This work has been done as part of the effort to plan the National Institute of Education (NIE). The report, one of a series, proposes and analyzes alternative ways of organizing and managing (1) the proposed National Institute of Education, (2) the relationship between NIE and the rest of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's…

This booklet presents descriptions of 3 bilingual programs funded by Title III, ESEA: The East Harlem Pre-School, the Bilingual Elementary School Program, and the Bilingual Resource Center. Program objectives are included. (SK)

This report on some efforts being made in France to improve the education of the socially and culturally disadvantaged is presented for such value as it may have to American educational planners in their search for solution to this difficult problem. For the purposes of this study the term "socially and culturally handicapped or…

As part of a larger study to develop a Supply/Demand Model for Vocational Education Planners, this phase of the study was concerned with devising effective methods of providing program planners and administrators with current information relating to graduates and what they do upon completion of their programs. Using basic data obtained from…

This paper is based on the premises that comprehensive career development programs for kindergarten through post-secondary and adult education must be developed in order to meet individual and societal needs, and that for many youth, career development experiences represent a core around which other school experiences might be organized and made…

A report following up the Task Force on Graduate Education's 1974 recommendations and subsequent state action has three purposes: (1) to define graduate education and to identify those programs considered to be at the first-professional level; (2) to review current national and state trends; and (3) to report on recent cooperative efforts within…

This document examines developments in federal elementary and secondary education support programs and suggests ways in which teacher education institutions might respond to future developments in the field. Federal policy enacted in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965) promotes five distinct goals: (1) equal educational opportunity;…

This project report describes the Utah Natural Resources and Land Use Information System, designed and implemented to establish a systematic process for the collection, organization and subsequent availability of land use planning sources and pertinent materials for use by citizens, planners and elected officials. It presents the general system…

One of seven similar project reports dealing with program development in career education for teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation, this report presents, in two sections, information on infusing career education content into counselor education programs. The first section, covering the majority of the report, describes the results of…

Guidelines and goals are offered for pharmacy's future continuing education efforts. They concern program philosophy, goals, quality control, accessibility to pharmacists, interdisciplinary programing, shared responsibilities, funding, and academic credit. (JMD)

This researcher discusses what he has learned about the field of program evaluation and makes three observations: (1) Testing does not define key objectives in evaluation. (2) Politics influences what clients want to know. (3) Case studies are necessary for epistemological reasons. (LMO)

Describes computerized placement programs at three colleges. Cornell University developed a microcomputer program while Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University used the university's mainframe system. College of Lake County found that computerized job placement meant a stronger link with the business community. (JAC)

The development of an interdisciplinary Master of Public Admnistration program at the University of Vermont is chronicled, emphasizing the challenges of strategic management, managing academic units to promote the best interests of the institution as a whole while preserving each unit's right to frame its own educational mission. (MSE)

Outlines support systems for use in design, implementation, and management of course-integrated library instruction program: planning group (system and building level); organizational information file; curriculum database; library media/information skills curriculum; time management study; feasibility analysis; the plan. Curriculum mapping…

General education is the core of the undergraduate experience. It provides a lasting foundation for students' future academic, civil, cultural, economic, and social lives. Additionally, as part of most general education curricula, general education as well as first-year experience programs are becoming virtually universal in colleges and…