A study of, and recommendations for, long range methods to improve integration and education in Pittsburgh's public schools. Emphasis is on secondary education. The background for educational change in Pittsburgh is presented, followed by recommendations for the shape of the educational setting to come. Recommendations refer to--(1) the secondary…

This report on Mexico was prepared as part of a comparative study of higher education in 12 countries. After a brief historical statement, the concept of autonomy, which is most important to understanding Mexican higher education, is explained. The main part of the report is divided into three sections: a description of the growth and organization…

An overview of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) Outcomes Structure and its components is presented. The specific practical uses perceived for the Structure in postsecondary education planning, management, evaluation, and other contexts are detailed. Guidelines are provided for using the Structure to accomplish…

This publication describes a management system developed by the Lanier County (Georgia) Public Schools for use in developing and managing a comprehensive education plan for the county's schools. The management system is intended to provide a structure for moving from what Lanier County citizens believe about public education to the identification…

The purpose of this project was to determine what the availability of educational data in the state department of education is and what strategies can be applied to improve state data systems and make the best use of them in making national and state educational decisions. The project involved two major activities: the design and implementation of…

This guide is one of the results of the New England Interstate Project 505 effort. The materials were useful in Vermont for State Department of Education personnel working with local education agencies and may also be useful in other places. The guide contains materials explaining (a) department planning procedures, (b) department planning…

Today's harsh economy gives a spirit of urgency to the call for an effective harmonizing of occupational development with academic learning. Whether we as teachers or administrators are in agreement or not, the evidence is very clear that our students expect their college years to yield occupational as well as academic outcomes. It is time that we…

The document is divided into two approximately equal sections: The first is the annual report on the career education effort in Iowa in 1973; the second is devoted to the reaction of the State Board of Public Instruction to the Council recommendations for 1972. The two sections are divided by a page listing actions which were taken in Iowa to…

In response to growing needs of older citizens, the University of Pennsylvania and the Office of Aging of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare developed a three-year gerontological program. A series of faculty seminars was planned as part of the first-year program, after an initial survey of all Pennsylvania institutions of higher…

This document, adapted to readers who are not familiar with institutional details in Swedish higher education, outlines planning and management at regional and central levels. Emphasis is placed on qualitative aspects of planning and on identification of obstacles and possibilities of change and innovation. A central problem for the study is to…

In devising training programs for gerontological service providers in Pennsylvania, attention was focused on determining to what extent inservice training improved the quality of or skill with which services were ultimately delivered. The Gerontology Manpower Project is recommending a client or consumer-oriented approach, as evidenced by project…

This volume consists of a number of appendixes containing data and analyses that were compiled to aid administrators of the Skyline Wide Educational Plan (SWEP) in their efforts to develop a comprehensive secondary school plan for the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in the 1970's. Much of the volume is devoted to various facility considerations…

The development of a methodological framework for planning, programming, and budgeting which is specific to graduate training and research activities at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden is described. This pilot project is regarded as a step towards developing and implementing a generalized approach to an output-oriented finance…

The mission of Project SWEP (Skyline Wide Educational Plan) was to conceptualize the secondary school of the years 1980-2000 and to develop a viable working model of such schooling. The staff first sought a comprehensive description of the society of the 1980s and beyond, with emphasis on how education might be impacted by various facets of that…

The major purpose of this evaluation report is to scrutinize the Skyline Wide Educational Plan (SWEP) research methods and analytical schemes and to communicate the project's constituency priorities relative to the educational programs and processes of the future. A Delphi technique was used as the primary mechanism for gathering and scrutinizing…