Community education's greatest future potential may lie in the conversion of existing school facilities to community schools. (Author/DN)

This book provides an in-depth analysis of urban education and related issues. The issues examined are not only fundamentally important for urban education, but in addition, several issues that have recently become prominent in considering the future of big cities are discussed. For instance, the effects of desegregation on middle class enrollment…

Sixteen New Jersey school districts located in four counties were selected to field test a generic educational planning system. The pilot program was to "ascertain where changes in guidelines, procedures, policy program, or resources were needed." The second major goal of the pilot program was to produce information for those districts…

The general purpose of this project (Title IV-C Pilot Program: An Educational Needs Projection Model) is to develop procedures for forecasting the personnel needed by the school district for a five-year period in response to current and expected legislation, changing student population, etc. During the first project year, 1976-77, emphasis is…

This paper provides a brief overview of present practices in school-community relations particularly in the South Eastern United States. The belief that the educational establishment had the answers to individual needs has changed into parents demanding input into the educational programs involving their own children. However, the changes thus far…

This book contains papers discussing inter-sectoral educational planning in countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Intersectoral educational planning is interpreted as educational policy formation by any country which takes into consideration influences generated by that country's social and…

The metric system is discussed in this information analysis paper with regard to its history, a rationale for the United States' adoption of the metric system, a brief overview of the basic units of the metric system, examples of how the metric system will be used in different occupations, and recommendations for research and development. The…

A study investigated the direction United States lumber industries are moving concerning the implementation of the metric system and what implications this has concerning wood consuming industrial education courses. The procedure included a literature review and investigating the major producers of softwood dimensional lumber by a detailed survey…

The Local Planning and Assessment Process (LPAP) was developed in response to one objective of the Rhode Island Master Plan for Evaluation. LPAP is designed to encourage systematic planning and assessment activities in the local district. It provides a means by which each local school district can identify and order its educational goals and…

The present study is the fourth in a series in an attempt to obtain the supply and demand of teachers baselines for subsequent use in planning and for rendering some guidance to those who enter the College of Education, Saskatoon. (Author/RK)

The study analyzes material gathered in the Adult Education Survey in Finland (1972-73) on: (1) the desire of the adult population to study, (2) the study expectations of the adult population, and (3) the application of study expectations in planning. (Author/BP)

Argues that a greatly expanded attention given to futurism in educational institutions and an intensive, systematic use of futures research applied to educational policy making can go a long way toward meeting criticisms that education is backwards looking and resistant to change, and that education tends to develop an in-capacity for future…

Questions the case for the use of futurism in education made in the Lonsdale paper; notes that futurism involves political as well as technological dimensions; and discusses both possibilities for doctoral dissertation research and the amount of concern actually shown by local school district officials for any kind of futures research. (JM)

Statewide plans for implementation of the metric system in Alabama and progress toward these goals are described. A legislative resolution concerning the teaching of the metric system is stated. (SD)