Presents the material given in a talk at the 1974 convention of the National Science Teachers Association in which the author compares practices in biology education to George Orwell's concept of "doublethink," i.e., the ability to hold two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and to accept both of them. Developments in curriculum…

Discussed two educational institutions in the Netherlands which decided to cooperate with each other by expanding their teaching facilities. (RK)

Describes the planning and implementation of a cooperative program in higher education involving Milliken University and the Community College of Decatur in Illinois. (Editor/PG)

The Swedish 1968 Education Commission (U 68) recommended a very wide definition of the concept of higher education so as to include any qualified education or training for adults, whether academic or vocational in nature. The author points to the possible development of a new education structure for Sweden. (Editor/PG)

Article addresses itself to the question of how schools can best be used in the coming decades. (GB)

Describes a long range planning project called "Redesign" which is now in operation in the Palo Alto Unified School District in California. (GB)

Author described in outline form how an MBO system functions in a school district, in order to judge more clearly the potential of MBO as a means to performance accountability. (Author/RK)

The report to the presidents of six New England Land Grant Universities examines possibilities for joint ventures in various areas. The report recommends creation of a committee with representatives from each of the six colleges to jointly plan programs, supervise work of cooperative committees, and make recommendations to the presidents. (AG)

This report is an account of the North American Regional Seminar on Environmental Education that was held in St. Louis, Missouri from October 5-8, 1976. The idea for this seminar was developed at the Unesco/UNEP Workshop held in Belgrade in October, 1975. The seminar report details the extensive data gathering and planning efforts, the Seminar…

The purpose of this study was to identify the organizational factors that aided or hindered the successful introduction of comprehensive planning systems in four selected school districts and to use that knowledge to develop a conceptual model to guide school districts in the successful introduction of systematic planning. A major focus of the…

The author characterizes current decision making in special education as arbitrary, based upon little or no data, and devoid of long-range planning. He proposes a planning and decision making model consisting of four components: overall coordination, data gathering, planning, and long range decision-making mechanisms. The model is explained to…

Designed as a resource guide for local education agency representatives, the manual describes procedures for the development and implementation of individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped and gifted students. Considered are the following elements of the IEP process: IEP planning meetings, prehearing conferences, and flow charts.…

Because of the limitations in the state of the art of using outcomes information in postsecondary education, and the important planning and management needs that exist in this area, a project was undertaken to (1) develop a set of coherent and widely accepted outcomes constructs that describe what an educational outcome is; and (2) develop a…

The state of a higher education evaluation project aimed at improving efficiency and increasing the capacity for self-renewal in higher education at the beginning of 1978 is described. The working methods of the project include: building up a knowledge base from literature and from foreign and Swedish universities and colleges; examining problems…