Examines ways in which committees are used in institutional governance in higher education. Discusses the impact of campuswide committees on the ability of administrators to work effectively, maintain a leadership role, and make prompt decisions. Identifies the negative factors involved in committee use and suggests alternatives to remedy…

A detailed introduction to the use of committee hearings in evaluation is given. Two applications of these procedures (in a state-level evaluation and by a local text selection committee) illustrate both the feasibility and the costs of using hearings as an evaluative format. (Author/AL)

Sex education in Beaverton (Oregon) is provided through a volunteer, after-school program set up and administered by parents. This article discusses the program's controversial origins and its present success. (WD)

A sample of chief student affairs officers (N=10) reported on their practices and opinions regarding the use of search committees in the selection of new staff members. Citing a number of disadvantages, particularly the time involved, the respondents still believed the advantages were well worth the costs. (Author)

Examines several situations where linkage between industry and education exists. These include advisory committees, sharing of equipment by industries and schools, and placing a vocational instructor in an industrial setting for an extended period of time to experience the changing workplace. (CT)

This article seeks to find what the nine Regional Advisory Councils in England have done to implement the third ACSTT (Advisory Committee on the Supply of Training of Teachers) Report. The author examines the concept of restricted or extended levels of management training as perceived by the report. (Author/CT)

Successful continuing professional education programs require that the learners be involved in design and implementation. Program planning and advisory committees are one means of ensuring the participation of adult learners and of meeting their needs. (SK)

A sagacious school board will ensure that its school system meets the needs of the whole community by adopting a policy supporting use of school facilities for adult education programs and activities. (Author/JM)

The lay citizen Federal Advisory Committees (FACs) appear to be playing a recognized role in federal policy advisement, fulfilling one of the tenets of adult education: citizen participation. The 21 education FACs, particularly the 11 adult-education related ones, deserve the attention of adult educators. (SK)

The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities has undertaken a project to train disabled adults as volunteer consultants in vocational and career education. Consultants work with advisory panels mandated by legislation on such topics as individualized education programs, least restrictive environment, program options, and nonacademic…

Describes informative measures used by a library advisory committee to advise university administrators of the adverse impact of budgetary constraints on the operation of the academic library. (RAA)

Presents a model of organized advisory councils containing three components: structural knowledge, programing skills, and group process skills. This framework can be used to train advisory council members and improve the effectiveness of extension programs. (SK)

Examines the University of Nebraska's experience in implementing a procedure for grade appeal hearings. Discusses the importance of the setting, the chairperson's role, faculty and student roles, committee member's bias, and interactions at the hearing. (CT)

Citizen groups can help school boards by independently gathering faculty and administrator opinions without being a threat to either group, something that board-sponsored inquiry groups cannot do. (Author/IRT)

Focuses on the important role of curriculum in the educational process. Suggests that until a core of persons, along with local community support, are trained in curriculum development, schools must accept other alternatives in order to maintain responsibility for an adequate education for all youth. (Author/RK)