Author, a Senior Master at Abbey Wood School, is chairman of the Primary-Secondary School Liaison Committee which has pioneered an experiment in cooperation between the comprehensive and its neighborhood primary schools. (Author/RK)

The University Occupational Education Coordinators Council, referred to as a liaison council, serves as a vital link in the Illinois system for development and delivery of occupational education personnel. The council consists of representatives from eight State universities, all having vocational teacher education programs. (Author/EA)

Reviews a book which presents a critical analysis of the National Academy of Sciences and its advisory function. Documents in detail case studies involving a variety of government and industry intrusions into the Academy's handling of six major technological problems. (GS)

This pamphlet on boards and committees is the fourteenth of 16 in a series to provide leaders in adult activities with sound introductory material to give practical help in using a method of adult education or working in a particular area. Its objective is to give practical help to board members and executives on applying democratic principles in…

Intended to provide background information for a special advisory commission created by the state legislature to study the desirability of a state library networking system, this series of 12 papers prepared by the staff librarians of the Virginia State Library summarizes the workings of various network programs, techniques for implementing them,…

Combining cartoons with brief narratives, this handbook identifies the five steps for developing the community councils mandated for each Teacher Corps project. The five steps are (1) establishing the community council as an organization, (2) identifying short-and long-term goals, (3) expanding community involvement, (4) training council members…

Presented is material from an information program designed to help citizen advisory groups and local officials improve decision-making in water quality planning. This program is aimed at helping people focus on essential issues and questions by providing materials suitable for persons with non-technical backgrounds. The following chapters are…

This is a manual designed to accompany staff development sessions in which research and evaluation personnel will discuss key areas with administrators, evaluators in schools, and area office personnel. Forms and methods for assessment and reporting of pupils' progress in a local school's instructional program are illustrated. The state…

Schools of education should spend at least eighteen months in planning for a team visit by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (N.C.A.T.E.). During this time, a coordinator and a steering committee of five to seven faculty members direct the process of preparation. Subcommittees should assume the responsibility of preparing…

This document is comprised of the hearing and briefing on International Women's issues before the Subcommittees on International Organizations and International Development of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, 95th Congress. The purpose of the joint session was to explore the administration's request for the…

This paper briefly examines the nature of provisions for citizen participation in selected federal programs. Requirements for citizen involvement are discussed under three major categories: (1) organization and membership requirements, (2) duties and responsibilities, and (3) responsibilities of state and local agencies to accommodate citizen…

Model bylaws for independent colleges are presented to assist the institutions in writing or revising their own bylaws. The model is designed to provide the basis, and not to be taken verbatim, for discussion on the form of governance that may be established by private institutions. The bylaw articles concern: powers of trustees; membership of…

Needs assessment is a process for identifying discrepancies between existing conditions and desired conditions. This manual details six major steps for carrying out needs assessment in a school system, along with 19 tasks and 59 subtasks. The six steps are: 1) initiate the needs assessment process; 2) conduct assessment of perceived needs; 3)…

To determine the effectiveness of local postsecondary advisory councils in Iowa, this two-phase study surveyed every Iowa postsecondary vocational instructor to identify programs utilizing local advisory councils, the composition of these councils, and names and addresses of leading council members. Phase 2 used a more detailed questionnaire…