IN ORDER TO PREPARE PUPILS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY, REGARDLESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HANDICAP, IN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL LIFE, SCHOOLS SHOULD MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROBLEM OF DESEGREGATION. SPECIFIC PLANS UNDERTAKEN BY NEW YORK CITY REQUIRED THE STUDY OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF EDUCATION--ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY ZONING, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL…

THE CONTRIBUTION OF EDUCATION TO THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY OF THAILAND WAS INVESTIGATED. SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ABOVE THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, GRADES 8-10, INVOLVED IN THE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL PROCESS (BOTH ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL). THE STUDY CENTERED ON THREE QUESTIONS--(1) DOES THE THAI GOVERNMENT…

GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES WERE FORMULATED BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PLANNING CENTER. THE COMMITTEE SOUGHT TO DEFINE THE NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ITS ROLE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, AND THE CRITICAL PROBLEMS FACED BY THOSE PLANNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACILITIES. AN OVERVIEW OF PRESENT THINKING ABOUT…

A PROGRAM BUDGET IS A POLICY AND PLANNING DOCUMENT WHOSE GOAL IS TO DEFINE PROGRAM ELEMENTS AT AS HIGH A LEVEL OF AGGREGATION AS POSSIBLE WHILE REMAINING CONSISTENT WITH A DESIRABLE LEVEL OF HOMOGENEITY. THERE ARE THREE MAJOR PHASES OF PROGRAM BUDGETING--PLANNING, PROGRAMING, AND BUDGETING. DISCUSSIONS OF A UNIVERSITY BUDGET, DECISION MATRICES IN…

A REPORT WAS MADE OF A 3-DAY WORKING CONFERENCE ON STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE. EIGHT PAPERS ON THE ASPECTS OF PLANNED EDUCATIONAL CHANGE WERE COMMISSIONED AND PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE ALSO DISCUSSED EXISTING RESEACH FINDINGS AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS RELATING TO CHANGE IN EDUCATION AND OTHER SOCIAL PROCESS FIELDS. IN…

THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR AN EXTENSIVE REORGANIZATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES OF THE SCHOOL OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, IN ORDER TO UP-DATE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF DE FACTO SEGREGATION BROUGHT ABOUT BY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING PATTERNS. A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE EDUCATIONAL FUTURE OF NEW ROCHELLE IS…

TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PLANNING--AIMED AT ECONOMIC GROWTH, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL STABILITY, ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL--FISCAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND PEDAGOGICAL DATA WERE SECURED BY MEANS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE TO 33 TEACHERS' ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING 29 COUNTRIES…

A NATIONAL SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF BACHELOR'S DEGREE RECIPIENTS (JUNE 1961) IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHO WERE PLANNING TO ENTER POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN PREPARATION FOR SUCH PROFESSIONS AS MEDICINE, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TEACHING. THE SURVEY SOUGHT TO--(1) IDENTIFY FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE CHOICES OF FIELD, (2)…

THIS DOCUMENT, PRESENTING APPENDIXES FOR A NATIONWIDE STUDY ON THE FUNCTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN AUDIOVISUAL AND OTHER MEDIA, WAS PREPARED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO PROJECT RESEARCH REPORT ED 003 116. IT INCLUDES--(1) A BIBLIOGRAPHY, (2) TWO RESEARCH PAPERS ON STATE FUNCTIONS AND LAWS RELEVANT TO…

GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED FOR NEW PROGRAMS OF GRADUATE STUDY LEADING TO PROFESSIONAL CAREERS IN THE PLANNING, OPERATION, AND ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SERVICES IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS WERE GIVEN TO (1) METHODS FOR ACHIEVING MORE INDEPENDENT STUDENT EFFORT, (2) TUTORIAL APPROACH FOR ADVANCED WORK, (3) STUDENT…

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIPS OF EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC, AND BIOGRAPHICAL VARIABLES TO FARM SUCCESS. UNDERSTANDING THESE RELATIONSHIPS WAS PREREQUISITE TO DEVISING A MEANS OF PREDICTING SUCCESS FOR A YOUNG MAN CONTEMPLATING PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE AS AN OCCUPATION. SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON THE ROLE OF THE…

Intending to provide school administrators with technical information to assist in preparing student enrollment projections and techniques in analyzing projections, this paper explores the state of the art, major factors affecting school populations, and the Cohort Survival Ratio Method. The authors caution that there are no absolutely reliable…

This plan is designed to review and revise the educational program of the Hicksville School District (New York) by means of a systematic approach to curriculum revision, instruction geared to learning, and the monitoring of student progress. Baseline information obtained from a curriculum inventory is a starting point for an analysis of the…

This report describes a one-year project to develop a comprehensive dissemination plan that would (1) provide a network within the state of Washington for two-way communication, (2) utilize the linkage potential of the 12 educational service districts, (3) incorporate existing instructional and informational resources, (4) develop training…

This monograph presents specific guidelines for use by school administrators in developing educational consensus in a school and with a community. The authors describe their success in identifying priorities and achieving objectives by using an "annual school plan," which focuses on specific, short-range objectives that can be realized…