The evolution of the education park is traced, and the present park concept discussed. The park concept is then applied to actual conditions in Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore. Many of these conditions are typical of those existing in other large urban areas. Along with delineating the advantages and disadvantages of the park for the three…

A verbatim conference report of papers, seminar group reports, panel discussions, and program reviews was compiled to stimulate development of an overall plan for educational change and the creation of special structures to execute the plan. Major conference presentations included: "Emerging Strategies and Structures for Educational Change in the…

Eighty-six persons representing vocational education, the Employment Service, the Labor Department, and community colleges attended the conference designed to develop an understanding of the cooperative planning and techniques needed to conduct manpower surveys and to analyze and implement their findings. The conference, coordinated by the Labor…

The planning of field houses for schools and colleges is discussed in relation to their various uses, such as for physical education programs, intramural and extramural athletics, and intercollegiate athletics. Following a presentation of the historical development of field houses and their educational significance, designing the field house is…

Some educators, at crucial points in the educational program, ignore innovation and too easily conform to standard educational patterns. To overcome this inertia, dissemination of improved ideas is necessary. Training should include administrators and school principals. To develop quality programs in the schools, research and development should…

The world of 2000 A.D. is considered in terms of important educational implications. Many ideas are presented serving as a basis for study regarding purposes, programs, and commitments for all future educational institutions. The contributors presented significant insights into the relationship of community to educational planning, characteristics…

A visual, as well as verbal, description is presented of the process by which an educational facility was planned and built in Boston. The graphic display of the generic process represents specific considerations regarding--(1) the development of a capital improvement program, (2) site selection, acquisition and preparation, (3) educational…

In 1965, the legislature of the State of Missouri enacted a bill which provided for the establishment of upper-division programs at the Jasper County (Missouri Southern) and St. Joseph (Missouri Western) Junior Colleges. Under the same bill, the Board of Curators of Missouri University was charged with setting standards to determine the adequacy…

This report is a summary of the results of a questionnaire survey of locally developed health education materials. This guide has been prepared to assist school districts in the planning and initiation or expansion of local health programs. It reports on the current status of locally developed programs in the county. Hopefully, this information…

This plan for the Berkeley campus of the University of California is an attempt to formulate an educational blueprint for the development of the campus schools, colleges, academic departments and research units during the 1970's. In contrast to previous academic plans which encompassed a decade of continuous expansion and were concerned with…

Ninety books and articles published between 1929 and 1967 are listed in this bibliography for educators interested in rural education and small schools. Twenty-nine yearbooks, published between 1930 and 1958 by the Department of Rural Education of the National Education Association, are also included. Though emphasis is on rural education,…

Creating and operating an efficient transportation system in the 1970's will generate employment for 14 million persons in all occupations. As transportation methods become more sophisticated, so will the skills required of those who work in that field, and vocational technical education must plan for present needs and future developments.…

The scores which students get on tests are the result of many factors, only one of which is the school program of instruction. The unique traits of the individual develop as they interact with the environment. Family life style, the way parents and siblings use language, and the presence of reading materials and television in the home all have an…

This paper is a description of action research in progress centered on the development of a School/Community Planning Team as a vehicle for long-range educational planning. At present, 10 teams exist which are composed of small groups of 6-12 persons including citizens, professional educators, and students. Each team is charged with the…

This project developed a conceptual framework for viewing educational planning. The original framework was based on a review of literature. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to school districts involved in systematic planning. Four of those districts, each with a distinctive approach to planning, were subjected to case study. The data…