerning Didaktik is What is the essential content in music education? The author of this article, however, argues that this is a philosophical (as well as a legal) issue concerning the aims of education and the matter of who has the right to decide the content. These kinds of matters can also be drawn on a larger canvas: the education of human beings generally. Music education (especially in the context of general education) is not only concerned with the skills that will enable pupils to become competent musicians. On the contrary and more profoundly, it aims to broaden the mind and expand the possibilities of thought and feeling. According to several researchers (such as Estelle Jorgensen, Anthony E. Kemp, David Best, Matti Huttunen, and Heidi Westerlund) music teachers should cultivate a wide understanding of the meaning of… [Direct]

Hijon-Neira, Raquel, Ed. (2009). Advanced Learning. InTech The education industry has obviously been influenced by the Internet revolution. Teaching and learning methods have changed significantly since the coming of the Web and it is very likely they will keep evolving many years to come thanks to it. A good example of this changing reality is the spectacular development of e-Learning. In a more particular way, the Web 2.0 has offered to the teaching industry a set of tools and practices that are modifying the learning systems and knowledge transmission methods. Teachers and students can use these tools in a variety of ways aimed to the general purpose of promoting collaborative work. The editor would like to thank the authors, who have committed so much effort to the publication of this work. She is sure that this volume will certainly be of great help for students, teachers and researchers. This was, at least, the main aim of the authors. This book contains the following chapters: (1) Enhancing On-line Blended Learning Systems Using a New… [Direct]

Bennett, Randy Elliot; Kaplan, Randy M. (1994). Using the Free-Response Scoring Tool To Automatically Score the Formulating-Hypotheses Item. GRE Board Professional Report No. 90-02bP. This study explores the potential for using a computer-based scoring procedure for the formulating-hypotheses (F-H) item. This item type presents a situation and asks the examinee to generate explanations for it. Each explanation is judged right or wrong, and the number of creditable explanations is summed to produce an item score. Scores were generated for 30 examinees' responses to each of 8 items by a semantic pattern-matching program and independently by 5 human raters. On its initial scoring run, the program agreed highly with the raters' mean item scores for some questions and improved its concurrence substantially as modifications to the automatic scoring process were made. By the final run, correlations between the program and the raters on item scores ranged from .89 to .97, and mean human-machine discrepancies ran from .6 to 1.1 on a 16-point scale. At the individual hypothesis level, the proportion agreement, given the large disproportion of correct responses in the… [PDF]

Gambescia, Stephen F. (2007). 2007 SOPHE Presidential Address: Discovering a Philosophy of Health Education. Health Education & Behavior, v34 n5 p718-722. While we have several hallmarks of a mature profession, does this include a well-articulated \Philosophy of Health Education?\ High-order questions should be important to both practitioners and researchers in health education. This address outlines why it is important for us to have a philosophy of health education, an approach that we could take in such a project, and brief illustrations of how one's philosophy of health education impacts our work. Studying philosophy is a discipline unto itself. The suggestion is made for us to take a systematic look at fundamental questions about who we are, what areas of the human condition we choose to affect, why (and in what way) we do the things we do, and what difference we are making. If using a traditional philosophical framework of inquiry, three major and important areas of questioning would be examined, falling in the areas of epistemology, ethical and moral discourse, and governance and justice. Discovering a philosophy of health… [Direct]

Chandler, Daniel Ross (1976). Unitarianism as a Rhetorical Movement. This paper traces twentieth-century Unitarian Universalism to its nineteenth-century transcendentalist roots by examining the communication patterns and philosophies of its proponents. Advocates of Unitarianism defend their religious/humanistic philosophy in terms of the Constitution's First Amendment rights to freedom of speech, reflecting their view that human dignity, knowledge, and understanding depend on the constant search for truth and meaning in life and necessitate religious tolerance and candid interaction among all members of society. The writings and sermons of several proponents of Unitarianism are discussed, but the paper concludes that further investigations of twentieth-century Unitarian sermons are necessary in order to better understand and appreciate Unitarianism's rhetorical and religious significance. (RL)…

SHERRY, P.H., ED. (1967). ADDRESSES ADAPTED FROM THE 24TH ANNUAL INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS (FISK UNIVERSITY, AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER AND RACE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE). THIS JOURNAL CONTAINS SPEECHES ON RACE RELATIONS AND THE NEGRO'S STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL POWER. WHITNEY YOUNG DISCUSSES "THE SEARCH FOR LIBERALS" WHO WILL NOT BACK DOWN WHEN CONFRONTED BY ANGRY NEGRO DEMANDS FOR INDEPENDENCE AND EQUALITY. BAYARD RUSTIN ANALYZES TRENDS IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND CONCLUDES THAT THE MOVEMENT'S CURRENT FOCUS IS ON ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE FOR THE NEGRO AND THE ELIMINATION OF POVERTY. "POLITICAL POWER AND SOCIAL REFORM IN THE GHETTO" IS THE TOPIC OF A SPEECH BY PAUL L. PURYEAR. FINALLY, IN AN EDITORIAL BY CLIFTON H. JOHNSON, "HUMAN RELATIONS FRONTIERS" ARE DISCUSSED. THIS DOCUMENT IS THE "COUNCIL JOURNAL," VOLUME 6, NUMBER 3, DECEMBER 1967. (LB)… [PDF]

Steinfeld, Edward (1975). Barrier Free Access to the Man-Made Environment – A Review of Current Literature. Interim Report. Reviewed in the interim report on revision of the existing American National Standards Institute provision is current literature on barrier free design for disabled individuals. The report addresses the following topics: the history of access as a civil right; demographic aspects (including information on task dysfunctions of disabled persons related to architectural building elements); standards and building codes review (including tables on scope of state and federal regulations); review of human factors research on functional anthropometry, biomechanics, information display and specific task environments; spatial behavior of disabled persons; analysis of building products (including a suggested matrix for use in evaluating such products as plumbing fixtures, telephone booths, and refrigerators); and recommendations on design features. (CL)… [PDF]

(1974). Federal Focus on Education: Transcript of Proceedings. Education Seminar. (Washington, D.C., April 18, 1974). This report of the education seminar held before media representatives contains statements by policy-level officials and technical experts in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Formal presentations are followed by question and answer sessions. Participants in the seminar include Lewis M. Helm, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs; Casper W. Weinberger, Secretary; Charles B. Saunders, Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary for Education; Thomas K. Glennan, Jr., Director, National Institute of Education; John R. Ottina, Commissioner of Education; Peter E. Holmes, Director, Office for Civil Rights; Stanley B. Thomas, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Human Development; Odell W. Vaughn, Chief, Benefits Director, Veterans Administration; and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Executive Director, Domestic Council. (JF)… [PDF]

Haith, Marshall M.; Mendelson, Morton J. (1976). Spatial Effects of Sound on Visual Activity in Human Newborns. This study investigated the possibility of a functional relation between the auditory and visual systems in the human newborn beyond reflexive organization. Visual activity was monitored in 16 newborns through the use of infrared corneal reflection video tape recording. Infants were observed in total darkness and while monocularly viewing a vertical bar presented either in the left or right part of the visual field. Sound was presented ipsilateral and contralateral to the bar. Results indicate that sound produced looking first toward the source and then away from the source, thereby spatially biasing exploratory visual behavior. The data suggest that audition and vision are related at birth in a manner that is not purely reflexive. (Author/SB)… [PDF]

(1990). Strategies for Change: Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs in Regular Schools. [Report Number 5]. This report presents the views of the Advisory Council for Special Education Needs for Queensland, Australia concerning effective education for students with special educational needs in regular schools. Three issue areas are identified: (1) commitment and advocacy; (2) effective management of education; and (3) improved human resource development and planning. For each issue, principles are discussed and then related educational goals and objectives are presented. The principles include: access to and participation in an appropriate and effective education; family participation in schooling; advocacy for and active promotion of student rights; personal welfare of students; the right of participation and choice; effective school-based programs and services; staff professional development; programs and services based on negotiation; needs-based planning and accountability; commitment by each staff member; support for teachers; upgrading of professional competencies; recognition of…

Lepretre, Marc (2001). The Promotion of Minority Languages in Russian Federation and the Prevention of Interethnic Conflicts: The Case of Kalmykia. [Mercator] Working Papers. This paper asserts that fostering pacific cohabitation, harmonious multiculturalism, and sustainable development are the main challenges facing the regions of Russia today. It notes the importance of involving Russian linguistic and cultural minorities in the formulation, adoption, application, and evaluation of protection policies, as well as policies fostering their rights at international, national, and local levels. Effective participation of these communities can result in better management of the area's human, social, and economic resources as well better control of local government actions in order to guarantee equal rights and non-discrimination for all. The paper suggests that efforts to promote autochthonous languages and strengthening civil societies should strive to increase the relationships between democracy and national identity, promote tolerance, set up educational systems that disseminate messages of pacific cohabitation and mutual understanding, and implement… [PDF]

O'Neil, Mary L.; Schonborn, Barbara G. (1978). Sex Equality in Vocational Education: A Chance for Educators to Expand Opportunities for Students. Addressed to vocational educators and counselors, this booklet contains four main sections. The first section includes definitions of terms in the area of sex equality in vocational education, an overview of the problems created by sex discrimination, and a discussion of the question: Where does vocational education lead? The second section describes the laws and activities that are helping to eliminate sex discrimination, including the following: Title II of the Education Amendments of 1976, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Women's Educational Equity Act of the Education Amendments of 1974, Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The third section includes information about teacher and counselor training and about curriculum materials and methods that teachers may use in vocational education programs. The fourth section contains lists of print, nonprint, and human resources that are… [PDF]

Debes, John L., III (1974). Mind, Languages, and Literacy. For the past 100 years we have been acting as if education in school was of words, by words, and for words, but in fact verbal literacy was preceded by visual literacy when humans communicated with body language before they had speech. American educators have been concentrating efforts on the left hemisphere of the brain in which the verbal language skills, including reading and writing, develop and ignoring the right hemisphere of the brain in which visual sequencing, visual literacy, and visual patterning develop. Quite by accident, television has begun to cultivate the right side of the brain. That this may be so was discovered when Dr. Robert Thorndyke and others began to revalidate the Stanford-Binet IQ test, and it was found that the IQ of children changes, rising sharply at about age 2 when children begin paying attention to television and declining at age of 5 1/2 when children begin school and are pressed in the direction of verbal activities and forced away from the visual… [PDF]

Arnold, Mitylene; Mann, James (1989). Review and Analysis of Mississippi State/Federal Programs Servicing Persons with Developmental Disabilities. The 1990 Report to Congress, Volume I. Prepared in Accordance with: The Developmental Disabilities Act of 1987. As required by Public Law 100-146, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1987, this two-part compendium contains descriptions of federal and state programs in Mississippi providing services to persons with developmental disabilities. Part 1, an analysis of federally assisted programs, covers health services, housing, Medicaid, mental health programs, human development programs, Social Security, special education, transportation, and vocational rehabilitation. Each program description provides information on the administering agency, the legislation enabling the provision of services, the eligibility requirements for receiving services, the scope of the programs, the extent of services, and the effectiveness of the services in meeting individuals' needs. Part 2, which analyzes major state agencies serving developmentally disabled persons, covers Mississippi State's Department of Health, Department of Mental Health, Department of Education,…

(1971). Equal Educational Opportunity: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity of the United States Senate, Ninety-Second Congress, First Session on Equal Educational Opportunity, Part 21–Metropolitan Aspects of Educational Inequality. Hearings Held Washington, D.C., November 22, 23, 30, 1971. Contents of these hearings include the testimony of the following witnesses, as well as materials appended as pertinent to the hearings: (1) Lloyd Lewis, Jr., Chairman, Dayton City Planning Board and member of the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission's Housing and Human Resources Advisory Committee; (2) Dale F. Bertsch, Executive Director, Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission, Dayton, Ohio; (3) Martin E. Sloane, Acting Deputy Staff Director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, accompanied by Caroline Davis, Chief, Education Division, and Karen Krueger, Chief, Housing Division; and, (4) William L. Taylor, Director, Center for National Policy Review, Catholic University Law School. Appended materials include: (1) "A regional housing plan: The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission Experience," Dale F. Bertsch and Ann M. Schafor, reprinted from "Planners Notebook"; (2) "Home ownership for lower income families: a report on the racial and ethnic impact… [PDF]