This document contains the responses of the Committee of Ontario Deans of Engineering, the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies, and the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of Ontario to "Ring of Iron: A Study of Engineering Education in Ontario." The study, prepared by the Council of Ontario Universities, was to cover…

The architects of Sheridan College invented an organizational plan that views the campus as an urban form similar to a pedestrian-scaled town or city, built to focus on a central "market" or forum area. (Author/MLF)

A survey, commissioned by the Alberta College Commission as part of its master planning project, was conducted to identify existing programs, services, and enrollments in post-secondary, non-university and continuing education in the province. A survey instrument was sent to all licensed trade and business schools, adult education centers, private…

The planning process for the University of Northern British Columbia (Canada), a new university, is discussed, focusing on the academic plan and other, nonacademic considerations given physical expression in the campus master plan, and on how the academic plan influenced the master plan in six areas. The process used included a review of previous…

This monograph describes the Alberta College Commission Master Planning Project, which includes all post-secondary non-university and continuing education services in the province. The areas covered are: (1) the need for planning--system efficiency and effectiveness, coordination of post-secondary education; (2) the Alberta College Commission…

IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, A STUDY OF POPULATION GROWTH AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA POINTED UP THE NEED FOR A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO POST-SCHOOL NON-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION. AFTER REVIEWING PROGRAMS IN OTHER PARTS OF CANADA AND IN THE UNITED STATES, THE AUTHOR ANALYZED THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN ALBERTA…

This report contains speeches and notes of workshop participants meeting to discuss improvement of the design and construction of elementary and secondary school facilities. Participants included educators, architects, engineers, and contractors. Twenty-two selections cover such topics as planning coordination for school construction, cost control…

To develop systematic procedures for determining and closing gaps between current and desired conditions, the North York (Ontario) Board of Education developed a long-range plan in 1979 to provide guidelines for school consolidation in response to declining enrollment, to be included in broader context of planning for the total system. (NEC)

A SYSTEM OF 19 COLLEGES OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY IS PROPOSED FOR ONTARIO. PRIMARILY FOR COMMUTERS, THE COLLEGES WILL HAVE NO (OR FEW) DORMITORIES. THEIR MAJOR PURPOSE WILL BE TO PROVIDE (1) COURSES BEYOND, OR UNSUITABLE FOR, THE SECONDARY SCHOOL, (2) PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO WILL NOT ATTEND A UNIVERSITY, AND (3) EDUCATION FOR…

In order to develop a long-range plan for Fraser Valley College, this report reviews the national, provincial, and local setting for community colleges; presents a projection of future enrollments and programs; reviews service facility requirements; and determines the future campus requirements and their costs. Projected enrollments for the total…

This text arose out of a practicum course for school planners given by the authors at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. The practicum is the core course of an M.Ed. program, which was designed to prepare planning-administrators for work at the level of the board of education in a system of education such as that of the province of…

This issue contains the annual reports from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five of the seven Canadian province-wide agencies (Alberta, Manitoba, Maritime Provinces, Ontario, and Saskatchewan) focusing on problems, activities, achievements, and other areas of interest to the postsecondary education community. For each state or area,…