Presents a collection of activities and ideas on how to improve high school economics instruction. (JDH)

Examines population shifts in cities and adjacent suburban areas by region--the Northeast and Midwest and the South and West--and discusses the implications of these shifts for educators. (FL)

Discusses the problem of forecasting manpower flows in administrative hierarchies of educational organizations, reviews groups of manpower models, discusses characteristics of administrative hierarchies and the vacancy model as it relates to those characteristics, and carries out validation and projective tests of the model. (Author/IRT)

The A-95 review is a procedure for coordinating federally assisted programs and projects with each other and with state, regional, and local plans and programs. This article describes the Project Notification Review System that New York state has implemented in order to comply with the federal A-95 requirements. (Author/IRT)

A number of problems, including the breaking up of the political consensus on education and the ending of the period of educational growth, have changed educational planning in England and Wales. (IRT)

Discusses the history, development, and current status of EDUPLAN, the planning arm of the Venezuelan Ministry of Education. (IRT)

This volume is the second in a series of four publications related to a project on the creation of a Regional University Network on Governance and Management of Higher Education in South East Europe. It consists of a concise presentation of the nuts and bolts of strategic planning and management in higher education. The book takes the reader…

In 1996, Nova Southeastern University (Florida) conducted surveys of student satisfaction with academic resources and services. This study replicated the prior survey process, collecting contemporary information from fall term 1999 students. The population for this survey consisted of all enrolled students at that time. In all, 3,366 students were…

The Ford Policy Forum is an integral part of the annual symposium of the Forum for the Future of Higher Education. The Forum studies key economic issues likely to influence the quality and performance of colleges and universities. This publication contains the work of the Ford Policy Forum Scholars of 2001 for the annual symposium. In early 1991,…

The Carnegie Foundation commissioned a collection of essays as part of the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate (CID). Essays and essayists represent six disciplines that are part of the CID: chemistry, education, English, history, mathematics, and neuroscience. Intended to engender conversation about the conceptual foundation of doctoral…

Evidence is presented that college training in English and literature is invaluable in preparation for futures in three professional areas: law, medicine, and business. (Author/SC)

Describes how the Bisbee Public Schools scientifically identified and involved the power elite in the community in examining, designing, planning, and implementing community education. (Author/DN)

This article deals with objects constructed on the wheel that are later combined to form one harmonious piece. In other words, the student produces a multi-piece ceramic form that would be impossible to throw on the wheel in one setting. (Author/RK)

The author gives a detailed account of the Monrovia Consolidated School System that was begun by Liberian and American Educational Planners in 1962. The focus is on the development of a helping relationship between Liberian workers and the consulting team from San Francisco State College. (Author/RWP)

Presents a 4-step procedure for projecting district enrollment for the next five years. (Author/DN)