Declining government funding for higher education requires colleges and universities to seek alternative revenue streams, including through philanthropic fund-raising. Extension-based subject matter centers and other programs can benefit from the thoughtful supplementation of traditional revenue sources with individual, corporate, and private…

The New Mexico Public Education Department's (NMPED) mission is to ensure all students in New Mexico receive the education they deserve and that students are prepared for college, careers, and lifelong learning. To do this, the department is focusing on supports, sustained learning and outreach to districts, charter schools, tribal education…

From 2000 to 2009 Umeå University had a genuine faculty board for teacher education that was responsible for both first-cycle teaching and research training. The board itself was an innovation in the Swedish high school system and introduced a new practice-oriented subject for the doctoral degree, "pedagogiskt arbete" ("Educational…

To suggest some appropriate courses of action in occupational education for the state of North Carolina, a 20-member advisory committee on vocational education undertook a comprehensive study of local administrative units which resulted in 33 recommendations. Some are: (1) that arrangements be provided for regular, systematic and thorough…

This report is essentially a summary of many studies and papers prepared during the course of a two-year project. The goal of the project was to develop a planning methodology for meeting educational program needs in allied health professions to be used in the California state higher education system. For the purpose of this project, nursing is…

The national focus on occupational education highlights the responsibility of education to provide programs relevant to the needs of society. Representatives from 42 states and three foreign countries heard 13 presentations on such subjects as finance, research, advisory committees, health programs, and cooperative education. These presentations…

The North Dakota Century Code dealing with special education of exceptional children is provided; duties of the county superintendent of schools and functions of the special education board are listed. Estimated needs are presented and steps in planning are detailed, from determining need for various handicapping conditions to arranging programs…

Areas in which program evaluation is available and the manner in which it is carried out are examined. They include: (1) the use of professional analysts for technical needs and requirements; (2) the use of market price to measure efficiency of business services; (3) the use of management evaluation programs prepared by outside agencies; (4) the…

In 1988, American River College (ARC) formed a staff development advisory committee to respond to Assembly Bill (AB) 1725, which provides funding for locally developed staff development programs. The committee determined that structures were already in place for a comprehensive staff development effort and that those structures should be used to…

THE "COMMITTEE FOR ESTABLISHING CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR SELECTION OF PROPOSALS" IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, ADVISED THE CREATION OF A "PROPOSAL REVIEW COMMITTEE" TO ASSESS THE MERITS OF NEW UNIVERSITY EXTENSION PROJECTS, PROPOSED FOR FUNDING UNDER TITLE I, HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, PRIOR TO KNOWLEDGE OF AVAILABLE FUNDS, TO…

The document provides an examination of the results of implementation of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education's (NACVE's) recommendations. Since its creation by the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, the NACVE has published eight formal reports and two special reports. In addition, the NACVE periodically testifies before the…

AN AVERAGE OF 200 TEACHER EDUCATORS, STATE DIRECTORS, LAYMEN, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS AGENCIES ATTENDED EACH OF NINE REGIONAL CONFERENCES CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TO DISCUSS THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES AND PROBLEMS IN PLANNING AND CONDUCTING VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MAJOR SPEECHES PRESENTED…

The recommendations and policy proposals of the Governor's Committee on Postsecondary Education in Georgia are summarized, and postsecondary issues for the future are identified. Many of the Committee's recommendations are specifically addressed to various state boards and commissions. Ten issues and recommended actions are specified that pertain…

The manual outlines information on design and operation of the ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Title I Migrant Education Program at the state and local levels. Part I outlines information on the state level: legislative authorization and general responsibilities of the state education agency (SEA); annual program plan and budget;…

Adult distributive education is designed to prepare out-of-school youth and adults to enter, progress, or improve their competencies in marketing and distributive occupations. Gainful employment increased job efficiency, eventual promotion, and better understanding of the economic activity in a selected field are the immediate outcomes of the…