The basic thesis of this paper is that change in educational policy is brought about mainly by the impact of external events in the larger society, and that discontinuities in educational policy are likely to increase as the pace of socioeconomic change accelerates over the next two decades. The authors contend that educational policy based merely…

The 10-year plan for American Indian Education, though overall in its intent, is presented with special reference to the Community Schools on the Navajo Reservation. The plan is based on convictions that facility in the use of the English language is a prime necessity for both children and adults; that a continually enriched environment is…

This document discusses some considerations in the development of a system for educational documentation and information in Colombia. There is a need for a national policy of educational documentation to insure cooperation among various institutions involved in the task. The three main objectives are documentation and information for teacher…

The purpose of this pamphlet is twofold: to suggest areas of growing concern to the present and future of higher education and to initiate promising procedures to come to terms with these problems. The format of the document is a question-and-answer guide to be used by college and university administrators. Topics covered include: (1) purposes,…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a memorandum defining common areas of activity between various UAR Ministries and the Ministry of Higher Education, with proposals to improve the relationships. The Ministry of Education has close ties to the Ministry of Higher Education by virtue of their many…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of the Committee's recommendations for upgrading education in the Australian territories of New Guinea and Papua. These recommendations were made with the intention of achieving higher standards of education, a professional body of teachers, a more effective use of limited…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a study of the development of education in the UAR since 1959. Education in the UAR is a major enterprise, and compared with other public activities, it employs far more people, spends far more money, and affects far more people both directly and indirectly. In the…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of an outline of proposals to improve education in Brazil, both administratively and content-wise. Various administrative changes are recommended to overcome the lack of coordination existing at that point between the various services of the Ministry, precluding any coherent…

This revised report has been developed by the Economics Advisory Panel for the California Statewide Social Sciences Study Committee. The main purpose is to present a set of guidelines for the Statewide Social Sciences Study Committee for determining the manner in which the subject matter of Economics should be integrated into the Social Sciences…

The first part of this document lists various current meetings on educational topics in Latin America. The second part lists and annotates 12 new educational books and articles from Latin America as well as from Europe on a variety of pedagogical subjects from primary education and university legislation to the teaching of handicapped children and…

The first section of this document lists and annotates three conference reports from international meetings. A chapter-by-chapter annotation on a report from the 1971 Conference of European Ministers of Education on Post-Secondary Education is provided along with annotations on two Colombian seminars: one on literacy education and the other on…

This document is comprised of two reports, both dealing with methods for using census data. The first report discusses the Los Angeles Community College Data Project, undertaken at Los Angeles City College, in terms of its goals, organization, and procedures. The project was designed to: (1) provide the Los Angeles City Planning Department with a…

One in a series of 12 documents devoted to the priority themes of International Education Year, this document provides basic information and suggests directions for study, discussion, and action in adapting education to the needs of the modern world in rural areas. The main emphasis in this essay revolves around the hypothesis that no effective…

This report is a product of Project Focus which was initiated as a study effort by the American Association of Junior Colleges to determine the long-range goals of the nation's community and junior colleges. Data gathered from questionnaires administered to a cross-sectional sample of students, faculty, presidents, and institutions are presented…

This pamphlet is about some of the techniques for curriculum planning which may prove useful in translating the aims of social education--competence, confidence, and co-operation--into practical educational procedures. It must be recognized from the start that for the enterprise of planning to be a success it has to be a shared enterprise; a group…