Results of a six-year pilot program in community resource development, carried out in the five-county Central New York planning region are summarized. The program, administered by New York Cooperative Extension, involving Extension Service of U. S. Department of Agriculture and Colleges of Human Ecology and Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell…

A study of physician distribution in Illinois counties from 1969-1979 showed smallest increases in low-population counties and largest in middle-sized cities. The major result of establishment of regional medical education centers is not a general diffusion of physicians but concentration in tertiary care centers with the new educational programs.…

This manual was conceived as a reference guide for Illinois' 18 library systems to use in their long-range planning and evaluation program. Section 1 of the manual explains the planning model: Context Input Process Product (CIPP). CIPP was selected as a coherent adaptation and modification of many previous planning and design methods: systems…

The flow of medical information to pediatricians in rural areas needs improvement. Pediatricians' perceived needs seem to change with their increasing distance from the university/hospital teaching center. A regional program in Illinois has been able to improve communications for determining education need in rural areas. (MSE)

A mailed questionnaire was utilized to survey social service agency personnel in the Rockford, Illinois area about their interest in and need for a first year Master of Social Work extension program. The questionnaire was sent to social service agency personnel holding at least a bachelor's degree and performing or administering social services;…

Illinois' Tech Prep Connection (TPC) project was undertaken to design and develop a comprehensive tech prep program providing sequenced, integrated academic and vocational coursework (in a 4 + 2 + 2 framework) in programs throughout five occupational clusters at the secondary, community college, and university levels. During FY92, which was its…

As part of the effort of the Illinois Community College Board to develop and implement statewide and regional planning of occupational programs, input from community college administrators, presidents, and trustees was sought in order that policies, procedures and guidelines for statewide and regional planning could be formulated. Additionally,…

There is some evidence that regionalism in higher education is emerging as a move toward a middle-ground position between strict institutional autonomy and stronger statewide coordination. Most observers of contemporary postsecondary education agree that the challenge of the next decade will be to find mechanisms for coordination that can achieve…

This overview of 34 mostly rural counties in southern Illinois is intended to: (1) provide a mid-1980s look at Southern Illinois and its potentials for those who want to learn about the region; (2) provide the basis for further study of the region's many aspects and potentials; and (3) provide basic overview material for those studying particular…

In 1979 the Rockford Regional Academic Center formed a task force to examine the feasibility of providing upper division and graduate level instruction in the Rockford, Illinois area by "remote delivery." The objective was to gather information about: (1) what remote delivery instructional systems are available; (2) what the physical…

Activities, results, and recommendations of a 2-year effort to implement and test a model for vocational and occupational education planning in Illinois are described. An introductory section presents an overview of the rationale and plan for establishing a Regional Occupational Education Coordinating Council composed of representatives of the…

This publication describes the Midwestern Higher Education Commission and its programs, lists its commissioners and reproduces the compact that established it. A description of the commission notes that its member states are Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin; and that it is an instrument of the…

This report reviews activities of a research project having the following objectives: (1) to design and conduct an appraisal of apprenticeship programs in Illinois, with special emphasis on the role of vocational education in the present system; and (2) to provide recommendations and alternatives for building a policy framework to guide vocational…

This report identifies aspects of Illinois' regionalization plan and includes 11 major topics: (1) education for employment policy; (2) definition of schooling; (3) articulation, coordination, cooperation; (4) sharing resources; (5) student services and access; (6) teacher involvement and inservice education; (7) labor market information,…