Offers the 1980 revision of North Central Association bylaws. Articles cover purposes, offices, geographical territory, membership, meetings, board of directors, officers, commissions, appeals, association committees, books and records, contracts, checks, funds, gifts, funding and dues, fiscal year, waiver of notice, authority, and amendments.…

Presents a synthesis of a three-day meeting of early childhood professionals from 13 states which was held in Clinton, Michigan in August 1981. The meeting was initiated to examine changing governmental roles in the governance and provision of early childhood services and to formulate strategies for proper future services for young children and…

Although business and industry have long used annual reports to bolster their public images, colleges would do well to look there for ideas on how to produce first-class annual reports. Magazines and newsletters for further reading and a list of institutions interested in exchanging ideas are provided. (MLW)

Highlights the increased use of mass media in off-campus instruction. Traces the establishment and growth and identifies the members and goals of the Instructional Telecommunications Consortium, comprising single institutions, community college districts, and regional consortia. Discusses the future role of telecommunications technology in higher…

The effective administrator varies leadership styles in positive ways to gain staff members' support for organizational goals. (Author/JM)

Offers the 1980 revision of North Central Association bylaws. Articles cover purposes, offices, geographical territory, membership, meetings, board of directors, officers, commissions, appeals, association committees, books and records, contracts, checks, funds, gifts, funding and dues, fiscal year, seal, waiver of notice, authority, and…

Concludes that (1) the state of the labor market affects the ability of training institutions to achieve their goals, (2) institutions need to change rapidly as economic conditions change, and (3) divisions between general and vocational education should be removed. (Availability: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities,…

The Delphi technique was used to formulate goals for the recently-established collegiate association of the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). The 16 goal statements given here provide direction for future planning of national, state, and local VICA organizations at the college level. (SK)

Communication among disparate elements of the environmental education community is needed to arrive at a clarity of purpose and an agreement concerning mutual objectives necessary to establish viable niches within the educational establishment and in society. Described are several efforts toward intergroup cooperation. (Author/WB)

Traces the evolution of community services in higher education. Cites factors working against the clarification of the community service role within the community college's mission: preoccupation with definitions, burgeoning enrollments, lack of a financial base, and contrasting messages from educational leaders. Offers suggestions for…

Four elements that exercise a perverse influence on academic managerial behavior are identified: lack of objectives and performance criteria, collegiality and shared governance, disdain for administration, and productivity in academe. Three steps necessary to reconcile good management with subcultural values are identified. (MLW)

According to the strategic management approach, the curriculum of a school system is a strategic statement of the system that determines how it selects activities, organizes its resources, and determines how well the system has performed its function within the overall policies it was constructed to implement. (Author/JM)

Describes the structure and objectives of a federally funded education information network. The functions involved in the operation of ERIC are outlined, ERIC products and publications are listed and discussed, and some of the major criticisms of ERIC are reviewed. A list of ERIC Clearinghouses and a bibliography are attached. (JL)

A workshop at Suffolk College (United Kingdom) explored how student services met institutional objectives and how they facilitated the development of competent learners. Concluded that for student services to become integrated within the institution, student competences must be identified that can be taught through student services. Presents…

Examines the question of how to restructure college campuses to encourage the new kinds of collaborative and contextual learning vital for the future of higher education. Because these new forms of learning draw on the interplay of both the university's and community's resources, this quest is described as the search for a college commons.…