This report contains the following seven parts: (1) Brief History of Santa Monica College (SMC), which summarizes SMC's vision and mission; (2) Development Concepts, which includes the purpose and process of the master plan, design and development principles, preferred concepts, and constituency meetings issues; (3) Final Proposed Master Plan,…

This integrated master plan for Yavapai College (Arizona) includes the following six key components: (1) district services overview; (2) educational services plan; (3) human resources plan; (4) information technology services; (5) facilities plan; and (6) financial plan. The master plan was developed as a result of discussions and meetings with…

Education is undergoing a time of unprecedented change. The issue of outcome-based education and the implications for assessment are of particular importance today. Although teachers in their first years of schooling have traditionally recognized developmental learning in their programs, changes in curriculum and assessment practices must reflect…

This report provides a summary of an adult education conference in Kentucky. It contains practical information to future planning groups and to persons who may not have experience in planning large conferences. The report is organized in four sections. The introduction includes the early planning process of the conference and the conference goals.…

Democracy is the foundation of U.S. society. Democratic principles permeate all institutions, and the belief that individuals have the right to representation and a voice in decisions that affect their daily lives is supported by the highest laws of the land. The implementation of this agenda has created ethical problems for program planners and…

At the beginning of each fiscal year, the staff of the California Postsecondary Education Commission develops its plans for major research studies and other projects over the year, and brings the resulting workplan to the Commission for discussion. This report is the staff's plan for these activities during fiscal year 1992-93. After an…

At the beginning of each fiscal year, the California Postsecondary Education Commission staff develops its plans for major research studies and other projects over the year, and brings the resulting workplan to the Commission for discussion. This report is the plan for these activities for the balance of this decade and it identifies priorities…

This paper reports on a program to develop a comprehensive overall strategy of educational research that deals with the state of education in Israel. Four dimensions or sets of demands on the schools are discussed: (1) civilizational demands of transmission of heritage and culture; (2) social demands for good citizenship, productive workers, up to…

The purpose of the Year-Round Education (YRE) Evaluation Project is to provide formative evaluation information to Orange County (Florida) Public Schools decision-makers about the year-round education schedule piloted in three elementary schools. Employing YRE means reorganizing the traditional school calendar into shorter instructional sessions…

This design proposal for "Schools of the Marketplace" describes a system that does not rely on government bureaucracy to operate. Instead, it allows parents and students to choose their teachers, evaluates student performance more on results of projects and papers than on standardized tests, empowers teachers to form professional groups…

This paper reports on a study that investigated the characteristics of innovative Ohio sawmill operators and compared characteristics of Appalachian to non-Appalachian operators. (The paper is derived from a larger study that investigated the perceived educational needs of innovative Ohio sawmill operators.) Thirty-two Ohio sawmill operators were…

This journal presents different views from members of the International Network of Principal's Centers on the importance of and different ways to create a vision for schools. The six parts of the journal outline reasons for creating a vision as part of every school's and community's work. Part 1 includes essays on why a vision for education must…

The definition of strategic planning has changed in recent years. Strategic planning for independent schools involves creating a vision and a mission, employing environmental scanning methods to identify important facts, focusing on excellence, mandating continuous flexibility, and relying on simplicity. This book reexamines and updates…

This paper describes a study whose twofold purpose was to: (1) use the monograph approach to improve knowledge about the situation of education in small countries, particularly in the Caribbean; and (2) distill ideas and techniques to make a technical contribution to educational planning in small countries. Part 1 presents a preliminary reminder…

The Office of the State Comptroller in New York audited the City University of New York's (CUNY) Year 2000 compliance efforts for the period of April 1, 1996 through March 31, 1998. The purpose of the audit was to determine whether CUNY's efforts provided reasonable assurance that computer processing will continue without interruption or…