THIS PROPOSAL FOR AN ARTICULATED AND COORDINATED STATEWIDE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN HAWAII PROVIDES FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY AS THE BOARD OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, WITH A SUBORDINATE COORDINATING COUNCIL. THE MAJOR EFFORT IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SHOULD BE AT THE LEVEL OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH SHOULD…

This pamphlet describes "a project [organized by the District of Columbia Teachers College, Washington, D.C.] in taking inservice education to the profession . . . of using teams of instructors . . . from several universities and professional sources . . . for more than 500 principals, teachers, supervisors . . . in six centers around the…

Electronic media transmit instructional material that is protected by copyright law. Under the present Copyright Act (U.S. Code, Title 17, 1909) teachers may use material in the "public domain," and excerpts from copyrighted works under the judicial doctrine of "fair use." Inter-institutional transmission of live performances…

Although the old distinctions between public and private institutions of higher education are becoming blurred, 1 major difference remains: for traditional and political reasons, public universities have responded to the demand for greatly expanded enrollments whereas private universities have restricted enrollments. In recent years, all…

When two long-established institutions attempt a cooperative program, there can be several different kinds of conflicts. A current trend is to arrange cooperative projects between school systems and the teacher preparation component of a college or university. One such project, an inner-city student teaching program is reviewed in this paper.…

This English-French report is the result of a questionnaire administered in 1976 by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada to obtain information on programs of cooperation between Canadian and foreign institutions. The programs are formal or informal arrangements between one or more Canadian universities, faculties, schools,…

This paper contains an analysis of the data gathered from the 1975-76 Harrison County Teacher Education Center (HCTEC) needs assessment survey. The orginial study analyzed the opinions of 13 client groups concerning the HCTEC. The study concentrated on two major questions: (1) what are the opinions of the 13 client groups about the perceived needs…

The practice of utilizing faculty resources across institutional lines is not new. At the present time there is an increasing awareness of the opportunity for expanding the interinstitutional utilization of faculty between the historically black campuses and the historically white campuses that are located in proximity to each other. In the…

These papers presented at a seminar for administrators of statewide boards and commissions of higher education, sponsored by the American College Testing Program, cover: (1) changing patterns of statewide coordination (Richard M. Millard); (2) organizing state systems for maximum effectiveness (Fred Harcleroad); (3) effecting change in state…

This handbook is designed to be a guide for students, college supervisors, and school-based teacher educators at the Multi-Institutional Teacher Education Center (MITEC). After an introduction briefly describing MITEC, chapters on the following topics are included: (a) organization, (b) roles and responsibilities, (c) learning laboratory centers,…

New certification standards adopted by the Washington State Board of Education in 1971 were designed to develop teacher education programs that ensure the highest quality of professional performance by teachers prepared within them. Teacher education programs under the new standards are approved by the State Board of Education only when three…

The nation faces the prospect of an abundant supply of highly trained educators. Foreseen imbalances in the supply and demand point to the need for more effective planning of the relationship between the lower and higher levels of education to meet occupational needs. Continuing education could help solve the dilemmas of (1) the quest for…

During its first year, this project placed 54 professors from 16 Mississippi senior colleges as paid team consultants in 27 elementary and secondary classrooms. Each three-member team was composed of a teacher and two professors from different colleges. The professors observed, assisted, and tutored classes which included disadvantaged children, a…

This report is a summary of ideas and concerns expressed by participants in a November, 1969, conference on the rights and responsibilities of the classroom teacher in the improvement of student teaching programs. Its emphasis is on the need for further clarification of procedures, functions, and lines of responsibility of the various groups…

A foreword and five chapters provide guidelines under the following headings. Organizational Structure for Student Teaching: the interrelationships between state, college and public schools. Procedural Steps: the college's responsibility in selecting candidates, the selection of centers and supervising teachers, the assignment of student teachers…