This bibliography of the school plant field which includes text books and periodicals, is organized into sections covering district surveys, enrollments, evaluations, educational planning, room needs and room specifications. Most entries are briefly described. (NI)

Because the scene of the struggle to control men's minds has shifted from other battlefields to the university, the university must reappraise its role and responsibilities as a democratic institution within a democracy. The important question is not "who shall govern the university," but "for what end shall the university be governed." Procedures…

In 1975-76 the Educational Improvement Center field tested a program to provide instructional leaders with knowledge and skills in planning and organizational development and to create a functioning network of instructional change agents. Participants were instructional leaders such as principals, superintendents, media specialists, and head…

The document contains a descriptive outline of the various components of the Texas career education learning system. This includes: (1) a brief discussion on policy guidance; (2) an overview of career education from 1970-1975; (3) an outline of goals for public school education; (4) a 25-page document called "Basic Learner Outcomes for Career…

After a brief mention of the financial uncertainty of colleges and universities in the 1970's and some speculation on hopeful trends in higher education, this document discusses some federal activities in higher education that are often overlooked. One such federal program is I-E-L (Federal Coordinator for Industry-Education-Labor) that brings…

The reports of the Programme Commissions, the Administrative Commission, and Legal Committee are presented as the records of the 17th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in 1972. Part 1 contains Programme Commissions reports on education; natural sciences and their application to development; social sciences, humanities, and culture;…

This study uses a model to analyze long-range educational planning for the achievement of educational purposes, goals, and objectives. The study was intended to examine planning from a broad perspective that includes the objectives, administration, and economics of education. Much of the analysis applies to public as well as to private…

By appointment of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences, a committee was established to investigate the status of mathematical education at the pre-college levels. Drawing on the data gathered and published by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the National Center for Educational Statistics' survey of course offerings and…

Elementary students recorded large gains in academic achievement in the two years their school was involved in an intensive instructional improvement project that employed team teaching, flexible scheduling, open classrooms, and individualized instruction. A study was done to determine if the achievement gains would continue through a third year…

The purpose of this program was to assist faculties in Ontario universities in improving the effectiveness of instructional processes by systematic development of objectives, content, methods, and evaluation for each course offered with economy in the application of instructional resources. The first two chapters of this program report try to set…

The planner's model requires people to be rational in setting educational policies and spending resources to implement those policies. It is assumed that if an organization has difficulty in planning, the fault lies with the people, not with the model. Two images of the school cover the conceptions commonly held by many people. The image of the…

This publication contains a report describing a May 1972 seminar sponsored by the International Institute for Educational Planning to discuss current approaches to educational evaluation. In addition, the following 11 papers presented at the conference are included in their entirety: "Possible Criteria for Evaluating Education Policies," by R.…

In May 1974, the Undergraduate Education Reform Project of the Southern Regional Education Board sponsored a small workshop for representatives from each of the 14 SREB states. The purpose of the regional workshop was to provide an opportunity for the state representatives to identify and examine issues connected with student transfer and to share…

This document presents a report devised in 1962 for the planning of expansion of postsecondary education in Ontario through 1970. The major thrust of the report emphasizes the need for expansion with improved excellence of educational quality. Presented are enrollment projections; fields of study likely to be in demand; physical locations needing…

In 1960 the State of California established a Master Plan for the development, expansion and integration of the facilities, curriculum and standards of higher education, in junior colleges, State colleges, the University of California, and other institutions of higher education of the state, to meet the needs of the state during the 1960's and…