Argues for the usefulness of the cumulative student record as a planning source providing a wide range of data on students and discusses the problems of collecting such data, including the problems related to recent legislation in the human rights field and to changes in education acts and regulations. (Author/IRT)

How can the "relevance" problem be solved in secondary schools where a feeling of novelty about "open-space" has evaporated? The proposed solution is an "Updated" Core Curriculum which uses pupil-teacher planning techniques based on "Great Books" question categories and borrows liberally from values clarification procedures. (Author/NQ)

Changes in the job and labor markets are a critical concern to vocational education and call for curriculum development to deal with the emerging and new occupations created by advancing technology. The author presents a model to represent the developmental patterns for emerging occupations. (MF)

Suggests that we are about to see the greening of a generation of teens who will reach adulthood without ever having had the experience of the training which comes from having had work experience. (Author/AM)

Stating that man is trapped by his own technology, the author questions whether advancing technology, with its social and psychological consequences, has really improved man's existence. He relates this concept to industrial arts education, which should include the negative as well as the positive aspects of technology. (MF)

The results of a survey of family studies faculty concerning the inclusion of family law topics in family studies courses are discussed. The professor's needs for training and resources in the area of family and the law are identified and recommendations for meeting these needs are suggested. (Author)

Impact analysis culminates in the formulation of outcome measures that describe college impact in terms of demonstrable change in student attitudes and behavior. Outcome measures meet the data needs of state policy-makers as well as institutional planners, and thus invite external support and cooperation rather than control. (JG)

It is argued that political input at a local level can be justified in terms of the importance of the institution to the community, of the total responsibilities of a local authority, and of a need for some other power to offset the power of a national body. A regional policy for higher education in Great Britain in advocated. (Author/LBH)

John Naisbit addresses the changes in management and education that can be expected during the rest of the century in an interview with the executive director of the Association of School Business Officials, Ron Allen. (MD)

Provides a sequence to follow in the development of a discipline policy at the junior high school level. A successful policy includes consistency, continual recordkeeping, communication with parents, oncampus suspension, and positive reinforcement. (MD)

Consists of proceedings of a 1986 rural education symposium held in Changchun, China. Participants represented international and Chinese organizations. Topics included (1) vocational/technical education, (2) planning, (3) strengthening teaching, (4) materials and methods, and (5) trends in adult education. Proposes follow-up measures. (CH)

Presents an outline--compiled from the latest research on effective instructional practice--for the development of instructional leadership in principals. Includes a guideline for the development of an instructional improvement plan. (MD)

If schools are to flourish in our changing society, members of the community need to be encouraged to support their schools. Outlines a public relations program that can be used to improve school-community relationships. (MD)

Demonstrates local government's use of alternative forecasting techniques in school planning and retrenchment. Argues that forecasting is an art blending academic and political concerns. While statistical techniques and historical data are useful forecasting tools, the most significant influence should be school officials' plans and preferences.…