The references included were drawn from the documents received and processed to date by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities, and are organized into the following sections--(1) master development plans, (2) state plans for higher education, (3) campus location, and (4) moving the campus. (FS)

In the first section of this report, the Coordinating Council for Higher Education presents a preliminary response to a legislative resolution which directed the Council to identify and study high cost programs and facilities in public higher education. Concluding that high unit cost is related primarily to small class size, the Council indicates…

The New York State Board of Regents statewide plan for the development of postsecondary education covers three major areas: the academic plan for postsecondary education, the review and analysis of sector master plans, and the role and functioning of the regents in postsecondary educational planning. The first section encompasses the mission of…

This document presents the 5-year, 1974-1979 master plan for higher education in Connecticut. Chapters cover Goals, Current Climate, Organization and Structure, Enrollment, Facilities, Programs, Nontraditional Approaches and the External Degree, Transfer, Equal Opportunity, Finance, Statewide Information System (I/S), Topics for Future Study, and…

The document, one of a series to assist in planning procedures for local and State vocational agencies, explains an information analysis system for realistic projection of future program planning and for monitoring of fund allocations for vocational education facilities projects. The system is called the State Vocational Education…

A review of the literature on community service programs in the community college is provided. Emphasized in the review are: characteristics and motives of adult students, community involvement, program planning and administration, community analysis, types of community service functions, and community service program assessment and evaluation.…

This report discusses significant recent developments in the Nevada State Department of Education, describes a Department reorganization study, and discusses the development and implementation of a State master plan for education. According to the report, Nevada's master plan contains sections on (1) the organization and administration of the…

In 1965, the Nebraska State legislature recognized the need for a long-range program to establish a statewide system of area comprehensive community colleges. Authorization was given in that year for the creation of multi-county two-year institutions to meet area occupational needs; the bill provided for districts to be formed by a vote of…

California's Early Childhood Education Proposal for kindergarten through the third grade is presented. This plan is intended to restructure primary education in California. The background of the plan and its intentions are covered in an introductory section on early childhood education in California. Part one: plan for early childhood education…

As a comprehensive regional analysis for future conservation and development, this plan examines in detail the alternatives faced by Californians today--and, by implication, throughout the nation and the world. It demonstrates how a broad-scale, systematic approach to solving our major environmental, social, and economic problems can be made,…

Career education is a developmental process through which students discover their interests and talents, explore career opportunities, establish realistic and defensible career objectives, and develop a degree of employability. This publication reports the efforts utilized by the Beaverton School District, Oregon, in developing a master plan for…

Through this framework plan, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) takes a look ahead to its soil and water conservation mission, a look at its direction and thrust in helping create a desirable America in the decades ahead. The plan attempts to define the nature of soil and water conservation efforts, to put them in perspective, and to present a…

This text, based on the National Search and Rescue (SAR) Plan, was prepared to provide a course of study on common procedures for SAR operations so that any basically qualified person in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary can effectively accomplish a SAR mission and act as on-scene commander if required. There are 13 chapters: Introduction to Search…

Aspects of decline that affect architecture--enrollment, resources, facility condition, funding, the educator's role, and the architect's role--were discussed by workshop participants. Specific solutions included building conversion, master plans, an energy bond referendum, and a regional school concept. (Author/MLF)

Reports that strategic planning is as important to continuing education as it is to business. Discusses planning for continuing education as it relates to modifying programs and markets to reach organizational goals.