In 1985, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (BGCCC) and the Western Association Accrediting Commission (WAAC) authorized a process by which colleges are to evaluate their performance with respect to statewide priorities as they conduct accreditation self-studies. The self-evaluation is intended to assist the Chancellor's…

The purpose of this report is to provide the Ministry of Education in Ontario, Canada, with a general awareness of issues with a potential to affect education in Ontario and to provide a broad context for possible follow-up action in the organization. The report is the result of three workshops held in November, 1981, by members of the Strategic…

According to data obtained for the year 1978 from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) and from state governments under contract to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, teenaged drivers (especially males) have much higher rates of fatal crash involvement than older drivers. In addition, teenaged drivers are more likely than…

This paper represents a backdrop from which to consider the development of a planning and budgeting model for local education agencies. The first part of the presentation describes the demands and external pressures that affect resource allocation decisions in school districts. The ability of local school officials to link the cost consequences…

This collection of 35 charts culminates the study of the criminal justice system in New York City. A basic chart shows all the positions presented in the narratives of the previous guides. It emphasizes the criminal justice positions mentioned in the narratives and ties them into the respective lines of accountability up to the very top of the…

Reviewed are issues explored by R. Reger concerning reasons special education administrators have not had a role in planning for special teacher education, and suggested is a strategy for systematically incorporating ideas of administrators and parents in new educational models. (MC)

The research in counseling training is reviewed for the period 1969-1972. Results of this research and methodological comments are integrated in the text. Generally, the research is neither well designed nor well executed. Some tentative conclusions and suggestions are included. (Author)

The Alabama Education Study Commission conducted a five-year project to find adequate measures of accountability for schools. The result, developed, implemented, and tested in 11 school districts in Alabama, was a Program Management and Budgeting (PMB) system combining elements of zero-base budgeting and management by objectives. PMB has the…

Competency-based curriculum (CBC) is as old as learning itself, in theory. In practice, its applications have been limited. It came of age in 1968, moving from obscurity to visibility. A source of some discussion is the difference between CBC and experience- or knowledge-based learning, and between CBC and performance based education. The…

In the first part of this cost-analysis of National Science Foundation (NSF) institutes, the financing of the University of Wyoming Portal School Project is described and expenditures and outcomes of the program for the years 1971-1974 are estimated. The average cost of the project to the NSF was $1.30 per teacher participation hour. The cost of…

This paper assumes five basic functions for the community college guidance and counseling program: (1) applicant consulting (interpreting test results, introducing career planning, aiding the student in course selection, and explaining curricular requirements); (2) student advisement (scheduling students, explaining Senior College requirements and…

This paper discusses the development and implementation of a cost analysis model for use by curriculum planners and developers in evaluating educational programs. The paper consists of four major sections that focus in turn on the need to approach educational costs from a nontraditional perspective, development of a cost model, implementation of…

Surveys the particular issues and problems in public education systems in this country that have confronted poor people and their legal representatives and suggests the areas in which future legal activity may reasonably be expected. (Author)

Traces the causes and effects of the devaluation of honors grades over the past fifteen years noting particularly effects on transcripts and grades as a means of exchange and suggesting faculty responsibility for restoration of academic standards. (JT)