This report presents an analysis and evaluation of some aspects of the goal-setting processes that were followed by California school districts in developing community-based goals, subgoals, and priorities. Data for the evaluation project were obtained from questionnaires distributed to school districts throughout the state. These questionnaires…

This manual reports the summary and conclusions of the series "Pathway to Practice," the Nursing Curriculum Project conducted by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). The project's aims, procedures and methods, and specific findings are identified, followed by a discussion of ten recommendations concerned with implications for the nursing…

This document is designed to offer guidance to those school district officials in New York State who are faced with making decisions about how their districts will cope with declining enrollment. Enrollment in New York schools is no longer growing at a predictable rate as it did for so many years. School districts need to establish a different…

Planning processes are described for the production of the pilots of a 20 episode educational television series for parent education. Dramatic episodes showing conflict in the lives of five fictional families form the basis for the planned series which is intended to educate 17-25-year-old parents to facilitate the growth and development of their…

The report of the Association of American Colleges Board of Directors as presented at the 1977 annual meeting is offered. Discussed are the status of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Project on the Status and Education of Women, the cooperative work on the Change in Liberal Education project, and the Academic…

An overview is presented of the many developments affecting occupational choices and training needs in the 1980's. The study seeks to develop an understanding of the growth rate through 1985 of 123 selected occupations in nonprofessional fields, examines important characteristics of these occupations such as earnings level, educational attainment,…

This paper presents some principles related to the process of curriculum development, evaluation, and implementation. It introduces the concepts of balance and relevance as criteria for judging the adequacy of an educational programme and presents a model for generating and selecting educational objectives. It then describes two functions of…

Addressed are the issues of government/school relationship and the increasing centralization of postsecondary education. Drawing from the experiences of foreign countries, the value of institutional differentiation, and the need for planning and autonomous action for differentiation, coordination, and change are discussed. (JMD)

The building planning policies and suggestions of the University of Chicago focus on three types of goals: conservation of resources; innovation in restructuring the internal environment to improve the functioning of existing facilities and to obtain maximum benefit from new buildings; and the maintenance of both design quality and continuity.…

Increased efforts must be directed to recruitment and the dissemination of information to potential students; to the development of programs that eliminate the frustration and alienation of minority students; and to the provision of financial assistance. (Author/AM)

Describes one teacher's involvement in bureaucratic efforts to effect educational change, indicating that the bureaucracy is part of the problem necessitating change and that streamlining the educational bureaucracy will help to improve the United States educational system. (RL)

Discusses the implications that technological advancements in information processing will have for teaching business communication. (RL)

The author attempts to estimate the extent to which the 1976 educational reform in Greece belongs to the tradition of successive reforms and counterreforms that have occurred throughout Greek educational history. He also attempts to determine whether this new policy actually represents a philosophical reorientation and structural reorganization.…

Adult education needs for the people of Papua New Guinea, some of their problems, and possible educational solutions are discussed, along with preliminary educational planning requirements. Types of adult education, the bulk of illiterates in the country, and the responsibilities of adult educators are noted. (MF)

A case study of the campus-wide governance system at Carleton College is presented. Problems addressed in the last eight years include faculty evaluation, tenure, administrative problems, curriculum development, minority needs, career awareness, and educational finance. The governance process is analyzed and a recommended model is described. (JMD)