Information is presented on out-of-state institutions operating in Maryland during the 1982-1983 academic year, courses and programs, enrollments by institution, and the locations of the courses. Institutional changes since the preceding academic year and the current status of approved institutions are also identified. Fifteen out-of-state…

This instructional manual for interpreting the Pennsylvania School Building Record is a guide for completing the annual School Building Change Report. The manual gives specific instructions for filling out the reports. It is written in five sections, each with definitions and illustrated examples of forms for the Building Change Report: (1)…

A guide to help students select possible study-abroad programs is presented. The programs are all sponsored by recognized U.S. colleges and universities during the academic year and all offer regular U.S. academic credit. Most of the programs fall into one of three basic categories: (1) the program combining study in a foreign institution with…

One of three studies of child care which addressed a variety of planning and site planning issues of concern to the Montgomery County Planning Board in Silver Spring, Maryland, this study reports findings related to the location of child care facilities in park settings. Principal purposes of the study were to: (1) analyze the community impact of…

Information on the migration patterns of Connecticut freshmen in fall 1979 and comparative data for fall 1981 are examined. Findings include the following: Connecticut ranked fourth among the states as a net exporter of freshmen; in 1979, 8,474 more freshmen left Connecticut to attend out-of-state institutions than migrated into Connecticut for…

Ways to study and evaluate different types of college environments are discussed, and sources of practical information about specific types of colleges are presented. Three main types of approaches used to measure college environments concern student behaviors (amount of time spent studying), student perceptions (the college is highly…

CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS CONSIDERED FIVE MAJOR THEMES--(1) THE ADOPTION OF AN APPROPRIATE PATTERN FOR TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, SENIOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, OR COMMUNITY COLLEGES) DEPENDS UPON THE SYSTEM'S ADEQUACY FOR MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS, ADAPTABILITY TO CHANGES IN STUDENT PLANS,…

CONDITIONS SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON ARE OUTLINED IN THIS SURVEY OF STATE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. THE HISTORY AND DYNAMIC GROWTH OF THE 2-YEAR COLLEGES ARE DESCRIBED. AT PRESENT, 17 PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND 10 VOCATIONAL CENTERS ARE ESTABLISHED BUT ENROLLMENT ESTIMATES AND INCREASING DEMAND FOR…

POPULATION GROWTH, ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION FOR A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF MEETING HAWAII'S NEEDS IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. THE COORDINATED COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM WILL ATTEMPT TO MEET NEEDS ON A STATEWIDE RATHER THAN ON A LOCAL BASIS. ALTHOUGH FINANCED FROM STATE SOURCES AND…

ECONOMIES IN PLANNING AND DESIGNING BEGIN WITH THE WISE CHOICE OF AN ARCHITECT. COMPLETE INFORMATION ON BUILDING NEEDS, ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, AND PROGRAM MUST BE AVAILABLE. INCLUSION OF MULTIPLE-USE ROOMS, MINIMAL PERIMETER WALLS, LOWERED CEILINGS, MINIMAL WASTE SPACE, MINIMAL USE OF GLASS, AND USE OF STOCK PLANS ARE CONCEPTS WHICH CAN EFFECT…

Establishment and development of a three campus (5,000 students per campus) community college system is detailed. Available sites and facilities were evaluated, and abandonment, conversion or replacement recommendations were made. Recommendations include enrollment projections, suggested programs and services needed, construction schedules and…

Curricular trends within the areas of elementary school, middle school, secondary school, and special education influence facilities. Modern school facility planning takes into account the social, emotional, physical, and mental aspects of the whole child. A school environment which requires a minimum of bodily energy for adaptation, allows the…

This second of a series of reprints from "Soil Conservation Magazine" presents ideas and ways of incorporating environmental and outdoor education into school programs at all levels. This publication contains 11 such reprints. The titles which indicate the contents are: (1) Jordan River - Utah's Newest Environmental Study Area; (2)…

The District of Kaski in central Nepal is analyzed as part of a series of case studies on the application of the school mapping technique. The District of Kaski is placed in the Nepalese context of location, economic and social development, and education. A retrospective analysis is made of the first- and second-level networks from 1966-67 to…

Anyone concerned with education or law must realize the significance of the search for ways to give equal educational opportunity to all of the nation's learners. While the desegregation movement has existed for two centuries, it is so complex that it is still on the frontier of the law. The cutting edge now touches the issues of multidistrict…