The papers in this document include the following chapters: "Improving the Collaboration of Vocational and Academic Educators" (Owens); "Subject Matter of Vocational Education: A Look toward the Future" (Copa); "Strengthening Academic Competencies of Vocational Students in West Virginia" (Burdette); "Blueprint…

This publication includes the proceedings of the December 1974 long-range academic planning workshop for the 1974-75 Cooperative Academic Planning (CAP) consortium, the first in a series on curriculum change for this new consortium. This workshop represents a new thrust for the CAP program in terms of establishing coordinating and comprehensive…

The author's premise rests on the endless parade of public controversies regarding education. He specifically opposes the views of those scientists who feel that they, and their work, are being discredited and that the scientific capability of the nation is being dismantled. He restricts his remarks to the science disciplines. Rather than…

This document contains transcripts of papers and panel discussions of a workshop conducted in Texas on the integration of academic and vocational education. The following papers and sessions are included: "Integrated Curriculum and Performance-Based Education: A Strategy for Systemic Change" (Jerry D. Pepple); "Toward the…

This report documents the proceedings from a series of four regional roundtable discussions sponsored by the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. Representatives including arts educators, educational leaders, school administrators, artists, elected officials, and arts organization members were brought together to discuss practical aspects of…

This document is a transcript of the meeting of Division B - Curriculum and Objectives, held in San Francisco in the spring of 1976. Included are short speeches on the subject of the history of the work of this division over the past twelve years; the principal address, "The Moribund Curriculum Field: Its Wake and Our Work"; and two…

The role and attributes of deans of nursing as administrators of baccalaureate or higher degree programs are considered by six deans who contributed to a continuing education workshop series. In addition to outlining skills and attributes needed by administrators, Elizabeth Grossman examines five basic administrative functions: planning,…

A public forum held by the South Carolina Council on Vocational and Technical Education yielded information about the present and future needs of business and industry and how these groups perceive the role of secondary and postsecondary vocational education in today's society. The information elicited at the conference was summarized as follows:…

The rights and responsibilities of deans as persons as they serve as heads of baccalaureate or higher degree programs in nursing are considered by six deans who contributed to a continuing education workshop series. Rheba de Tornyay considers qualities and personal characteristics of effective and less effective leaders, professional image,…

This series of roundtable papers explores the attempt of writing instructors to empower students by teaching them both to write within the discourse of the academic community and to write critically against it, resisting its accepted forms of thought and discourse. (CJS)

Statewide planning for higher education, with specific reference to Massachusetts, is discussed in a 1982 Alden Seminar position paper, comments regarding the position paper, and an overview of the overall seminar. In "One Half Revolution, One Half Status Quo: Remarks on A Long Range Plan for Public Higher Education in Massachusetts,"…

The role and attributes of deans of nursing as scholars in charge of baccalaureate or higher degree programs are considered by six deans who contributed to a continuing education workshop series. Among the topics addressed by Olga Andruskiw are: problems facing women deans, including stereotypic attitudes, difficulties in ascendancy in…

Contributions of participants in a three-day invitational symposium for representatives of the 21 California high schools which were most successful in sending Black and Hispanic students to the University of California and the California State University are compiled in this document. The publication addresses two major goals of the California…

The Lilly Endowment has a long-standing commitment to supporting liberal arts programs and teaching at the undergraduate level. The Endowment-sponsored summer workshop on the liberal arts, held annually at Colorado College, has a 28-year history. It offers professors and deans from a variety of colleges and universities the opportunity to study a…

Perspectives on providing general education for college students are presented in three papers. In "General Education in a Contemporary Context" by Jerry G. Gaff, the need for curricular reforms and two common approaches to the process are considered, and changing circumstances that indicate the need for new approaches to general education are…