This model was developed for a target group of grades nine through twelve in secondary schools having from 10 to 350 students to be served by vocational programs. (Editor)

The head of the Television Design Group of the BBC recounts in detail his experience with the introduction of color into BBC programs. (LS)

Describes a program intended to assist family-planning workers in Indai overcome their reluctance to use "dirty words when teaching illiterate villagers contraceptive techniques. Project supported by Health and Family Planning Division of the USAID, New Delhi, India. (LS)

Presents essential elements and reviews the concept of client-centered planning as an approach to program development for continuing education in public health. Client-centered planning is aimed at the identification of individual practitioner needs and the development of educational interventions tailored to improve competency in selected areas.…

Discission of threat of disaster to library archival materials focuses on prevention (building maintenance, materials storage, fire prevention), preparedness (preplanning, procedures for handling emergencies, finances of recovery operation), and action (instructions for handling damaged materials). Current library activities in disaster planning…

A discussion of portfolio analysis in college planning, a technique of determining the attractiveness and competitiveness of given academic courses, looks at the correctness of the technique and its application in the strategic planning process. Data from a British university illustrate the procedure. (MSE)

A survey of local vocational education advisory councils in Nebraska determined that vocational teachers and other school staff should be more involved with councils in preparing the local plan for vocational education. Advisory councils need information and orientation to become more involved in the decision-making process. (SK)

Presents excerpts from an invited address given at the 1980 American Society for Engineering Education College-Industry Education Conference. Expresses viewpoints concerning priorities for the 1980s in engineering education. (CS)

Discusses the design criteria of a study being conducted by the International Labor Office to determine potential uses of videotex at the UN and discusses approaches for locating publications via videotex, system publication categories, and existing information systems. (RBF)

Explores decision making strategies by program administrators regarding coordinating the program development functions of their agencies. Discusses program origins, orientation of resource persons, planning committees, supervision, and situational influences. (CT)

Home economics programs must be reexamined in light of the increasing number of dual-career families. New programs tailored to meet their needs help to keep home economics on the cutting edge. Home economists must be flexible, creative, and willing to meet the challenges. (JOW)

Each institution has an existing planning style, and new approaches to academic planning must take into account institutionalized planning practices. Four planning styles are examined: needs assessment, program data, retrenchment and reallocation, and economic incentives. (Author/MLW)

The need for a "third dimension" of formative evaluation in reformulating the goals and design of new education programs is argued. The methods developed to meet this need in the context of the recently completed Florida Linkage System (FLS) project are briefly described. (Author/GK)

Federally funded educational programs produce better results when developed and managed by local school districts. (JD)