This paper presents: (1) an overview of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems DELPHI survey to identify changes in postsecondary education, (2) an interpretation of the results of that survey, and (3) an interpretation of the changes in planning and management that will occur when the forecasted changes in education take…

Fifty-five participants, representing a wide variety of professional backgrounds and views, met to generate ideas for means of improving the teaching of mathematics in the schools. Topics upon which reports were given include: (1) Goals for Mathematics Curriculums; (2) Teacher Education; (3) Problem Solving; (4) Applications; (5) Statistics; (6)…

This document attempts to state in simple terms what is necessary as a minimum to ensure the adequate provision of educational statistics in developing countries. It has been developed for the use of Ministries of Education and other interested departments in developing countries to help them develop the basic set of statistics necessary for…

The manual for the major work-honors-advanced placement program for gifted secondary students in the cleveland public schools is presented. The program is said to provide challenge through a multi-dimensional teaching approach involving special curricula, enrichment, and course acceleration. Included are criteria and forms for student selection,…

The general goal of the National Institute of Education (NIE) is to improve practice in all areas of education so that all Americans can benefit from the best education possible. To determine methods for reaching this goal, this report describes NIE's mission, examines possible organizational structures for NIE, discusses suggested alternative…

The community college president's role in facilitating institutional computer utilization is explored, and recommendations are made for his/her behavior and priorities in connection with educational concerns, institutional concerns, and statewide concerns. Typical institutional organizational arrangements regarding campus computers, research,…

The project to plan a college and university consortium for equal employment opportunity was designed toward 4 goals: (1) To bring about a change in the employment patterns for the Philadelphia metropolitan area in the construction trades by increasing job and training opportunities for nonwhites; (2) To increase opportunities for minority…

Delphi is a method for obtaining group judgments on factual matters for which precise information may not be available, and on values for which information is a matter of opinion. This paper discusses different applications of the Delphi method to educational planning and attempts to evaluate its potential in resolving the particular needs of the…

During the past two decades, mathematical programing techniques have been widely utilized in the private sector for optimization studies in locating industrial plants, scheduling commodity flows, determining product mix, etc. However, their use in the public sector has been less extensive, partly because of the absence of a clear-cut profit motive…

The report, one of a series resulting from a project to design planning procedures for local and State vocational agencies, describes LIONS (Labor and Industry Occupational Needs System), a computer system designed to provide forecasts of the demand for various occupational skills by area for the State of New Jersey. The methodology may have…

This report describes the proceedings of a Conference on Internal Pricing for University Resource Allocation held in Berkeley, California, July 7-9, 1971. The conference was attended by approximately 25 economists and university administrators, who were organized into panels to discuss the theory and implementation of internal pricing. The report…

This document written by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) is a response to the Report of the Commission on Post-Secondary Education in Ontario. The general introduction presents two principles that are considered important in discussing the report: social responsiveness and quality. The best form of social responsiveness is to ensure the…

Three documents are presented that deal with planning for the community college system in Vermont. "Central Vermont Regional Site Planning" discusses the populations to be served, geographic location, program emphasis, and interagency linkages. Goals, operational responsibilities, action steps, evaluation, staff responsibilities, and a…

This report documents the need for and presents well-founded recommendations for the establishment of a college of veterinary medicine to serve New England and New Jersey. The need for a veterinary medicine college is discussed in relation to today's veterinarians, and future shortage estimations. Major recommendations suggest that (1) a regional…

This volume concerns a procedure for setting the districtwide goals and objectives to be used in planning STEP (System for Trenton's Educational Planning.) The report contains the analysis of a Trenton community opinion survey conducted in March-April of 1971. One vital element of the analysis is the development of "indicators of…