An evaluation and report was done on the status of programs in architecture and related fields in the Florida State University System as a follow-up to a 1983 evaluation. The evaluation involved self-studies prepared by each program and a series of site visits to each of seven campuses and two centers with programs under review. These institutions…

A regional approach to offering vocational education in Douglas County, Oregon, had been discussed for many years. In 1984, a feasibility study was conducted to determine whether such a regional approach would be possible in the county and to establish vocational programs determined as high priority in the feasibility study. Through discussions…

Included in this annotated bibliography on planning and management of human services are forty-three books and reports selected from the collection of the National Clearinghouse for Improving the Management of Human Services (Project SHARE). Some citations are for documents produced by numerous integrated planning and demonstration projects at…

Population growth in central Florida has increased the need for continuing education for trauma nurses. A project was undertaken in 1974 to develop a comprehensive continuing education program on trauma nursing for registered nurses that can be a prototype for the state, and to implement the program in Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties.…

This paper establishes the context of moves by school districts to install school program-planning activities in the local school site, and traces the implications of greater decision-making authority at the local school on (1) the overall organization and governance of schooling, and (2) the viability of these activities at the local school…

The pamphlet's eight chapters review the results of a survey of community colleges, discuss some of the strengths of community colleges as they pertain to manpower training, and identify problems encountered in the operation of training programs. In addition, the development, organization, and operation of comprehensive manpower training skills…

The general objectives of this study were to (1) develop a methodology whereby needs assessments of vocational and technical education might be conducted efficiently and effectively in all urban areas of Florida, and (2) conduct, using the methodology developed, a needs assessment of the needs of business and industry, students, funding,…

As part of its program for 1981-83, Unesco convened a study group meeting on new forms of early childhood education. Participants from Afghanistan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, as well as observers from India, UNICEF, and UNHCR, met to share experiences regarding programs for children from disadvantaged environments and to…

The Southern Education Foundation's Higher Education Program (HEP), its history, activities, and directions are described. The program was established within the foundation in 1974 to address the critical issues raised by the Adams vs. Richardson case, which mandated the dismantling of dual (racially discriminatory) systems of public higher…

Atlantic Community College (New Jersey) undertook to track the educational needs of adult students in its region. There were three purposes: (1) to improve and expand existing educational programs and services; (2) to gear potential new programs and services to specific community educational needs; and (3) to base all institutional plans on an…

The document examines the education of health professionals in Ontario within the context of changing patterns for health care. The first of four chapters contains background information on geographic and population characteristics, Federal health legislation requiring a provincial response, and Ontario health legislation. The second chapter deals…

Volume 1 of the report, covering the period July 1, 1974 to December 31, 1975, describes project goals, phases of operation, procedures followed, and results. Three planning and development districts in Appalachia were involved: Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia (encompassing an 18 county area). Three principal project goals were: (1) to…

The purpose of this paper is to develop a rationale and position on how career education may be infused in the existing curriculum. As a district strategy for curriculum planning, the concept of career education requires a commitment of district leaders. An infusion strategy for career education could be based upon the following principles: (1)…

This report, intended for use by leaders of State foreign language associations, provides an extensive and comprehensive outline of the structure and activities representative of such organizations. Discussion focuses on these topics: (1) the purpose of the State association, (2) the constitution, (3) the management of the association, (4) the…

The purpose of this research study was to determine the role of regional centers in the Advanced Technical Education (ATE) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Conducted by the Community College Research Center (CCRC), the researchers began by asking whether the concept of a regional center was unique and useful to NSF's goals of…