In this article, one of five concerning trends in vocational education, performance-based vocational education (PBVE) is viewed as the wave of the near future, permeating every aspect of the program. The author notes that in an orderly transition, personnel development should take the lead to produce change agents as well as the practioners who…

Proposed a new approach to school desegregation which attempted to unite method with purpose. (Author/RK)

Outlines the growth of futures research and the role accorded to it in Europe, North America and elsewhere, particularly with reference to work being carried out in the United States. (Editor/RK)

The summer session is discussed as a way in which to maintain or increase student enrollment. This paper, based on study of summer sessions at Bowling Green State University, suggests ways in which planners, administrators, and faculty may analyze their summer enrollments, consider new programs, and utilize interdepartmental and community…

This Catholic college for women in St. Joseph, Minnesota, is adopting components of systematic institutional development in its planning and budgeting. Four programs are integrated: institutional research, the management information system, management development, and management planning. (LBH)

A tool based on Bloom and Krathwohl's "Taxonomy of Educational Objectives," the Examination Profile, is presented for use in planning and evaluative information. Data using the Examination Profile and evaluating the divisional examination system at Hampshire College are provided. (Editor/LBH)

This article is a summary and analysis of four panel discussions conducted at the National Invitational Conference on Research on Teacher Effects, Nov. 3-5, 1975. (MM)

Discusses the Simu School component in Santa Clara County, California, which focuses on communities in areas that are changing from rural to urban characteristics and on declining enrollments. (Author/IRT)

Growth in the higher education community in Israel since 1948 has been accompanied by a pattern of private funding from abroad that has shifted to a system of support by the state. The need to balance national manpower planning with institutional autonomy has resulted in the formation of a University Planning and Grants Committee as a liaison…

The work of the National Institute of Education (NIE) is discussed by its director, who emphasizes that educational research, although a relatively new discipline modestly funded, can eventually make a difference in the quality of education. NIE-sponsored programs are reviewed. (Editor/LBH)

The nineteenth in a series of university profiles on instructional technology, this report describes the work of the New Hampshire College and University Council (NHCUC). Although the program is a fledgling one, it is a concept so potentially useful to small, poor institutions that it merits attention. (Editor/LBH)

A survey indicates that the state government has more influence on higher education than federal and local authorities together, but a growth of federal influence is foreseen. (Editor/LBH)

The strategic goals and objectives set forth in the Department of Education?s FY 2002-2007 Strategic Performance Plan form the context for the broad outcomes the Department believes should characterize American education. The Department administers more than 150 programs in support of 6 goals and 26 related objectives. This FY 2006 Program…

Grandparents will often realize--even before parents--that a child is gifted, and that the child will need additional emotional and intellectual sustenance. Features of this book include: (1) Early signs of giftedness; (2) Special needs and areas of concern; (3) Unique roles of grandparents; (4) Building a bond with a grandchild; (5) Maximizing…

In 1998, Congress amended the Higher Education Act (HEA) and established the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) as a performance-based organization. The Act called for the FSA to develop 5-year plans annually, issue annual reports, and consult with stakeholders regarding the program delivery system. The General Accounting Office (GAO) initiated a…