Shared decision-making can help schools keep sight of their true goals. In the educational sector the conflicts that arise in collective bargaining disputes can be destructive to the organization. Schools require more than the mere coexistence of labor and management. They require cooperation and strong, supportive relationships. To establish a…

The Special and General Education Leadership (SAGE) Project was a 3 year effort focusing on inservice activities for administrators and other personnel geared toward implementation of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The project involved three objectives: to design, implement, and evaluate a series of staff development…

DRAWING UPON HIS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AS CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, WITH ITS 68 CAMPUSES AND 138,000 FULL-TIME STUDENTS, THE AUTHOR DEFINES THE MAJOR ISSUES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN A MULTICAMPUS UNIVERSITY SETTING. INCREASING INSTITUTIONAL SPECIALIZATION MEANS THAT COOPERATION AND COORDINATION WITHIN A GROUP OF GEOGRAPHICALLY…

The purpose of this bulletin is to assist Alabama administrators, supervisors and teachers in providing a kindergarten program of learning experiences appropriate for 5-year-old children. The bulletin is divided into six sections encompassing different aspects of kindergarten education. Ten goals for the kindergarten program are suggested in…

The administrative and functional organization of higher education consortia are discussed. The need for cooperation between individual institutions has been established; one lone institution cannot encompass all knowledge generated. The rapid growth of consortia has generated extensive services, funding sources, developmental activities,…

THE ROLE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN MOVING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FROM A "STATUS QUO" POSITION TO ONE OF RIGHTFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER AREAS OF THE CURRICULUM IN THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IS A VITAL ONE. THE MOTION THAT HIGH SCHOOL IS FOR COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS GREATLY LIMITS THE OPPORTUNITIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO DO NOT ATTEND COLLEGE,…

A consortium was formed to experiment in sharing instructional ideas and materials among the membership of the North Carolina community college system for the purpose of improving the quality and efficiency of instruction by increasing the availability of high quality instructional materials while at the same time decreasing the costly duplication…

In 1920, there were only 52 junior colleges in the United States and only 8,000 students. Today there are over 1,200 two-year institutions with over 4,000,000 students in attendance. All but nine of the nation's congressional districts have at least one community college. Today, more than one third of the nation's undergraduates are enrolled in…

The graduate courses and inservice teacher education workshops in Harrison County, W. Va. serve as a flexible model for inservice design. The description presented in this paper incorporates the followoing components of the teacher center model: (1) semi-annual needs assessment; (2) broad course topics; (3) team teaching techniques; (4) number of…

The Alternative School Network was established in 1973 as a coordinating structure to unite, for their mutual benefit, the diverse Chicago area alternative schools. The first section of this report summarizes the historical background of the Chicago alternative schools and discusses the organizational structures, students, teachers, funding,…

This document covers all activities since the inception of the Black Colleges and Community Development Program (BCCDP). The BCCDP was established to develop clear lines of communication between TACTICS' programs; organize Black Colleges Technical Assistance Executive Committee; design, organize, and execute the Black College Consortium; and…

This volume is a collection of papers and presentations given at 3 meetings sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Board between May and July 1972. Taken collectively, these articles provide valuable insight into, and vital information about, the problems facing both academicians and public officials as they prepare for the future of…

Since its inception in 1965, the Illinois Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) has continued to be involved in innovative activities for measured change in vocational education. The use of ancillary monies for contractual research and development activities has been the major thrust of the unit. The Illinois RCU has played a significant role in…

A recent study found a lack of homogeneity among supervisors with respect to their role performance despite a similarity with respect to role expectation. To develop an accurate descriptive model of the supervisory process, data were collected describing both the activities of supervisors and their perception of the purpose of supervision.…

Volume I of a study designed by a management consultant firm to develop and implement a system for the inventorying of existing physical facilities and for forecasting future physical plant needs for the institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The report included conclusions, recommendations, and a future plan of action,…