The impact of the principles of lifelong education on the adult education system is the subject of this study. Efforts to co-ordinate post-school activities in several departments are discussed. The study traces the predominant patterns in the empirical development of adult education, both professional and nonprofessional, and shows the…

The papers in this volume are directed toward the problems of delineating and developing programmatic, directed, or targeted research and development. Because the authors represent a variety of research and development contexts both in and outside the educational system, the report is broadly representative of current thinking on programmatic…

Supporting general recommendations of the main body of the study contained in SO 005 889, this report suggests ways of approaching a reconceptualization of knowledge utilization in education at the policy making level. Since education is viewed as a life long process, there is need to establish and maintain a mass media system (especially…

Higher education will be analyzed in greater depth in the future than at any time in the past. Comprehensive information systems will grow and be used for planning, budgeting, and coordination of all postsecondary education supported by public funds. As these information systems develop, educators and legislators must use the information to make…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a Doctorate of Education dissertation on the development of education in Iceland since 874 A.D. Special attention has been given to social, political, and economic issues influencing Icelandic education. The procedure consisted of reviewing the literature, interviewing…

This bibliography on informal education grew out of a concern to understand the kinds of programs possible in open plan schools. The annotations are reading notes generally more descriptive than evaluative. Citations are grouped under nine headings: (1) general, (2) description of British informal education by British writers, (3) description of…

This report highlights some strategic needs of research, development, dissemination, and evaluation training programs. The premises, facts, and trends in educational research and development are reviewed. Research options for RDD&E are described under three general categories: descriptive, prescriptive, and operational research. Descriptive…

The nature, causes, and values of the methods of governing higher educational institutions in Great Britain and the United States are discussed. Types of governing bodies are considered in terms of hierarchical rank and membership, along with the external institutions, groups, and individuals influencing the decisions made by academic governors.…

This report addresses the extension of selected educational benefits to the Army Reserve (USAR) and Army National Guard (ARNG). The current Army General Education Development (GED) program is described, and a literature review of the effects of education upon military performance is included. A concept of extending tuition assistance to the…

This article on teacher evaluation stresses the importance of clearly outlining a job description for teachers, delineating tasks that all teachers should perform and describing abilities that teachers should demonstrate. Six major categories of competency are covered: (1) planning and preparation (identifying objectives and selecting and…

The historical evolution of vocational education is discussed in an attempt to show that obvious comparisons can be drawn between the industrial education movement and debate of American educational history and the concepts of career education today. The document covers the period from the mid-1800's to the present. Major factors influencing the…

The instructional development process consists of two phases: (1) basic inputs and component design, and (2) production. Inputs involve the collection of information about project selection and content issues, and component design is the structuring of content before proceeding to operational design modification. Production activities refine each…

The past ten years have seen great changes in school and community relationships and in the style of decision-making. (Editor)

Analyzes the French university institutes of technology (IUTs), 2-year institutions established in 1966 for training upper level technitians for a variety of industrial, administrative, and service positions. Covers history, instruction, admissions and student body, teaching staff, administrative framework, and national policy-making problems and…

Education as an integrated part of the productive process of the rural Indian village is discussed, and eight main features of such an alternative educational system are presented. (LH)