The Town of Manassas Park officially became a city in 1975. Shortly thereafter the State Board of Education certified the city as a separate school division. The general purpose of this study was to provide the newly appointed school board with data on which to base decisions regarding school facilities. Facility needs are identified and existing…

The 1972 edition of the Springfield College faculty handbook provides information to the faculty regarding the standards and purpose of the college; the college's definition of a faculty member; faculty classification, appointments, and employment agreement; academic freedom; salaries; evaluation; promotion; tenure; termination; leave policies;…

In January 1975, 31 Venzuelan students of science were admitted to the University of Essex. It was suggested that a pre-first-year period be divided equally between attendance of regular college courses and English courses designed especially for them. This article describes the English course hurriedly prepared to meet this specific situation.…

A critical review of educational and social psychological literature was undertaken in order to clarify the impact of schools' control orientation on student learning and on the teacher-student relationship. The propositions argued are (a) a strong control orientation is incompatible with helping students become responsible young adults, (b) the…

The general organization and functioning of the institution is reviewed in this 1972 handbook, along with various rules, procedures, and conventions. Some parts quote those formulations that have the effect of law throughout the university, such as bylaws and various policy statements formally adopted by the Board of Trustees, and rules…

Governance, university offerings, faculty information, and general services and facilities are reviewed in the 1975-76 faculty handbook. University governance is described in terms of the bylaws of the board of trustees, executive administration, academic officers, faculty policy and organization, admission standards, registration procedures, and…

Policies and procedures of the college are presented in the 1975-76 edition of the faculty handbook. Administrative designations of responsibility are described, and the constitution of the V.C.S.C. Faculty Association is given. Specific details are included which deal with: academic freedom and political activities; faculty responsibilities;…

The Choctaw Self-Determination Project's philosophy was based on the relationship between reservation development and American Indian self-government. During the first year, the bulk of resources and staff time were directed toward the development and implementation of a more effective Choctaw tribal government system and the acquisition of…

The purpose of the study reported here was to assess the various decentralization efforts as they occurred in different services and in different cities. The study reviewed decentralization's record in terms of five outcomes: (1) Increases in the flow of information between servers and served; (2) Improvements in service officials attitudes; (3)…

As the problems encountered by big city school systems have increased, the educational establishment has come under sharp attack in some part because professional educators have unilaterally made far reaching decisions, insulated from public scrutiny. In order to voice opposition to these decisions, some community members have begun to form new…

Management systems have been adapted for educational administration in response to the need for quality of educational opportunity, collective bargaining, school district consolidation, decreasing enrollments, accountability laws, limited financial resources, and participatory decision-making. Management systems adapted, not adopted, from business…

This paper contains the three sets of interviews (the Children's Interview, the Parent's Interview, and the Teacher's Interview) used to describe and evaluate the classroom learning environments in the New School's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) during 1971-72. The purpose of these interviews is to systematically study variations in the…

Rural development progress relative to State-U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) committees is presented via exemplary citation in this 1970 report. Summaries are given for: (1) Status of State-USDA Organization for Rural Development, (2) Functional Relationships of USDA Committees on Rural Development, (3) Activities and Projects Underway, (4)…

As a basis for establishing criteria for guidelines concerning effective and constructive school district organization in the four states of the Great Plains School District Organization Project, a past president of the American Vocational Association provided data on the purposes and organization of vocational and technical education for…

The Problem Panel Project is an instructor-developed, one-semester course in contemporary problems. Based on the inquiry approach, the course is structured for independent research and group work and requires no traditionally-structured daily lesson plans. The course is divided into six procedural points. First, students decide which contemporary…