This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) which describes the law establishing the General Association of Teaching Professions in the UAR. Its membership is composed of all persons who are or have been engaged in the field of education. Its activities are integrated into the political framework of the Arab Socialist…

This document contains the 1972 4-year plan that the University of the State of New York Board of Regents has devised for postsecondary education in New York state. More people have been involved in the development of the 1972 plan than any preceding one. In addition to the educational community, the public at large had a voice through public…

In 1967 Southern Methodist University (SMU) changed the name of their School of Engineering to the Institute of Technology so that the scope of the division might be broadened. At that time, a 5-year plan was devised that allowed for certain goals to be reached by 1972. This 1972 report seeks to identify the various forces at work that will affect…

To aid state and local manpower planning for nursing needs and resources, this guide presents basic principles and procedures essential to identifying needs and examining resources effectively. A wide range of resource and annotated reference lists present survey and study reports, background material, tools for planning, and a guide to…

This study examined the stability of students' educational and vocational plans over a two-year period. The Student Information Questionnaire of the Ohio Vocational Interest Survey was administered to a sample of eighth-graders who were again tested two years later. In general, the older students had more stable plans than the younger ones and the…

A committee was appointed to review undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in Great Britain, and in light of national needs and resources, including technical assistance overseas, to advise her Majesty's Government on what principles future development (including its planning and coordination) should be based. In particular, the…

The decision to develop an estimated income scale arose from a wish to prove or disprove the statement that colleges like Brown University may be headed toward a situation where the student body will consist of the rich and the poor, the traditional group of middle class having been eliminated. As the research proceeded, it became evident that an…

The 1969 Minnesota State Legislature requested that the Higher Education Coordinating Commission make an inquiry into the relationship between area vocational-technical schools and other institutions of higher education in Minnesota. This report presents recommendations based on a study that included background information about 27 area…

This booklet presents statistics concerning primary education in Guatemala. The first section covers enrollment, considering such factors as type of school and location. Other sections provide statistics on teachers, their locations, the number of schools, enrollment in terms of students repeating grades or leaving school, students advancing out…

This document presents a summary of an international seminar held in 1969 on planning the development of universities. Two case studies of problems in Leningrad State University and the University of Sussex were the basis for the senimar. Discussions at the seminar can be categorized into six major areas: (1) higher education and economic and…

In an effort to prepare teachers for the coming changes in education caused by the rapidly developing communication satellite technology, this monograph offers a non-technical background to this new development. It begins by explaining the importance of such satellites and offers a layman's guide to the technology of satellite systems. It reviews…

THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS WHICH AFFECT THE EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL PLANS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO OBTAIN A COLLEGE DEGREE, WERE IDENTIFIED. DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM JUNIORS AND SENIORS OF 28 HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. THIS DATA CONSISTED OF (1) INFORMATION DRAWN FROM SCHOOL RECORDS,…

Some observations are presented on a social indicators approach to statewide educational assessment. The context of the observations is the Oregon Department of Education model for educational planning. Much of what is said can also be applied to educational planning and program evaluation at the federal level or in large school systems. For the…

This paper is mainly devoted to the analysis of four planning reports that were produced by the Planning Unit of the National Institute of Education (NIE) to guide NIE's activities for 1972-73. Each report presented recommendations for new programs and management activities intended to lead to better achievement of American educational goals. In…

This paper examines the status of comprehensive planning for educational reform in the Federal Republic of Germany. Although a late entrant among the European nations engaged in school reform, West Germany is now heavily involved in the problems and politics of structural change. A "General Plan for Education," calling for widespread…