The study addresses itself to the evaluation of the net social benefits from participation in vocational education at the senior high school level in the State of Ohio. Viewed as an investment in human capital, vocational programs were evaluated in order to estimate the excess of social benefits over social costs that accrue from training an…

This paper proposes that a sound articulation procedure is one which facilitates the student's progress toward the baccalaureate degree in the shortest possible time and in a manner conducive to proper academic standards. Transfer students face problems of admissions discrimination, inappropriate counseling, insufficient preparation,…

Using the systemwide enrollment information from the 1975-85 strategic plan for the North Carolina Community College System, this five year (1975-80) operating program plan presents enrollment projections for major program areas by multi-county planning regions and individual institutions. Projections are consistent with past experience,…

This study grew out of a desire to look at the reality of higher education within one state, one which has an outstanding record of public support for higher education, i.e., Oregon. It also seeks to complement the study conducted earlier in the year, which recommends further exploration of alternative ways of financing higher education. Briefly,…

The aim of the Regional Student Program is to assure access by qualified New England residents to academic programs not available in their own state that are offered at other New England public institutions of higher education. Students participating in the program are given preference in admissions and pay only the in-state tuition rate. The…

The council believes that the state of Maryland must increase the level of its overall financial commitment to higher education. During the past year the council conducted studies on higher education in the Baltimore Metropolitan Region, the enhancement of the predominantly black institutions of higher education, reforming the budgets for higher…

This tenth annual report of the Maryland Council for Higher Education reports the progress and results of studies undertaken or completed in 1974. During 1974 the council undertook and completed a major study dealing with the financial needs of Maryland private institutions. Complete recommendations are given in chapter 1. The council has expanded…

The study of problems in State planning for vocational education surveyed the vocational education directors in the various States and the District of Columbia to determine what were their major planning problems. The survey instrument consisted of three sections: time spent on planning (both in general and on the State Plan for vocational…

This report presents the observations and recommendations of the Minimum Foundation Program of Education (MFPE) Study Committee, a 27-member group created by the Georgia legislature in 1973 to recommend improvements in the state's educational system that would lead toward an equitably financed public education program offering adequate educational…

The Illinois community college system is comprised of 39 districts encompassing 49 campuses which served a fall 1974 enrollment of 267,156 (over 50 percent of all students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in Illinois). According to legislative dictum, Illinois community colleges must offer programs in liberal arts and sciences,…

The publication presents program standards and performance objectives for industrial arts education as defined in the California State Plan for Vocational Education. It was designed for industrial arts teachers who wish to assist students in making meaningful occupational selections and to prepare them for enrollment in advanced vocational…

The Maryland department of education provides guidelines for forming policies and procedures for selecting textbooks and instructional materials. Items to be included in the selection policy are listed, and 14 guidelines are provided for evaluating materials, with particular attention to procedures for handling requests for reconsideration of…

The role and powers of the statewide boards of education have come under scrutiny and attack. This document examines the problems in the area of planning and program review, institutional closure and evaluation of the whole public policy-making process. Issues discussed are how: (1) a "self-denying ordinance" had governed higher…

As the planning document for establishing a statewide health communications system initially servicing the Papago, San Carlos and White Mountain Apache, Navajo, and Hopi reservations, this document prescribes the communications services to be provided by the Arizona TeleMedicine Network. Specifications include: (1) communications services for each…

The system for long-range planning at West Virginia University is described, with emphasis on how it relates to short-range planning and how it is carried out operationally. Planning tools used include (1) an inventory of the past and present of the institution, (2) a statement of the division of labor within the institution and the objectives of…