This report presents three seminar papers and associated discussion session reports from the Adelaide seminar which focused on education as it relates to the advancement of international understanding. In the first paper, A. M. Thomas stressed the necessity for continuing cooperation among nations to solve problems of friction and poverty.…

A position paper examines the importance of educational technology in today's educational system and makes recommendations to the New York state government in the form of a policy statement and proposed action. The prime concerns are individualized instruction, cost effectiveness, use at all levels, equity for disadvantaged students, and…

This report represents a regional approach to the immediate problems of higher education in New York City, and proposes a series of recommendations toward the cooperative resolutions of these problems. The Regents Advisory Council accepted as its charge a survey of the human, fiscal and physical resources of higher education institutions in New…

The authors of the present document had as their purpose to determine somewhat the worth of a college education. In order to do this, they show (1) how much a university education costs; (2) what the rates of return on this cost are and who the beneficiary of these returns is; (3) how costs might be reduced with expanded enrollment; and (4) how…

Presented in this pamphlet is an outline of the fiscal 1972 activities of the South Carolina Commission of Higher Education. The Commission's primary concern is the strengthening of all the state's institutions of higher learning, to the end that quality education and training beyond high school may be available to every citizen who desires it and…

This document presents a review of the present functions and programs of each of the colleges in the State Colleges of Massachusetts, the present strengths and needs of the colleges, and the capacity of the colleges individually and severally to adjust and develop, in order to discharge new functions that might be required of them by the future…

The committee responsible for the present document was established to investigate, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning general education programs at San Francisco State College. Part 1 of the 5-part final report establishes a general philosophical context, examining General Studies within a holistic conception of liberal education, and…

At the request of the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission, a panel of experienced American educators was organized to study the private institutions of higher education in Minnesota. Throughout the 1969-70 academic year, this group gathered a comprehensive body of information about these institutions. It also reviewed a number of…

Colleges and universities throughout the country are presently faced with responding to a crisis that could mean their very existence. The move toward mass education is well on its way and few administrators have grasped the speed or direction of the changes overwhelming them, especially those changes involving new social attitudes and…

The initial decisions that young people make about their educational plans are often tentative and subject to change. Previous research indicates that generally one-third to one-half of university undergraduates change from one major field to another. This study attempted to show that when students change from one curricular specialization to…

This document presents the final report of a 3-year self-study of Bethany Nazarene College which focuses on self-evaluation and planning for the decade of the 70's. Seven areas were studied: philosophy and objectives, instruction, students, faculty, physical facilities, business and finance, and administration. A steering committee developed…

This document consists of a series of materials designed for use as a workshop to train educational leaders involved in implementing new educational practices and materials in the schools of their region. The materials are prepared as a number of handouts which participants receive in sequence. Participants engage in four major activities, and…

This document defines Project Simu-School and gives its history; presents the goals, objectives, and tasks of the Chicago and Santa Clara components and of the Council of Educational Facility Planners; presents the goals, objectives, tasks, and membership of the advisory-planning board; and discusses the proposed future plan. Discussion of the…

Simulation models predicting resource requirements in higher education are compared (two developed in North American with two from Europe). They reveal a similar logic of relating student teaching loads to college and university resource requirements, but differences of educational program needs produce differing emphases. (JT)

After judging and evaluating four science fairs during a two week period, the author moved to put down some thoughts and suggestions. His comments fell into three major categories: 1) purposes of science fairs, 2) types of science fair projects, and 3) judging the projects. (Author/RK)