Through an overview of three teacher centers, this report attempts to characterize what a teacher center is, does, and how it can be organized. The centers included in this report are the following: (a) the Bay Area Learning Center (BALC), California; (b) the Rhode Island Teacher Center (RITC); and (c) the Texas Center for the Improvement of…

This study is an analysis of the opinions of 13 client groups concerning the Harrison County Teacher Education Center (HCTEC) and is a sequel to a previous study. This study concentrated on two major questions: (1) what are the opinions of 13 client groups about the perceived needs for the HCTEC; and (2) how do these client groups differ in their…

The long-term planning concerns of colleges and universities have been shifting in recent years. Emphasis is increasingly being placed on the exploitation of all higher education resources through regional or state coordination, and on the adjustment of services to the changing educational and vocational needs of society. The Ninth Annual…

In 1971 six rural, eastern Kansas School Districts collaborated with Kansas State Teachers College in the development of portal schools. Four-year goals and first-year objectives were established and a steering committee comprised of representatives of each significant role group was organized to transact business associated with the development…

The Academic Common Market is an interstate agreement among Southern states for sharing academic programs. Participating states are able to make arrangements for their residents who qualify for admission to enroll in specific programs in other states on an in-state tuition basis. The initial arrangements have been limited to unusual graduate…

In considering possible combinations of public and school library services, thought must be given to the varying roles of the two kinds of libraries, the location of facilities, the collection and circulation of materials, hours of services, qualifications of staff, system services, and community involvement. Some school-housed public libraries…

This study on the need for and location of new higher education facilities in California is the second in a series of statewide studies spanning two decades. The study assumes that current policies concerning student admissions, distribution of enrollments, and the form and structure of higher education will not change drastically in the near…

This study provides an overview of the current literature dealing with coordination and control of institutions of higher education. The 120 items that make up this annotated bibliography deal primarily with statewide planning for higher education, state systems of higher education, governing boards, state coordinating agencies, state coordination…

The first ten pages of this report give a brief overview of the Trainers of Teacher Trainers (TTT) Program and a description of the organization of the site visits. The remainder of the report summarizes the findings of the visits to 40 TTT projects by forty four-member teams. The four members of each team represent the four groups participating…

The next decade will require an entirely new kind of planning and coordination for statewide systems of higher education. In the past, quantitative growth and fiscal formulas have been stressed; in the future, planning will be forced to emphasize qualitative developments and flexible governance configurations. A Center study on state planning,…

The purposes of this study were to formulate recommendations for the general and specific direction and organization of public affairs programs and publications administered by the Oregon State System of Higher Education; and to develop guidelines for the general direction of public affairs in the Oregon institutions of higher education and…

Between 1969 and 1972, the Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies will attempt to establish (1) an urban observatory program (a network of research-action programs) that will heighten the understanding of and deal with critical conditions in the Washington metropolitan area, and (2) an educational affairs program that will assist area…

This working paper discusses the establishment of Hampshire College with the sponsorship of the University of Massachusetts and Amherst, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges. The new college is designed to be an undergraduate institution of excellence that may become an innovative force in the field of higher education. Chapter 1 examines the changing…

Five teacher education institutions, one county school system, and the State Department of Education cooperated in the development of the Pilot Center for Student Teaching. Representatives from the institutions formed a steering committee with subcommittees selected to plan the student teaching program, a seminar for student teachers, an inservice…

The Academic Common Market is an interstate agreement among Southern states for sharing academic programs. Participating states include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Each state is able to make arrangements for its residents who qualify…