This three-part book is part of a series exploring educational policy planning, published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Education Committee. The articles in this collection, resulting from a January 1973 conference, focus on pedagogical and organizational dimensions. The first part of the book presents a…

The conference, attended by 231 participants from 48 of the 50 States plus five outside observers, included a minimum number of formal presentations and a maximum number of small groups where participants could consider issues and exchange ideas. The "Proceedings", while not an in-depth, programmatically substantive report of the…

Structures for governing and coordinating higher education are changing. However, the primary responsibility for education rests with the state. The coordinating agency, which occupies the middle-ground between the institutions and the political decision-makers, should have 5 minimum abilities: (1) to engage in continuous planning, both long-range…

A statewide plan for educational programs encourages coordination of efforts and effective allocation of resources. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the factors governing: (1) the establishment and operation of comprehensive Educational Service Centers in Wyoming, (2) the extent of such programs, (3) their purposes, enrollment,…

This document is made up of Agenda item 62--Education of youth in the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms: report of the Secretary-General; and Agenda item 92--The problems and needs of youth and its participation in national development. Agenda item 62 included: an introduction; action taken by member states to ensure that young…

State coordination and control of higher education has increased and will continue to increase. "Points of promise" are: (1) effective statewide planning can extend equal opportunity for postsecondary education throughout an entire State; (2) unnecessary and expensive duplication of programs can be avoided; (3) gaps in availability of needed…

It is imperative for the arts and sciences to have an integral role in the planning, implementing, and evaluating of teacher education programs on both the local and state level because: a) the arts and sciences are the educational source and cultural depository of the substance of most learning and teaching in our schools; b) they are themselves…

This is a descriptive and evaluative study of 8 consortia formed by urban institutions of higher education confronted with common problems of minority student recruitment, training of teachers for inner-city schools, and the need for academic expertise to help solve their economic and social problems. Findings show that consortia weaknesses stem…

The Idaho Consortium was established by the state board of education to remedy perceived needs involving insufficient certificated teachers, excessive teacher mobility, shortage of teacher candidates, inadequate inservice training, a low level of administrative leadership, and a lack of programs in special education, early childhood education,…

Interinstitutional cooperation ranks among the most vigorous movements in American higher education, and the consortium has been promoted as a means for improving the marginal existence of colleges and for better utilizing the resources of larger institutions. This paper sets the stage for examining the effectiveness of voluntary…

With the traditional college market declining, new clienteles uncertain, old pricing and funding mechanisms upset, new rules and new demands for accountability; statewide coordination has emerged. It is suggested that the most beneficent form of it is the independent board, which represents a "challenge with promise." (Author/LBH)

The Virginia Consortia for Continuing Higher Education was established by state legislation to provide a consortium of state universities in each of six state regions in order to coordinate continuing education programs. The author discusses advantages and challenges in regionalization as a means of coordinating continuing higher education. (MF)

The organization and responsibilities of a proposed Federal Department of Education are discussed in an interview. (JD)

Six regional curriculum coordination centers in the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational-Technical Education help prevent duplication of instructional materials development, according to the author, who describes the network structure and its functions in coordinating state and local efforts. (MF)

Advantages and disadvantages of joining a consortia are reviewed in this assessment of the growth of educational consortia. It is suggested that unless an institution has already made a commitment to the areas suggested by project goals, it should resign from the projected consortium at the outset. (LBH)