Article discussed the problems that the Open University is having in gaining acceptance and evaluated its benefits to the educational community. (RK)

Some insight is given into the possible use of a universal college in a 6-4-4 school system in the future. The universal college would combine the eleventh and twelth grades with the community college to increase vocational and technical skills needed for occupational opportunities and to reduce educational dropout. (DS)

Cooperation between military and civilian technical training institutions has included evaluation and accreditation of five military training schools by a civilian evaluation team, which was impressed by the level, completeness and quality of the instruction. Additional cooperation and improved communications between military and civilian training…

The Teacher Education Center approach to teacher training described can be an effective vehicle for promoting school, college, and State agency cooperation in preservice and inservice teacher training. (Author)

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

Described is a cooperative undergraduate program in chemistry between two small church-related colleges in Tennessee. (RH)

The 34 state-assisted universities and 2-year institutions in Ohio are jointly undertaking a broad program of management improvement that includes 5 specific areas: institutional planning, program budgeting, personal management, student records, and data processing. (Author/PG)

Describes attempts in several countries to reorganize higher vocational, technical education and university studay into a unified system of tertiary education. (Author)

Several institutions of higher learning combined their efforts and resources to develop a Neighborhood Program that would reach the disadvantaged people in the Savannah Model Cities. Discusses program design, problems, and results of taking the program to the people under conditions and situations to which they could easily identify or relate. (RB)

Author describes approach taken by the Children's Aid Society of Vancouver in sponsoring a demonstration project aimed at illegitimacy prevention through hospital observation and family life dialogue with highschoolers. (Author/MB)

Problems and policies reported in a survey of thirty northeastern colleges may provide guidance to other Institutions in determining tuition aid programs for children of faculty and other campus personnel. (Editor)

Article deals with the advantages for small school districts to afford comprehensive educational programs by sharing services and cooperative programs. (Author/ML)

Describes activities of the Federation of Rocky Mountain States in the fields of education, economics, and social development. (MK)

There are several practices that, once implemented by state governing or coordinating agencies, would provide effective and efficient coordination of any state community college system. These include the organization of a series of councils made up of institutional representatives by function, the development of individual college master plans,…