This document presents the proceedings of a conference held by the New England Board of Higher Education on public policy for the financing of higher education. Speeches presented were concerned with such topics as the inefficiencies in public policy toward the financing of higher education, the 1971 Federal Higher Education Act, imperative trends…

The broad scope of China's educational policy toward its national minorities is examined against the background of its national minority policy in general. Along with providing comparative data on the education of national minorities, this study highlights the dynamic and changing nature of the practices based on this policy. (Author/RK)

This article discusses three interrelated themes: racial segregation in schools and housing; economic discrimination in zoning and housing; and structural deficiencies in the regional planning process. (Author/AM)

Summarizing the Task Force Issues Paper presented at the Appalachian Conference on Balanced Growth and Economic Development (1977), this article presents selected comments by Task Force participants, and Task Force recommendations re: a national severence tax on extraction of nonrenewable energy resources; socioeconomic costs of nuclear energy; a…

Summarizing the Task Force Issues Paper presented at the Appalachian Conference on Balanced Growth and Economic Development (1977), this article presents Task Force recommendations re: development of regional priorities for Federal funding of human service programs; decentralized government and citizen participation; small community growth…

Industrial development agencies (IDAs) around the globe are luring potential developers to Europe, the Far East, and the Caribbean. Programs in each of these geographic areas and types of incentives offered are discussed. These incentives include tax holidays, free-trade zones, free land, and grants of cash. (DH)

Describes organizational structures and multi-institutional relationships developed to implement a Regional Plan for continuing education in nursing. Modifications of the Regional Plan according to local needs and benefits derived are included. (WL)

Through involvement in a project to redefine educational goals and redesign the local educational system, community members gain insights into the operation of the school system and acquire skills in influencing its future direction. (WM)

Examines general trends in the development of Regional Education Service Agencies. (Author/DN)

Examines the emerging role of New York State in education and considers the decentralization of the State education agency to a regional level. (Author/DN)

Presented is an overview of the development of planning education at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels in Africa. Future needs include greater program flexibility and more help for developing countries to establish their own planning education programs. (WB)

Presents an historical perspective on the formation of substate governmental and political coalitions. Reports that urban school districts participate in the formation and workings of cooperative regional councils to a very small extent. Advocates further public school participation by presenting eight advantages for schools. (Author/MK)

Explores the role of the regional organizational-pedagogical system in the former Soviet Union. Suggests that the organization of social interaction can be addressed on the district level. Discusses a project in the Dnestrovskii district in which a social pedagogical complex has been organized to strengthen schools' material base, develop…

A skilled and flexible workforce is increasingly identified by governments as key to economic development. With the emergence of a global market in both educational services and labour, agreements on mutual recognition and transparency of skills and qualifications have become important elements of international co-operation. They are often…

This article has been compiled from materials produced and collected by UNESCO and partner organisations committed to advancing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Due to the great diversity in the implementation of the DESD at regional, national and local levels, this report highlights trends and developments that have emerged during the…