Described is the Staff College in Singapore, recently established by the 27 member countries of the Colombo Plan to provide training for technicians, conduct technical education conferences, assist Asian countries in technical curriculum development, undertake research into technical problems and act as a clearinghouse for information on…

Defines the existing model of cooperative legal services offered in a regional service agency. The purpose of the service is to give legal opinion on topics of immediate concern, to review legal implications of school policies, and to provide information on legal issues and trends affecting all client schools. (Author/IRT)

Interinstitutional salary comparisons have proven to be a valuable planning tool for institutions seeking to achieve salary equity while maintaining accountability. (Editor/LBH)

Describes the activities, goals, and benefits of the Regional Program for Nursing Research Development, a regional approach to stimulating clinical nursing research, conducted under the auspices of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (Division of Nursing). (TA)

The summary of a European meeting on higher education planning outlines participants' responses concerning the new trends and considerations in European higher education, the objectives of planning, new planning approaches, the role of efficiency in planning, and the role of UNESCO and the European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES) in this…

Describes a computerized regional information system developed jointly by 18 counties in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia for use in the planning of vocational education programs. (JG)

Over time, the Regional Library Systems Act has succeeded in its aim to widen and improve access to library services for all Maine residents. Today, students in the smallest high schools and users of the most remote public libraries can plug into the resources of the largest public libraries in the state and draw on the services of their…

Considers the particular problems that Latin America culture faces in its attempts to indoctrinate its youth with political values. (RK)

Gives statistics of increase in fees and decrease in enrollment in adult education program. Points out regional differences and how they affect various age and class groups. Discusses economic, social and psychological motivation of students and suggests additions and changes that would attract others to the program. (RB)

This article was prepared for a Seminar in Urban Politics and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, in the Spring of 1968. (RJ)

Describes the partnership of business, industry, labor, career guidance centers, and career education service centers in Illinois, sparked by the state board of education. Outlines common denominators of successful collaboration. (SK)

The author gives an account of past library movements in rural India and suggests that a network of rural libraries and reading rooms should be an important component of the National Adult Education Programme, as a means of reinforcing the effects of literacy education. (SK)

Considers the application of purposive cooperative structures to guide community colleges in functioning effectively with other community schools and agencies. Provides examples of Charette, Delphi, and Community Forum models and examines established cooperative structures at Lane, Clackamus, and Denver Community Colleges. (CM)

The REMPLOD project (Reintegration of Emigrant Manpower and the Promotion of Local Opportunities for Development) investigates ways in which foreign workers can contribute to development processes in their countries of origin (Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey). Three experts involved with the Turkish project make recommendations on the Turkish-Dutch…

Evaluation of 78 multicommunity development organizations (MDOs) sharing economic development resources found that MDOs with higher levels of job retention were in areas with low per-capita income and more manufacturing. MDOs with larger staffs and budgets were more successful at job creation and retention. Community size and MDO age also…