This paper reviews 11 studies dealing with collaborative organizational arrangements and investigates 26 projects involving such arrangements. The 11 studies identified as relevant to the work of conceptualizing a regional grants program include patterns of information useful for planning in the areas of organizational communication, definition of…

A case study of three linking agents in the National Institute of Education's Research and Development Program is presented. The study was based on interviews and project documentation. The Consortium Project employed six staff members known as linking agents. Each agent worked with five schools over a three-year period, helping them to select and…

The development of information systems in higher education in the United States has paralleled the development of large-scale electronic computers. There are a number of conceptual designs for information systems in higher education. There also exist different information requirements for operation of a university, coordination of educational…

This guide is one of the results of the New England Interstate Project 505 effort. The materials were useful in Vermont for State Department of Education personnel working with local education agencies and may also be useful in other places. The guide contains materials explaining (a) department planning procedures, (b) department planning…

This booklet explores the purpose and function of teacher organizations. It discusses teacher organizations as advocates functioning not only to support and protect teacher interests but also to actively seek attainment of improved curriculum and more adequate instructional materials. The booklet documents the thinking of teacher organization…

The Teacher Education Center Act of 1973 both established a mechanism for the development of a statewide system of teacher education centers and sponsored a new form of institutional cooperation designed to give new shape and meaning to teacher education in Florida. The new state policy for teacher education will be fully realized when teachers,…

The primary purpose of the project was to explore the possibilities of bringing into the Adult Basic Education (ABE) system the systematic and orderly introduction of volunteer use, through a planning mechanism called a Task Force. A secondary purpose was to investigate change strategies applicable to the existing ABE network. The activities of…

This study was undertaken to assess the capability of leaders in higher education and government agencies to cope with enrollment, financial and planning problems they will have to face in the next 10 years. Specifically, a study was made to determine the feasibility of establishing a national planning congress which would develop coherent,…

This paper introduces organizational development and describes its potential utility to the planning community. The paper first points out some current practices in educational planning that may violate principles of effective human behavior in educational organizations. The centralization of goal setting and decisionmaking and the failure to…

Opinionnaires obtained from 49 states and Puerto Rico served as a base for development of 22 guidelines to provide information for organizing and assigning the responsibilities of each teacher in a multiple-teacher vocational agriculture department. Increased emphasis on agricultural occupation programs, adult farmer programs, and the unification…

School organization is the structure within which school administrators, supervisors, teachers, and pupils carry out the activities of the school. It includes both informal and formal organization, the latter capable of being represented in organization charts that show lines of authority and responsibility. School organization involves a planning…

The North Carolina Board of Higher Education was established in 1955 for the purpose of planning and promoting the development of "a sound, vigorous, progressive, and coordinated system of higher education in the State of North Carolina." This report deals with the Board's activities from January 1, 1967 to December 31, 1968, many of…

This research study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Coordinated Vocational Academic Education Program (CVAE) which was introduced in Texas to meet the needs of secondary level students who were unsuccessful in traditional educational programs. The purpose of the study was to gather information from the schools offering CVAE…

This book contains the proceedings from the QuEST Consortium held on April 2-6, 1972, which focused on problems of method and technique in teaching as well as on resource organization. The program schedule for the Consortium is presented with the following goals: (a) investigation of educational policy issues, action programs, and projects and (b)…

This paper evaluated a 2-year, 60 credit program which prepared educators for research positions within the public schools. Directed by the New York State Department of Education, ten New York state universities participated in the program. Following a brief introduction, the program design and recruitment procedures were discussed. Emphasis was…