This interim report, as the sixth in a series was prepared to provide a better basis for Congressional evaluation of the feasibility of a United States changeover to a metric system. This study concerning the effects of increasing worldwide use of the metric system on education in the United States was carried out by the Education Development…

In fulfillment of the Colombian National Government's educational policy aimed toward improving the rural population's level of living, two fundamental projects have been implemented. These projects have led to the creation of schools, the continuous extension of grades, and the creation of "Concentraciones de Desarrollo Rural." They…

A 5-month project was undertaken at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education to do a preliminary study of the implications of growth policy for postsecondary education. The decision to focus on this level of education was based on the belief that the existing problems of growth and its limits have become too urgent to be left to…

The Illinois Master Plan-Phase III, which stresses the urgent need for the state to achieve a completely integrated system of higher education through consortia or regional Collegiate Common Markets (CCM), is actually not a new idea, but is in many ways a revitalization of the philosophies espoused by William Rainey Harper at the beginning of the…

This paper suggests ways in which a day care director can construct a relevant training program for day care staff members. The training program is discussed under four main sections: (1) Ground Rules for Developing a Training Program, (2) The Interest Area Survey, (3) Short Range Planning, and (4) Long Range Planning. Central to this training…

This handbook is designed to help local school districts in Oregon plan and administer kindergarten programs. Outlined are the administrative steps for starting a public kindergarten and suggestions for assessing classroom space and facility needs, developing a budget, employing kindergarten staff, planning an instructional program, purchasing…

By responding to the specialized needs of their clientele, private institutions have provided a personalized, value-oriented education to a degree not possible in the public sector. Notwithstanding the accomplishments of private institutions, demographic studies of postsecondary education indicate declines in private enrollments, a trend that is…

This prospectus prescribes a "general sense of direction for the University of Hawaii in the 1970s." It discusses: (1) the need to provide higher education for all who desire it; (2) the rapid growth since statehood of the state university system and prospects for continued growth; (3) the growth and purposes of the community colleges;…

This report contains recommendations for specific actions necessary to improve the system of higher education in South Carolina. It recommends (1) allowing the College of Charleston to become a state supported college; (2) organizing a separate system of junior colleges; (3) encouraging cooperation between the University branches and Technical…

This report of the Master Plan Committee on Public Administration is part of Phase III of the Illinois Statewide Master Plan for Higher Education. Chapter I summarizes the Committee's 14 recommendations. Chapter II is the introduction. Chapter III describes in some detail the nature of the public service's present and projected needs for persons…

This report of the Master Plan Committee on Legal Education is part of Phase III of the Illinois Statewide Plan for Higher Education dealing with graduate and professional education. Chapter I, the introduction, describes present legal education capacity. In chapter II the State's future legal education demands are discussed, and in chapter III…

This paper focuses on the concerns associated with the use of systems analysis in higher education. One fear is that systems analysis will increase the need for centralized authority and highly structured activity, thus contributing to further alienation and dehumanization. A second objection pertains to the increased requirement for specifying…

The general objectives and philosophy of special education in Denmark are presented along with a description of the handicap categories of mental retardation, emotional disturbance, hearing deficits, visual handicaps, reading problems, speech impediments, motor limitations, and homebound and hospitalized. Special education in the public schools is…

Designed as the major component of a comprehensive model of educational management, a behavioral model of decision making is presented that approximates the synoptic model of neoclassical economic theory. The synoptic model defines all possible alternatives and provides a basis for choosing that alternative which maximizes expected utility. The…

This study was undertaken to assess the capability of leaders in higher education and government agencies to cope with enrollment, financial and planning problems they will have to face in the next 10 years. Specifically, a study was made to determine the feasibility of establishing a national planning congress which would develop coherent,…