Career education is a developmental process through which students discover their interests and talents, explore career opportunities, establish realistic and defensible career objectives, and develop a degree of employability. This publication reports the efforts utilized by the Beaverton School District, Oregon, in developing a master plan for…

In answer to the demands from all sides for change in higher education, a study group was formed at the University of Connecticut to determine the direction that institution will take to meet present demands and future needs. In doing so, the committee concerned itself with certain issues that constitute the background of any planning effort.…

This proposal for a new, innovative community college of the future was prepared in conjunction with the Task Force on Education for the Governor's Conference on Hawaii in the Year 2000. Topics covered are the student body, curriculum and learning strategies, programs, student advising, student activities, faculty, college governance, community…

AN INTRODUCTION WAS PRESENTED IN THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF THREE REPORTS OF THE WORK DONE AT BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL IN SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. THE ORGANIZATIONAL MODIFICATIONS IN EDUCATION THAT SUPPORT THE USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATIONS WERE STUDIED USING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES. THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL…

New possibilities for colleges and universities in a networking environment and the role of minicomputers in higher education were the two main topics of the conference. William Miller of Stanford presented policy prospects for the late 70's. Other speakers indicated some more immediate steps which administrators and faculty might take to utilize…

It is necessary for the United States to make better use of its resources, both human and environmental, if there is to be an optimal distribution of population. This requires the innovative application of communications technology to make life in rural communities more attractive. In terms of continuing education, there are presently two means of…

This booklet summarizes and discusses the major provisions of New Jersey's Public School Education Act of 1975 and describes the educational planning process outlined in the act. The appendix contains the complete text of the act, as well as the section of the New Jersey Administrative Code that regulates implementation of the act's requirements.…

Using Getzels' conceptual model of the school as a social system and Spindler's dichotomy of traditional and emergent values, the researcher proposed the following research questions: (1) Are there significant differences in the values of teachers, principals, and parents? and (2) Is there a higher degree of congruency in values among teachers,…

The purpose of this unit is to give an introduction to the phases of a change program rather than to give a specific training for leadership in conducting each phase. The task flow is presented as an application of a general problem-solving model. A person who completes this program should be able to define the problem-solving process, list its…

The "Advocacy" planning game is intended to include the public in decision-making in the schools, as well as to educate the participants about pertinent solutions to students' needs. This planning game is predicated on the assumption that resources for education are limited and that, therefore, there must be a mechanism for determining school…

Article examined the problems of urban education and reviewed a text, Urban Education in America: Problems and Prospects, written by Raymond C. Hummel and John M. Nagle. (RK)

This paper sketches some highlights of research in the economics of education since 1960. (CD)

This model is an attempt to integrate a number of developments into a new form of secondary education with a distinctive purpose, process, and context that will have a powerful and beneficial influence on the maturation of adolescents and their transition to adulthood. (Author)

Discusses several conferences held by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Office of Science Education to address the question of the future of science education, particularly at the pre-college level. (MLH)

The adult education program planning strategy developed and utilized by the University of Georgia's Center for Continuing Education proposes that there are three critical parties to the program planning process: representatives of the clientele group, the faculty, and the adult education arm of the educational institution. Their roles are…