On May 4, 1970, the State of Pennsylvania entered upon a new era of school administration with the passage of Act 102. This act established the Intermediate Unit (IU), which provides consultative, advisory, or education program services to school districts, as the middle echelon of a three-echelon educational system (school district, intermediate…

Small school districts and other agencies are turning in increasing numbers to cooperative programs to provide better inservice teacher training; more vocational experiences for students; more qualified counselors and specialists; more audiovisual materials; low-cost teacher recruitment; increased science, foreign language, and mathematics…

In order to coordinate the efforts of the Northeast Regional Instructional Television Library Project and the National Center for School and College Television, an advisory board with an interlocking membership was formed. The National Center, through this board, will review, acquire, and disseminate completed instructional television (ITV)…

The study estimated costs to the State of Pennsylvania and to local school districts for establishing and maintaining instructional materials media centers including materials and personnel. Results indicated that State subsidized regional media centers would be less costly for both the State and local districts and that the range of available…

A Reading Interest Group of representatives from predominantly black colleges of the country was established by the Southern Regional Education Board's Institute of Higher Educational Opportunity. Representing 15 institutions from the East and Midwest, this group met and attested to the fact that a major percentage of the failures of black…

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) received a year's grant from the Council on Library Resources to design and develop a library network for western states. Functions and program plans were developed for the newly established networking organization, Western Interstate Library Coordinating Organization (WILCO), with…

A unique sharing of resources by medical schools in the Philadelphia area is reported which has helped develop a three-week course for emergency physicians. Coordinated by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the course includes life support, surgical emergencies, and medical emergencies. (LBH)

A philosophy of cooperative planning for continuing education is set forth, accompanied by eight major principles that guide its development. Activities of the Rhode Island Consortium for Continuing Education in Social Welfare are reviewed. (Author/LBH)

This article describes contributions to Middle Eastern library development by a national body established to facilitate cooperation between professional groups, learned personalities, and intellectuals of Arab countries. Organizational aims, finance, the Department of Documentation and Information, the organization's library, library education,…

Universities are increasingly expected to contribute to their regions' economic development by attracting new industry, creating opportunities for entrepreneurs, and helping reverse rural decline. Countries are trying to exploit these effects. However, the institutions must maintain a balance between traditional activities and regionally relevant…

Describes a part-time master's program in biomedical science initiated by the Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Maryland and administered by Hood College. Coursework consists mainly of biology and biochemistry and prepares students for biomedical research. (MLH)

The communiversity concept includes the full array of formal educational institutions in a locality as well as the many less education-centered organizations having educational components within them. Its impact on community colleges is examined and the need for action at the national level suggested. (LBH)

Article looks at the nature of regional computer networks today and analyzes their potential use in the future. (HB)

Events and factors leading to establishment of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools are outlined. The role of national agencies and their failure to accept responsibility for accreditation are noted. The change from a resource-based to a process-based accreditation system, and the problems still faced, are discussed.…