The term "problem-solving" covers three steps of the comprehensive planning process: problem analysis, generation of alternative solutions, and selection of policies or programs from those solutions. After goals have been developed and needs assessed, the problem-solving process begins with identification and definition of the specific nature of…

This collection of six papers on planning for effective foreign language education in the 1980s includes the following titles: (1) "Imperatives for the Eighties," by June K. Phillips; (2) "Profiles and Perspectives," by Pamela J. Myers; (3) "Second Language Experiences for Everyone," by Carol A. Herron; (4) "Special Curricula for Special Needs,"…

The effectiveness of the activities surrounding the work of the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies in publicizing the status and needs of foreign language programs in the United States is reviewed. Three position papers produced for the Commission are examined. The "Resolutions on Language in American…

A close examination of two scenarios, one optimistic and the other pessimistic, reveals that the future of foreign language teaching in the United States is very much in the hands of the profession. Even if an external factor such as inflation does become serious, the profession must show unity and demonstrate its ability to realize optimistic…

RECOMMENDATIONS WERE DIVIDED INTO SUGGESTIONS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION AND ACTION FOR LONG-RANGE EFFECT. THE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION INCLUDED RETAINING THE 6-3-3 ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL, EXPERIMENTING WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND SETTING UP TWO EXPERIMENTAL 4-4-4 COMPLEXES. INTEGRATION PLANS INCLUDED REVIEWING ZONES AND CHANGING…

THE GOALS OF THE CONFERENCE WERE TO AROUSE THE INTEREST OF COMMUNITIES IN TENNESSEE AND THE MID-SOUTH IN THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, TO INFORM BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND LAY PEOPLE ABOUT CURRENT THEORY AND PRACTICES IN THIS AREA OF EDUCATION, TO SUGGEST SPECIFIC PILOT PROJECTS FOR LAY GROUPS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THEIR BOARDS OF EDUCATION, AND TO…

This paper discusses the educational and psychological problems which make it necessary to consider kindergarten as the first stage in the uniform system of education and upbringing in Poland. Ways in which these problems stimulate research and affect the educational praxis of higher school levels are discussed. (JMB)

Concepts which are salient features of the systems approach do not appear to have permeated school administration beyond the threshold of awareness. Confusion among administrators as to the meaning and potential of the systems approach can be partly attributed to its overzealous adherents, semantic difficulties among experts, and its application…

Conferees heard five papers designed to emphasize some contemporary problems of higher education. The keynote address stresses the role of the institutional researcher, who must not only be capable in his discipline of research, but also be concerned that his work is relevant to institutional needs and problems. He must place the results in…

To analyze the planning and implementation of plans for an organization of higher education within a larger state-wide movement, this study was designed to investigate the following elements of the St. Louis County Junior College District: (1) interorganizational relationships which evolved between local, state and national levels in preparation…

Linear programming models are used in an attempt to answer the question of whether more or better schools should be developed. The criterion function is the maximization of the product of education, measured either in income or school years. The model is varied throughout the paper by confronting the criterion function with a variety of…

In December 1968, several national authorities met to discuss plans for the Tulsa Junior College and the problems that confront new, lay boards. Edmund J. Gleazer covered the role, growth, and future of junior colleges in general. B. Lamar Johnson spoke on junior colleges as they have evolved over several decades and specified five points as…

The purpose of this dissertation was to describe processes involved in the development of the East Side Educational Park-Independence High School, East Side Union High School District, San Jose California. Impetus for development of the Educational Park came from the need to develop a system of quality education that would, at the same time,…

The purpose of this dissertation was to assess the attitudes of school committee members and administrators toward voluntary collaborative metropolitan education and to determine if a relationship existed between their expressed attitudes and the past performance of their respective school districts in establishing collaborative patterns. A panel…

Colorado's Educational Accountability Program was instituted to help schools raise educational quality, to expand student life opportunities, and to provide assistance in comparing the value of school programs with their cost. This program rests on the premise that when a local district and its citizens set educational priorities, design a plan,…