This paper consists of six short articles concerned with different facets of student articulation programs and a brief background description of Syracuse University's Project Advance, an experimental effort to improve program articulation between the senior year of high school and the freshman year of college. The articles, which were prepared by…

This report discusses the potential development of community colleges in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia. Chapters center on the demographic characteristics and the legacy of piecemeal educational development in Vancouver; the comprehensive nature and roles of colleges, in general; the locations and multiple objectives of present and future…

This monograph is designed to update the articulation information provided in the author's previous work, "The Middleman in Higher Education" (1973), which identified articulation styles and summarized articulation policies in the fifty states. It notes recent changes in the articulation agreements of 13 states and describes their new statewide…

PATTERNS are a series of seminars intended to study questions and problems of interest to both community/junior colleges and the Rochester Institute of Technology. These proceedings are the second in the PATTERNS series. This seminar focused on particular aspects of state versus local control and/or coordination of higher education as it affects…

The publication is a final report on a vocational rehabilitation services project which attempted to reveal the values to be achieved by close association of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Department of Welfare in the areas of demonstration, service, and staff training in order to better serve clients of the Department of…

In order to be effective, management concepts must be taught to all members of the management team. Team members must learn that they are truly interdependent and must develop a strong interrelationship based on mutual respect for each other's expertise and point of view. Team management is beginning to develop when each member displays complete…

This study is one of the 20 planning documents developed as a result of the report, "Implementation of Continuous Planning and Coordination of Postsecondary Education Within the Michigan Department of Education." Emphasis is placed on the proper scope of educational program offerings, location of institutions with respect to major…

An annual event since 1951, this conference was held to: (1) review the previous year's activities of the Rural Manpower Service and its cooperating agencies; (2) discuss plans for the new year; and (3) study the problems of rural areas. Most of the 250 persons attending the 3-day conference were officials of the Manpower Administration and its…

This paper discusses two related needs in the field of educational leadership preparation: the need for a greater clinical emphasis in administrator preparation programs, and the need for a national network of leadership learning centers that would act as a "central nervous system" for education. Increased emphasis on clinical learnings would spur…

The packet contains materials for use in a workshop intended to increase educators' sensitivity to possible discriminatory factors in testing instruments and practices. Among the materials are directions for leaders on preparing and running the workshop; 20 booklets entitled "How Can Tests Be Unfair?" for workshop participants; and…

The handbook lists 141 developmental objectives with instructions for remediation to aid children with learning problems in the areas of sensory motor development, auditory perception, language, visual perception, and academic achievement. Objectives are listed in chart format with each objective associated with one or more skill examples,…

To make this manual useful in understanding required counselor functions in occupational education and how to apply them, data were obtained by questionnaire from administrative personnel and guidance staff in New York State Area Occupational Centers and from 45 out-of-state persons in comparable positions. Guidelines for specific service areas of…

In the Fall of 1963, President Kennedy created the Rural Development Committee (RDC) and charged it with the responsibility of providing leadership and guidance to the several Federal departments and agencies responsible for rural development program functions. To help find solutions to problems facing the rural population, the RDC proposed a task…

The study examined the compliance of programs funded under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with Congressional intent, and explored the nature of the relationships between the measures of compliance and selected organizational characteristics of participating colleges and universities. Eighty-two programs, funded during the fiscal year…

The objectives of this conference sponsored by The Asia Foundation were: to explore the contribution universities can make to Asian society and development; to identify new opportunities for regional and international educational cooperation; and to gain deeper insights into Asian needs and thus to assure that planning is addressed as effectively…