Exemplary adaptations of the California Community Colleges' Student Accountability Model (SAM) are presented, based upon interviews with administrators at 37 colleges or districts known to have implemented SAM practices. After a description of SAM (a set of procedures for the follow-up of occupational students), the report examines the criteria by…

The seven articles in this journal issue deal with the politics and practice of teaching writing. The articles focus on the following topics: (1) efforts to establish educational accountability, including competency based teacher education, licensing of teachers, and minimum competency testing; (2) methods for teaching students to use intuition in…

Resource allocation processes suitable for use in not-for-profit institutions are discussed and a conceptual model for resource allocation in institutions of higher education is presented. The objectives of higher education include the personal development and education of students, not merely the certification of students by conferring degrees.…

The results of a two-day skill laboratory on creating community support for educational change is reported in eight chapters. Participants focused on creative solutions to problems of school-community relations. Four concerns identified included the need to 1) recognize the pressures for accountability procedures and reports; 2) collaborate with…

This publication is intended to train workshop participants in writing performance objectives and developing accountability measures. A glossary of terms, information on a workshop technique, recommended sequence for developing an educational accountability program, and guidelines for writing and planning performance objectives are presented. A…

There is some evidence that regionalism in higher education is emerging as a move toward a middle-ground position between strict institutional autonomy and stronger statewide coordination. Most observers of contemporary postsecondary education agree that the challenge of the next decade will be to find mechanisms for coordination that can achieve…

Over 800 items on citizen participation in educational decision-making, policy development, and school governance in public schools and school systems are described in this annotated bibliography. Major emphasis is on published books, pamphlets, monographs, and articles, although documents obtainable through the Educational Resources Information…

Government officials must recognize the fact that the diversity among American Indian peoples necessitates Indian control of Indian educational programs. A recent study points out that distributing educational dollars in a manner that will permit greater participation by the beneficiaries increases their opportunities for success. Indian…

The annual report contains a narrative description of New York State's accomplishments in terms of the objectives of the fiscal year 1974 State Plan for the Administration of Occupational Education under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, as well as important statistical information concerning the status of occupational education in the…

Designed to serve as a handbook and guide, the comprehensive book addresses itself to educational evaluation for teachers and administrators of occupational education in public elementary/secondary/postsecondary programs and for administrators and personnel connected with private instructional programs in schools and industrial programs. However,…

The manual is designed to be used with a 22-minute film to provide individualized instruction on a decision systems approach to special education placement for mildly handicapped students. It is explained that the film poses simulated confrontations between an elementary school teacher, principal, guidance counselor, and parents. The material in…

The North Carolina State Superintendent's Task Force on Secondary Education studied the status of North Carolina secondary education and made 65 recommendations. The recommendations are contained within the narrative that discusses the topics of specific progress toward relevancy, unmet educational needs, conditions for optimum learning supported…

Massachusetts Management and Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE) is the prototype for a man machine information system for the statewide management of vocational education at the secondary, post-secondary, and adult levels. Intended to provide a rational process of resource allocation for vocational education as a competitive…

This report is intended to stimulate public interest and participation in revenue sharing programs, particularly among citizens concerned with the rights of minorities and women. To accomplish this aim, the report describes in considerable detail how revenue sharing works, examines its civil rights implications, and suggests ways in which local…

A recent American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) major directive calls for 2-year colleges to become community-based and performance-oriented. This document presents papers written by 13 community college leaders describing methods of implementing this directive and ways of changing the institutions to meet the demands of…