This article discusses the history, purpose, and services that make up the Grand Valley State University Knowledge Market. The Knowledge Market is made up of faculty and staff directors leading four unique groups of specialized student-consultants who collaborate with their peers. While each service has a unique specialty, The Knowledge Market…

THE MAJOR PURPOSE WAS TO DEVELOP A GENERALIZED PROCEDURE FOR MAKING AN EVALUATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION USING THE SCHOOL'S OWN PERSONNEL RESOURCES COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND STATE CONSULTANT SERVICES. A VARIETY OF ONGOING ACTIVITIES BY THE DIRECTOR, THE CONSULTANTS, AND THE STAFF IN THREE COOPERATING SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN…

AS A RESULT OF THE EXPERIENCES OF AND STUDY BY THE STAFF OF THREE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN A RESEARCH PROJECT BETWEEN 1963 AND 1965, THIS MANUAL WAS PREPARED FOR USE BY ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND CITIZENS' COMMITTEES IN EVALUATING AND PLANNING LOCAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IT EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL DIRECTOR,…

This document presents a 10-step action plan to guide educators through a review process designed to aid them in the improvement and enhancement of the social studies curriculum for grades K-12. Curriculum review and development are continuous tasks which extend over a span of several years and should be continuous processes. Step 1 involves the…

The purpose of this study was to determine if Michigan schools can conduct an evaluation of their own programs of vocational education, with emphasis on outcomes and attainment of local objectives, maximizing the use of local personnel and resources, and utilizing consultant leadership and related professional assistance. The study was conducted…

A cross-cutting analysis and examination of programs and services offered to at-risk students in the Michigan School-to-Work (STW) system used data from the STW Progress Measures Survey and Local Partnership Survey. Qualitative data were collected through focus group and individual interviews in seven Michigan Workforce Development Board (WDB)…

Recommendations of six state reports that addressed issues confronting state governments and public higher education in the last 2 decades, as well as some new issues, are considered using content analysis. The reports were prepared by formal study commissions in the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, and New York. In…

Twenty-five issues papers of the Governor's Commission on the Future of Higher Education in Michigan are presented. The document is divided into three sections: section one provides base information on the trends and indicators which evolve beyond the control of higher education; section two discusses those public policy issues which must be…