A proposed teacher education program would provide more diversified student teacher training through the cooperation of the ten members of the College Center of the Finger Lakes and the school districts of the Southern Tier of New York State. The program has three major objectives: 1) to increase the utilization of objective evaluation techniques…

This analysis of the control and coordination of higher education programs involves those colleges and universities in Virginia that operate under direct state control. Chapter I explains why the report deals only with external controls rather than with the internal organization and structure of the institutions discussed. Chapter II presents…

This bibliography presents citations concerning the changing state responsibilities for planning and coordinating in postsecondary education. Forty-seven citations are presented alphabetically by title. ERIC numbers are provided at the end of citations where appropriate. (MJM)

The model of a cluster community college is described in this book. The chapters of the book are as follows: 1. Need for a New Organizational Model (Three Structural Anomalies, The Department: A Critical Analysis, The Department: A Status Study); 2. Dynamics for Change (Creative Tensions, Pre-Conditions Required for Planned Change); 3. Some…

To manage effectively the higher education enterprise is a complex matter. Part of the problem of managing complexity is the need for monitoring data in time series such that the on-going enterprise is viewed at comparable times in comparable terms. Part of the answer at the University of San Francisco is the development of time series data on…

This document is a report on the Houston Teacher Center Project. Section one describes the project's rationale and main objectives as they are cast against the broad cultural changes in today's society. It is stated that the purpose of the teacher center in Houston is to promote a systematic approach to change by involving a number of groups in a…

To help national study groups and local site planners deal with issues concerning teacher centers, this paper explains some relevant critical points. These issues are grouped under various headings: a) the needs underlying teacher centers; b) their function, structure, administration and staffing; c) their program and financing; and d) their…

This paper is a general study of the ideals and basic principles upon which consortia are based and an analysis of the Colleges of Mid-America (C.M.A.) consortium in particular. The statement of purpose for the C.M.A. includes: (1) to nurture areas of common interest and develop enriched educational programs for our respective students; (2) to…

This report presents, in lay language, the essential provisions of the legislative acts or constitutional statements regarding the single central management, advisory, or coordinating boards in the 50 states. Specifically included are (1) the membership of the boards, and (2) the powers and duties of the boards. (HS)

This paper evaluates Teacher Education Centers developed by the University of Maryland in the District of Columbia and counties in the state of Maryland. The general purpose of the Teacher Education Center is reported as joint sovereignty over teacher education by colleges, state departments of education, schools, and associations. The program…

A series of options open to the National Institute of Education (NIE) for coordinating its research and development function with other federal agencies active in educational research and development are presented in this document. Background information in topic outline form discusses: (a) brief synopses of major sponsors of educational research…

Public education has become interested recently in the vocational system for the wrong reasons and is approaching it from the wrong perspective. Vocational education is not a separate discipline. Rather, it is an approach to the disciplines and the learning processes which, properly used, could reconstruct the American educational system for…

The number of academic consortia, cooperating groups of institutions, have exploded in recent years in response to several societal and internal forces. While others have examined aspects of consortia, this paper reports the first intensive effort dealing with effectiveness. The study is divided into 2 parts: (1) What constitutes consortium…

The purpose of this needs assessment study was to determine the public's perception of educational needs in 4 Tennessee county school systems. A task force composed of personnel from the 4 counties, representatives of the Clinch-Powell Educational Cooperative, and a representative of the University of Tennessee developed and administered 2 survey…

This first progress report of the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) covers the progress of the V-TECS through its first seven months of operation and is designed to provide information to member States, prospective members, and interested agencies, organizations, and foundations. (The fundamental purpose of V-TECS is to…