The Institute on Futurism and School Media Development, held at Western Michigan University, August 1974, presented 20 papers to 104 state leaders in educational media. The principal focus of the convention was the 1975 national guidelines for school media programs, "Media Programs: District and School," and several papers addressed…

The accountability movement in American education has received great clamors of attention in the past few years. This movement, in turn, suggests the need for particular data to inform responsible decision-making; the need for assessment instruments which can address the question of what is learned; and the need for strengthening the existing…

The concept of progress by examination at Hampshire College is discussed in one of a series of progress reports on the college in its attempt to redefine the nature of liberal arts education. A student's academic progress is measured by examinations rather than by credit hours and grades. The system has been enthusiastically supported by the…

The emphasis of this issue, reflecting increased demand for accountability, is the importance of teachers gathering data which substantiate pupil growth and present facts about what is going on in English classrooms, especially when teachers are trying different classroom approaches. Articles also discuss student responses to literature, student…

Until now, the economic analysis of education has not contributed effectively to policy formation because it has failed to answer (1) the question of who benefits from education, and (2) the concomitant question of the best way to finance education, particularly postsecondary education. The reasons for this failure have been the lack of consensus…

This paper looks at the job of the community college president in light of new trends and developments affecting administrative leadership. American higher education is entering a new era in which the community college president may expect intensified pressures in the areas of finance, governance, public confidence, employees' search for security,…

The application of management by objectives (MBO) at Roosevelt University is described. Semantic problems were overcome and "administration by objectives" was implemented as a process by which institutional goals and objectives and those of each administrator are made explicit and agreed upon, the detailed steps and the sources needed to…

This discussion of the Pennsylvania Model Project follows a flow chart to cover all aspects of the program: mission, awareness and understanding, advantages and disadvantages, commitment, needs assessment, isolation of problems, setting priorities, assessing the present program, reevaluation of priorities, planning staff allocation, goals and…

A trainer's manual is presented in the second of three volumes on the Life Skills for the Developmentally Disabled Project, which focuses on deinstitutionalization through improved staff utilization. It is explained that the manual provides strategies designed to involve the total staff and clients in a system of accountability for communicating,…

The guide is for the use of teachers in the areas of business and office occupations, grades 7-12. It focuses on recommended curriculum offerings and accountability levels for business and office occupations subjects and represents an effort to promote articulation and communication among the various educational settings in the State. The subjects…

The purpose of this project was to work with the professional staff, students, and the community of Belmont Junior High School in developing, implementing, and evaluating a new system of student evaluation and reporting progress to parents. The need for such a system was demonstrated, a philosophy was agreed upon, a report format was developed and…

This study for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has been tailored to fit the local plan for overall staff reorganization, with several organizational charts reflecting impending changes in career education and vocational education staffing patterns. The numerous recommendations fall into three categories: (1) a general overview of the county's…

This book examines the audit and accountability environment of public education. It provides the reader with an assessment of the current status and future potential of audits of State and local education agencies (SEAs/LEAs) and makes suggestions and recommendations for both auditors and educators. An in-depth review of the development of…

This final report of the Montana Commission on Post Secondary Education discusses information and projections relevant to present and future needs, resources, and the economic and social trends relating to the future of postsecondary education. The 11 chapters of the report are: 1. New Times, New Conditions, New Choices; 2. Goals; 3. Educational…

Evaluations that use imperfect information run into both analytical and political problems. Educational accountability systems based on achievement scores are an instance. Such systems frequently turn out to be irrelevant to policy decisions, resisted by educational interest groups that fear unflattering comparisons and the misuse of results, and…