The California Legislature's Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education made a restudy of the 1960 Master Plan. The process used by the committee is examined. The process is unusual in that it was undertaken by the legislature itself rather than by an independent commission, and also in that it strove for fairly widespread…

A search and screen process was conducted to fill the position of chairperson for the Division of Education, Indiana University at South Bend, during the school year 1975-76. A cost analysis of this procedure was done based on certain assumptions: (1) the long history and general acceptance of the process in higher education; (2) the collective…

Prepared for educators interested in correspondence, broadcasting, and other media, this newsletter summarizes recent events in extension education programs around the world. This issue contains: (1) a cost analysis of duplication processes; (2) notices for several on-going international projects; (3) an article on educational reforms in Peru; (4)…

This premilinary report consists of two parts. Part I reviews the events leading up to the creation of the special committee to study community colleges in the state of Michigan and presents a chronological summary of the committee's activities to December 1970. Part II sets forth the committee's 18 recommendations for legislative action so as to…

The use of Industry-Advisory Committees for evaluating specific vocational and technical education programs has long been recommended by vocational educators. Citizen evaluation of public occupational education is probably the most important factor affecting it whereby citizens assign responsibilities for occupational education and administer or…

This bulletin discusses the development, functions, and procedures of the Florida Professional Practices Council. Chapter one provides a history of the Council and discusses its membership, role, and function. Chapter two describes the operations of the Council including its duties and responsibilities and illustrates the kinds of services it…

A summary of the findings and recommendations of the Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality is presented in this report. Specific environmental problems were studied in depth by six subcommittees and reported under the following topics: (1) people and land, (2) energy production and use, (3) pollution abatement, (4) environmental…

Established to advise and assist in the implementation of the Environmental Education Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-516), the Advisory Council on Environmental Education has summarized its activities for the past year, 1972, in this annual report. First reviewed are some of the problems envountered by the Council, indicating it is severely handicapped by…

The material published here was presented at an open meeting of the International Federation for Documentation study committee, Information for Industry (FID/II) during the ISLCI International Conference on Information Science on September 3, 1971. (The full proceedings in two volumes are available as ED 065139 and ED 065140.) Contained herein are…

Presented in this bulletin is the test of the hearing before the Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, United States House of Representatives, ninety-first Congress, concerning a national inventory of industrial wastes. The hearing was held September 17, 1970, to examine the long delay of the…

The federal government is trying to do far too much in the field of education, there is no clear sense of federal priorities, and the burden of federal regulation and administration has become excessive. Indeed, the real worth of Washington's contribution to improved education is very much in question. Reform can come about only in a spirit of…

Twenty-one community/junior colleges and technical institutes in the South were surveyed in order to gain insight into policies on the use of advisory committees for vocational-technical programs. Of these, 75% responded, all indicating that use of advisory committees in relation to vocational-technical programs was important. However, only 67% of…

Article discusses a recent survey that was conducted to monitor the extent and scope of global futures research. (Author/RK)

The author relates her problems and involvement in curriculum revision, and concludes that successful changes are made by involving teachers rather than only outside specialists and consultants, who offer solutions without first defining problems. (KC)

The article describes one method of assuring that training and development programs are consistent with organizational members. Includes committee charter and role of the committee chairperson. (MF)