The final volume in a series on educational policy and planning in Canada, this review concentrates on the western provinces--British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Sections of the document discuss the educational foundations of the Canadian west; the educational system as it was in 1974--its purposes and institutions, attendance,…

A distinctive model for gathering and sharing information and planning was developed. Essentially, the model is a 90-day issue-identification and solution-planning strategy that can be applied to any concern deemed by a school board and its constituency to be sufficiently critical to warrant involving significant numbers and kinds of persons in…

Two century-long goals in education have been pursued in this country: (a) growth in the average number of years of schooling completed, and (b) a reduction in the historic rate of school failure in the elementary and secondary schools. While in the past the two goals were closely compatible, it will not necessarily be true in the future. The two…

Mainly dealing with proposals concerning indicators for measuring the impact of education on society, this report attempts to present a framework of educational statistics related to the main policy concerns of member countries. Indicators are assessments of the condition of society vis-a-vis its aspirations and goals. The report defines some of…

This paper contains two sections, each with a different author, that address the need to increase the effective role of school boards in public school governance. Section 1, by David K. Wiles, argues that most school boards are becoming increasingly irrelevant in educational policymaking and offers a radical alternative to the present arrangement…

To draft a proposal for cooperative use of computing resources among state university system units, community colleges and private colleges in Montana, a task force examined present resources and proposed strategies for the future. Recommendations are given in areas of management, hardware, software, staff, funding, training, and communications…

The outdated nature of the school as an institution has victimized, not only the clients but the practitioners--not only those outside seeking ways of getting in but those inside the school trying to make it work. The problem is with the form and shape of the institution in which administrators, supervisors, teachers, students, parents,…

The material included in this report describes a plan which the Center for Urban Education developed and which Research for Better Schools, Inc., submitted to the Harrisburg City School District Board. The major purpose of the report was to promote open discussion of educational excellence, racial balance, equity, stability, and economy at many…

Federally controlled educational programs are causing subordination of local and State educational initiative and responsibility. Primary control of the educational program should rest with local educational agencies. The State should engage in educational planning, experimentation, and innovation; set basic educational standards; and provide…

This detailed study examines the short- and long-range facility needs of Dayton City School District. Extensive tables illustrate study findings; descriptions of individual schools and their facility needs are appended. (LLR)

The primary objective of this project was to produce a suggested plan for promoting and guiding the development and expansion of occupational education in Oregon high schools and community colleges. To achieve the major objective, special task force groups were assembled to work on specific aspects of the total project: labor market data,…

The papers in this monograph review the literature and summarize recent research findings on factors affecting educational change in the public schools. The authors also report the reactions of several principals who have attempted to implement significant educational innovation in their schools. In the opening chapter, Kenneth A. Tye uses a…

The vocational needs of rural America are discussed in this 2-part research synthesis. Part 1 discusses the problem from a sociological point of view. The author of this section considers demographic and ecological factors, the economy of rural areas, educational patterns, racial and ethnic factors, and political and legal implications.…

A demand for more and better education has driven educators to seek the help of systems analysis in the process of decision making. Basic to the entire systems notion is the concept of a model, a simplified but controllable version of the real world. The systems approach, once the problem is defined, is to specify the subfunctions and…

These abridged proceedings of the conference on "Languages for Special Purposes" define and clarify organizational and linguistic difficulties arising in the provision of "service" courses in England and encourage coordination of existing research and development. Four major areas are presented: (1) D.C. Kiddy and W. Grauberg…