Described in this paper is a project utilizing the linkage concept in the implementation of a diffused team planning process in six elementary schools undergoing desegregation. Strategies employed in designing the project are reviewed. These reviews include a retrospective analysis of the first two years of the project, a review of the minutes of…

Programs are needed to help future educational administrators cope with the changing role of the administrator. Administrators must be trained in the analytical process of planning and in the political process of mediating. Preparation programs must be designed to help secure administrators who can both think and act. Programs should include the…

New Jersey is unique as a State in that it has developed a set of objective criteria for defining its urban districts. The State Education Department has used these criteria to focus on the educational needs of urban districts. Organizational planning of educational aid to urban districts is taking place through three new initiatives: the…

The purpose of this paper was to identify and analyze educational issues of agencies and institutions of higher education that are under the jurisdiction of the secretary of education of Virginia. Additional purposes were to enable the governor and the secretary of education to focus attention on significant educational issues, to initiate state…

This monograph, dealing with some current issues in educational administration, points out some of the dilemmas and problems that accompany the educational changes that administrators face. The papers included in the publication outline important challenges with which educational leaders must cope, such as changing public policy and concomitant…

Constructive planning for technical education in developing countries must begin with a definition of technical education and its objectives. Technical education, as opposed to skill-oriented vocational training, is built upon a solid theoretical basis which supports one or more skill components. As such, it provides the student with the potential…

This teacher's guide contains energy education activities for the classroom. Activities are arranged by grade level (primary, intermediate, junior high, and high school). The book is designed so that pages may be easily removed for duplication. An introduction and usage instructions are provided along with a section of charts. (RE)

The three sections making up the main body of this publication look at lifelong education from three successive approaches at different levels. An introduction briefly reviews factors influencing the rapid spread of lifelong education--anthropological, socioeconomic, and political. Through a series of questions emerges the idea that lifelong…

The challenge of educating the limited- or non-English-speaking (LES/NES) student is discussed in four papers: "Aspects of Bilingual Education for LES/NES Students" by Heidi Dulay and Marina Burt, "Definition and Measurement of Bilingual Students" by Edward A. De Avila and Sharon E. Duncan, "Bilingual Education for the…

A project was conducted to develop a technical assistance package to assist state and local policy agencies and schools in needs assessment and planning projects as outlined in the Indiana State Plan for vocational education. Of top priority is the development of instrumentation and a system indicating in measurable terms the job requirements…

THE EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, SCHOOL BOARD MADE A PROPOSAL FOR AN EAST ORANGE EDUCATION PLAZA TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH JUNIOR COLLEGE. TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN AT LEAST SEVEN STAGES, THE PLAZA WOULD FURNISH YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION AND WOULD BECOME A CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, AND ENRICHMENT…

FIVE REGIONAL CONFERENCES WERE CONDUCTED BY THE KENTUCKY STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN 1966 TO HELP SCHOOL PEOPLE PLAN PROGRAMS TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE TITLE I FUNDS. THIS REPORT PRESENTS SUMMARIES OF KEYNOTE ADDRESSES, PANEL PRESENTATIONS, AND GROUP REPORTS AS WELL AS CONCLUSIONS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING POINTS--(1) THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD…

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE OCCUPATIONAL-EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS PROJECTION SYSTEM IS TO PROVIDE LONG-RANGE (10-YEAR) PROJECTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS BASED ON ANTICIPATED LEVELS OF INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT. THE SYSTEM WILL BE USED BY THE BUREAU OF ADULT AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND THE BUREAU OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN SELECTING PROGRAMS TO BE DEVELOPED OR…

TWO FORCES ARE COLLIDING IN THE LIFE OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY TODAY--HISTORIC SENTIMENT, NURTURED BY THE FACULTY, AND THE PRESSURES OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO WHICH ADMINISTRATORS HAVE HAD TO ACCOMODATE. ADULT EDUCATION IS AT THE POINT OF IMPACT AND THE BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY NECESSARY TO MEET THE ISSUE HAVE NOT BEEN RAISED.…

THE CONTENTS OF THIS GUIDE PRESENTED A BODY OF MATERIAL TO AID THE DESIGN PROFESSIONS IN EDUCATIONAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DECISIONS. IT IS DIRECTED TO ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS, DESIGN SPECIALISTS, AND PLANNING COMMITTEES. DATA HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND ORGANIZED FOR THE PROGRAMING AND PLANNING OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. IT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON--(1) THE…