The conference focused on various perspectives of the role of institutional research in a time of retrenchment: policy analysis, economic assumptions, resource management, academic planning and cooperative statewide planning. Among the themes addressed were: enrollment projections and financial planning; institutional efficiency and effectiveness;…

Intended for those concerned with curriculum development, the document presents a general change model for the development of individualized education programs (IEP) for handicapped students, to implement the IEP component of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. The Model outlines several stages in each of the…

This paper develops and estimates a model of the educational process. Most researchers have relied on a single equation, educational production function, which is an unrealistic formulation. A pupil's achievement, motivation, expectations, self-concept, and his perceived parents' and teachers' expectations are determined jointly, not…

This is a collection of essays that originally appeared in the 1970-71 issues of "The School Administrator." All are concerned with the general topic of politics and education, and each was prepared by a recognized scholar. Each essay focuses on a set of critical questions and issues around which national policy evolves. The series is intended to…

The Kentucky Education Assessment Program is an ongoing effort to gather information regarding progress toward attainment of the educational goals for Kentucky citizens. Major emphasis is on the determination of the actual level of pupil performance in relation to desired performance. In the eighth grade, relevant information was gathered in five…

This document reports on the efforts of the South Carolina State Department of Education to develop a comprehensive educational planning capability. An assessment model and a dynamic model were developed to help in the identification of educational needs and in the evaluation of public education in the State. The assessment model relates…

The National Assessment, a census-like study to collect information concerning the educational attainment of Americans, is being adapted in many states with the results of the adaptations being used for decision making by state agencies or by teachers and administrators. The characteristics of the adaptations follow patterns related to this…

The 1970 Educational Conference sponsored by the Educational Records Bureau focused on the topic "Testing in Turmoil: A Conference on Problems and Issues in Educational Measurement." The International Reading Association and the National Council on Measurement in Education co-sponsored two conference sessions entitled "The Measurement of Reading:…

This extensive color-keyed program guide for general, exploratory, and vocational work experience education programs in California was developed by work experience coordinators, professors, state and local administrators, and various district teams to pilot test at the secondary and university levels. General, exploratory, and vocational goals are…

In January 1972, the Education Commission of the States (ECS) collected information concerning educational legislation (both enacted and proposed), outstanding educational achievements, and major educational problem areas of the States. The compilation of this data in its present form represents an updating of a similar survey conducted by ECS in…

The objectives of this study were twofold: first, to develop an improved version of the instruments used to measure Goal IV (Attitude Toward School and School Learning) at the fifth and eleventh grade levels in the public schools of Pennsylvania under a program of "Educational Quality Assessment" mandated by the legislature. Secondly, it was the…

A Florida program of assessment and accountability, wherein student achievement of specified minimum objectives is measured on a statewide level, is summarized. Background information, objective selection procedures, program management, and information utilization are discussed. (DG)

This final report to the Federal Trade Commission on proprietary vocational and home study schools by the staff of the Bureau of Consumer Protection consists of two parts. Part I presents an analysis of all materials contained in the rule-making record, all documentary evidence, transcribed testimony, comments, and rebuttals. It describes the…

This study examines the politics of program implementation in Michigan. It focuses on relations between the Michigan Department of Education and the state's local school districts in the administration of state aid for compensatory education. With its accountability emphasis and with the many administrative issues that have characterized its…

Alverno College began its outcome-oriented liberal arts curriculum in the fall of 1973. Clearly traceable to Alverno's early heritage as a teachers' college for educating the sisters of a teaching order is the current liberal arts college's interest in the incoming student's orientation to college learning. Each section of this report briefly…