A NUMBER OF PILOT STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED IN AN EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS SEMINAR HELD IN 1965 AT THE INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, UCLA, TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIALITIES OF APPLYING DELPHI TECHNIQUES TO PROBLEMS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING. THE RESPONDENTS FOR THESE EXPERIMENTS SUGGESTED SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS AND BUDGET ALLOCATIONS…

THIS REPORT COVERS THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF A PROPOSED SIX-PHASE PLAN. A COMMITTEE OF ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL, A VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR, AND THE DISTRICT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CONSULTANT DEVELOPED GUIDELINES FOR THE MASTER PLAN BASED ON OPINIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF AN 18-MEMBER COUNCIL OF HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.…

A COMMITTEE OF THE CITIZENS LEAGUE RECOMMENDS THAT THE MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATURE ESTABLISH COMPREHENSIVE "COMMUNITY" COLLEGES TO REPLACE THE PRESENT PARALLEL AND UNCOORDINATED DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL POST-HIGH SCHOOLS AND JUNIOR COLLEGES, THE FORMER OFFERING NO ACADEMIC COURSES AND ONLY THE LATTER PROVIDING TRAINING IN THE…

A PLATFORM FOR PLANNING IN TEACHER EDUCATION IS SET FORTH--(1) PLANNING BEGINS IN A FRAMEWORK (AS IT IS RATHER THAN WHAT IT MIGHT BE). (2) PLANNING SHOULD ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL DEFECTS, SHOWING HOW WHAT WE PURPORT TO DO CAN BE DONE WITH THE TOOLS AND FRAMEWORK WE CAN MAKE AVAILABLE. (3) PLANNING SHOULD INSPIRE THE TEACHER TO WANT AND ACQUIRE THE…

A HETEROGENEOUS SAMPLE OF 246 FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES REQUIRED ALL ENTERING FRESHMEN TO FILL OUT A SHORT INFORMATION FORM WITH REGISTRATION MATERIALS. THE 76,015 MALES AND 51,100 FEMALES GAVE INFORMATION ON FATHER'S OCCUPATION, FATHER'S EDUCATION, AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADE AVERAGE. A STUDY OF THE DATA SUGGESTS THAT THREE INFLUENCES, IN…

TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH SCHOOL SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTS MAY BE DISTINCT IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND CONFLICT PROPENSITY, THE VOTING RECORDS, SOCIOECONOMIC DATA, AND ASPECTS OF BOARD OF EDUCATION INTERACTION WITH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS OF FOUR SUBURBAN ILLINOIS COMMUNITIES WERE ANALYZED. A COMPARISON OF CONSTRAINTS AND SUPPORTS FOR THE…

SINCE 1959, 11 NEW JUNIOR COLLEGES HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED IN THE 21 AREAS RECOMMENDED IN THE MASTER PLAN. ANNEXATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OR PLANNING OF NEW CAMPUSES HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN ALL THE REMAINING AREAS. AS A RESULT OF THIS GROWTH, PLUS INCREASE IN SIZE OF EXISTING DISTRICTS, OVER 80 PERCENT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AND OVER 80…

A PROGRAM TO TEACH DECISION-MAKING SKILLS TO NINTH AND 11TH GRADE STUDENTS USING LOCAL RESEARCH DATA, VISUAL AIDS, AND OTHER MATERIALS WAS UNDERTAKEN. IN GROUP GUIDANCE SESSIONS, THESE PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED--(1) SOME DECISIONS ARE NEVER CONSCIOUSLY MADE, (2) THE EMOTIONAL BASES OF DECISIONS ARE NOT CONSIDERED, (3) MANY STUDENTS AVOID MAKING…

RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED WITH REFERENCE TO SCHOOL REORGANIZATION AND QUALITY INTEGRATED EDUCATION AS THE RESULT OF 9 MONTHS OF INTENSIVE STUDY AND PLANNING BEGINNING WITH THE ISSUANCE IN MAY 1964, OF THE REPORT OF THE STATE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY TENSION. REPRESENTED IS A SYNTHESIS OF THE…

SERVICES PROVIDED BY VOCATIONAL NURSES HAVE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THIS HAD MADE NECESSARY CHANGES IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM. THIS WORKSHOP WAS CONDUCTED TO GIVE 93 TEACHERS OF VOCATIONAL NURSING IN CALIFORNIA AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK INTENSIVELY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE MATERIALS. WESLEY P. SMITH AND HELEN K. POWERS PRESENTED KEYNOTE…

A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT PRACTICES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE 50 STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION IN THE FIELDS OF NEW EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY. SUMMARY INFORMATION WAS ACQUIRED TO ASSIST THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS IN PLANNING STATE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NEW…

Significant changes in various demographic patterns include a declining birth rate, regional shifts from the "Snow Belt" to the "Sun Belt" as well as a return to rural America, an increase in female labor force participation, a general change in family structure ("kids with kids," single parent families, unmarried couples, etc.), and changes in…

Federal regulations and general public indifference toward teachers, among other problems, are crippling educational progress. A national direction for education is needed. One considering general and societal concerns in the local school district, and special concerns relating to continuing professional education will provide a realistic sense of…

Based on the assumption that an institution's sensitivity to societal needs is a function of its sophistication in planning, this report proposes a model for trend monitoring and analysis designed to improve responsiveness to changes in training requirements precipitated by industrial research and development. As background, the report first…

In September 1979, representatives of 14 of the 20 member nations of the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development met in Australia to discuss national strategies for curriculum design and development. This report on that conference begins with summaries of the position papers filed by the representatives from the Democratic…