Communication policies emanate from political ideologies, the social and economic conditions of a country, and the values on which they are based, and strive to relate these to the real needs for and the prospective opportunities in communication. In this study, one of a series undertaken as part of a UNESCO program, an attempt was made to follow…

One area wherein administrative commitment to innovation can be developed is in the field of career education. Career education is a useful concept that can unite the private, public, and work lives of individuals in a meaningful manner. In order to develop the concept of career education and its meaning, new ideas and procedures as well as…

The numerous issues and problems facing college and university decisionmakers and the ever increasing information needs of external agency representatives place conflicting pressures on institutional research personnel, forcing them to make difficult decisions regarding the allocation of their resources. Outlined are several such pressures. It is…

The objectives of the study underlying these excerpts were to assist the Kansas City School District (ICSD) in the formulation of policy on the consolidation and closing of schools, the development of objective criteria to aid decision-making on these issues, and the specification of procedures for the implementing of such policy and policy…

This document discusses policy analysis of nonformal education by defining terms and then applying them to the specific case of Bolivia. A definition of policy is proposed and policy analysis is discussed in terms of political analysis and institutional analysis. The necessity for nonformal education is explored through historical background and…

This paper examines the separation of planning activities from administration and analyzes the interrelationships between planning and policy-making within the educational enterprise. The paper investigates in some detail the relationships between organizational levels and the stages of planning and shows where consensus is required in the…

This report presents the findings and recommendations of panels created by the Committee on Mineral Resources and the Environment (COMRATE) to study four topic areas of mineral resources and the environment. The topic areas studied by the panels were: technology, supply, the environment, and demand. Section I, the report of the technology panel,…

Prompted from several directions, the Stone Foundation sponsored this exploratory workshop on community self-help and mutual aid efforts. The purposes identified for the conference were: (1) to enhance the functions of self-help groups by creating new opportunities for them to learn from others; (2) to find ways to share more widely what is known…

This paper examines the freedom of government officials to critically evaluate public policies and programs during the Nixon Administration, and surveys the role of free speech in effective intragovernmental decision making and in President Nixon's style of leadership. It argues that freedom of expression was significantly restricted within the…

The study examines programs aimed at encouraging the economic, social, and cultural development of rural areas; the nature of activities undertaken and results achieved; major provisions of the new Rural Development Act; and directions which future policies and programs should take. A statement by the National Planning Association (NPA)…

This report of a World Health Organization (WHO) expert committee examines the planning of medical education programs. Guidelines are given to assist the decision making and policy planning of medical education so that schools may meet the health needs of the community. Guidelines suggest: (1) The determination of major health problems and needs…

The author states that the Federal Communications Commission is overidentified with the industry it regulates and calls for remedial action. Various proposals are examined and discarded. Basically, what is said to be needed is a structural change--reducing the number of commissioners from seven to five, each appointed for a single term of 15…

Actions of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to a Congressional mandate to protect children from excessive programing of violence and obscentity are described and demarcated. Special attention is given to the networks' proposal for a Family Viewing Hour. The question of appropriate warnings of offensive content (viewer…

The Committee on Science and Technology of the National Academy of Sciences recommends that a Council for Science and Technology be established as a staff agency in the Executive Office of the President. The Council would consist of at least three full-time members drawn from the sciences, engineering, and related fields. They would be appointed…

This report makes recommendations concerning the composition, structure and functioning of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University. It also reviews the responsibilities of the Trustees which include: (1) examining and affirming the purpose and goals of the University; (2) appointing the President; (3) developing new sources of financial…