The first part of this document describes the formation of the Education Steering Committee for Basic Skills Coordination by the Education Department, consisting of representatives from six staff offices and "Head Start." The Committee's goals and accomplishments are summarized, including compilation and distribution of a legislative…

The idea of a continuing association of principals assisting principals brought about the formation of the Learning Environments Consortium, discussed in this paper. The principals involved in this association, the paper notes, are committed to developing student-centered programs. They work together in such activities as school site visits,…

IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE EDUCATION FOR CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN, A CURRICULUM PLANNING COMMITTEE SHOULD BE SET UP, INCLUDING ONE MEMBER FROM EACH DISTRICT OR AREA. AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SPECIALISTS SHOULD COORDINATE WITH THE COMMITTEE. A CURRICULUM COORDINATOR SHOULD BE APPOINTED FOR EACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM. THE…

This booklet, the fifth in a series of eight describing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lincoln Public School System Tenth-Cycle Teacher Corps program, discusses the basic characteristics of the inservice teahcer education component of the program. This inservice effort was developed to complement the ongoing staff development activities of…

Group bidding and cooperative purchasing of supplies and equipment by school systems is one answer to meeting the demands of rising costs. This paper discusses a survey that was made to determine whether a school district can realize significant savings by participating in a system of cooperative purchasing with other school districts. High school…

TO ASSIST YOUNG, MENTAL PATIENTS IN OVERCOMING SOME OF THEIR SOCIAL DEFICITS, TWO RESOCIALIZATION PROJECTS (PRE- AND POST-DISCHARGE) WERE INITIATED TO MOVE THE PATIENT FROM A MENTAL HOSPITAL SETTING INTO THE LARGER COMMUNITY, WITH A COMMUNITY CENTER AS THE LEARNING GROUND. CAREFULLY SELECTED PATIENTS FROM THE HOSPITAL WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO…

An invitational conference was held to bring together library system staff members immediately concerned with projects financed under the Library Services and Construction Act, representatives from the New York State Education Department, and leaders in related agencies for discussion of: (1) identified needs and projects designed to meet these…

The 25-page bibliography of selected materials on work experience and cooperative education programs is divided into three sections: 126 books; 217 articles, and 6 theses. Materials are listed alphabetically by author. Sources for most entries are cited. (BP)

This inventory-directory provides information on the formal cooperative arrangements of colleges and universities in the State University of New York system. Each entry gives the title of arrangement, names the coordinator or contact person, the beginning date, the participating institutions, and describes the purposes of the arrangement or…

The Asia-Pacific Conference on Libraries and National Development aims to join positively in national modernization and to promote international cooperation by studying and talking about how the libraries in other friendly nations contribute to their countries' development. The 35 delegates from 10 countries engaged in discussions on the role of…

Responsibility for meeting the needs and demands of the public for outdoor recreation has led the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to cooperate with educational institutions and others in order to assist in establishing education programs and activities and to encourage public use and benefits from outdoor recreation. To this end the Bureau conducts…

This document lists the names, addresses, telephone numbers, chief administrative officers and 797 members of 80 consortia in higher education reported to meet five criteria. Each consortium: is a voluntary, formal organization, has three or more member institutions, has multiacademic programs, is administered by at least one full-time…

The main purposes of the College Research Development (CORD) project were to: (1) develop educational research competencies of individual faculty members at 5 institutions in the Oregon State System of Higher Education; (2) develop research support and management capabilities within these institutions; and (3) foster interinstitutional…

This document offers the results of a questionnaire designed to discover how the administration, staffing, and funding problems of Black Studies programs are handled at 10 major universities across the U.S. The institutions surveyed are: Atlanta, Duke, Howard, Lincoln, New York, Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Vanderbilt, and Yale. The organization…

THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN PRIVATE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES WERE REPORTED. MEMBER COLLEGES OF THE GREAT LAKES COLLEGES ASSOCIATION (GLCA) PARTICIPATED IN THE (1) IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS WHERE PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION MIGHT BE APPLIED, (2) REVIEW OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS, (3) DEVELOPMENT OF NEW…