A discussion of the problems involved in developing a valid program for cooperation in international education begins by stressing the distinction between education and schooling: the first an age-old experience derived from the whole culture, and the second a relatively new concept devoted to mastering material which someone has decided is…

A questionnaire survey of student attitudes toward correspondence study at three of five four year colleges in the state of Washington, conducted by the Office of Institutional Education Research of the University of Washington, using a format similar to its study of faculty attitudes in 1968, brought a response of 50% , which was augmented by a…

The Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System was established to coordinate higher education in the state and to eliminate existing duplication in programs. This blueprint was developed by the Board to make room for increasing numbers of college students and to provide a rising level of educational quality by the most effective…

This report provides some basic guidelines for planning and establishing a consortium. Systems analysis was used to study 5 consortia, determine their objectives, identify applicable system variables, and ascertain the contribution each variable must make to achieve organizational objectives. The consortia were the Central States College…

Consultants and supervisors from the State Department of Education, the Santa Fe Public Schools, and the Penitentiary of New Mexico propose to train 30 two-man teams as paraprofessional teachers and paraprofessional teacher aides for service as classroom teachers in approximately 40 elementary, secondary, and vocational courses for 500 men in the…

A number of administrative and instructional problems arise from the fact that many children continue to be taught by persons who do not hold regular teaching certificates. The two-fold purpose of the study summarized in this report was to discover ways to assist these provisionally certificated teachers to obtain a regular certificate and to…

In the fall of 1971, Wheelock College initiated five teacher education centers in cooperation with local schools in the Boston area. Through this cooperative effort, school staff were permitted to use Wheelock's library and resource center and to attend seminars and mini-workshops. The cooperating teacher received recognition not only as an…

During the second year of the Olney Project three major tasks were accomplished. Various solutions were found to the social, legal, administrative, library, and financial problems encountered in the nontraditional delivery of library services. The administrative machinery necessary to supervise effectively a community wide coordinated library…

This document provides an annotation of the articulation agreement between the State Universities and the Public Community Junior Colleges of Florida. Sections cover: general education, definition of associate of arts degree, responsibility for general education requirements, preprofessional course responsibility, admission to upper division…

Reasons why interinstitution cooperation is desirable for research and development, the organization of the Florida Community/Junior College Inter-institutional Research Council (IRC) so that interinstitutional cooperation in research and development is facilitated, and an example of a recent IRC project that illustrates each of the reasons given…

In this report of the Task Force on the Community College in British Columbia, recommendations for college development in British Columbia are made. The sections of the reoport are as follows: Recommendation Highlights; Task Force (Terms of Reference, Membership, Glossary, and the Public Process); 1. Previous Development; 2. Nature and Functions…

The success of the cooperative program of Millikin University and the Community College of Decatur is often cited by Illinois educators as a model of private-public institutional cooperation. The purpose of this paper is to describe the planning, problems, and implementation of this cooperative program. For the academic year 1972-73, Millikin…

This report discusses various aspects of undergraduate cross-registration procedures, including the dimensions, values, roles and functions, basic assumptions, and facilitating and encouragment of cross-registration. Dimensions of cross-registration encompass financial exchange, eligibility, program limitations, type of grade and credit; extent of…

Results of a study of regional computer networks are presented. The aim of the report is to reveal the impact of college computer networks on users and providers and thereby to assist policy makers with decisions concerning computing. Questionnaires, site visits, and conferences were used to gather information. The first five chapters offer a…

This project, associated with the Institute for Training Directors of Teacher Education Reform Programs, focused on selected realities of current efforts that provide alternative programs for teacher education. This report contains theoretical, analytical, and practical models, discussions, and case studies that should be valuable to educational…