Reports on a plan for the creation of an Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). President Ford envisions a director of OSTP who will serve as the President's advisor on science and technology, have a deputy director, and have a staff of 15 professionals. (GS)

Reports on hearings held before the House Subcommittee on Domestic and International Scientific Planning and Analysis. Topics included the status and general trends in federal research and development (R&D) programs, policies and practices that could stimulate R&D, and the possibility of cooperative ventures between companies. (GS)

Guidelines for organizing parents, school staff, and community members for the purpose of building or redesigning a playground are provided in this document. After brief discussions of needs assessment and what to do in the first planning meeting, the paper focuses on the responsibilities and activities associated with three committees: planning,…

Beginning in 1980, legislation in six states to establish a Children's Trust Fund has been enacted. The legislation creates new sources of support for preventive services in the area of child abuse in Kansas, Washington, Iowa, Virginia, Michigan, and California. To show how the trust-fund concept has been and can be adapted to different political…

To stress one of this nation's greatest strengths--its ability to form groups or partnerships to solve problems, such as providing quality education to rural America--academic year 1983-84 was proclaimed "National Year of Partnerships in Education." The Intra-Agency Committee on Rural Education, composed of representatives of the 14…

This paper reports the personal experiences of one member of a task force considering improvements in Brigham Young University's Education Administration Program. The task force included members of the faculty of the university and representatives from the administrative ranks of a local school district. The report describes the introduction of…

This booklet is designed to assist teachers and/or coordinators of vocational/technical programs in the organization and operation of local advisory councils. It contains guidelines, directions, and sample materials that can be appropriately modified as the situation requires. Contents include a description of the purpose of advisory councils and…

A study examined the activity of the state technical committees that were mandated by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. The study's main objectives were to identify (1) the methods that individual state technical committees used to develop and verify task lists and/or skill inventories; (2) the different reasons for selecting the job…

The purpose of the President's Advisory Council at Ramapo College of New Jersey is discussed by the college's president. The Council consists of a small group of experienced executives who discuss with the president strategic issues inherent in managing a sizeable enterprise. The four members of the Council are a marketing expert, a strategic…

Reviews the activities of the National Campaign for Nursery Education designed to press for increased provision of educational and play facilities for children under five in England and Wales. (CS)

Author reviewed formal decision making processes that have transpired over the past 3 1/2 years in considering an affirmative answer to the elementary-school-accreditation-now question. (Author/RK)

A catalog committee operating within the University of California library system investigated ways to standardize subject and name entries for the National Union Catalog (NUC). Two sources identified as the contributors of most of the unreliable NUC card copies were research libraries with large special collections requiring expanded or refined…

Reviews the work of John Brademas, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Select Education, with jurisdiction ranging from child care to federal role in cultural activities, and second ranking member of the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. Notes his role in past legislation and his views on present issues. (JT)

The liberal arts will be in trouble when the public discovers that professors' efforts are as impotent as their claims are extravagant. (JH)