This document is one of four curriculum guides designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing as well as to provide marketing and distributive education teachers with maximum flexibility. Introductory information provides directions for using the guide and information on…

This booklet explores the advantages and drawbacks in the employment of artists as teachers at all educational levels. Until recently, arts professionals did not want to hinder their creative work by confining themselves to the place and time of a school situation. Schools generally sought to hire those who wanted education as a career. In 1969…

South Carolina's State Plan for Vocational-Technical Education is presented. Part I contains an overview of South Carolina's population, present economy, and economic forecast for 1985. South Carolina's philosophy, mission, and major vocational education system goals are described in Part II. Part III discusses the organization and governance of…

The present book catalogs and studies the major trends in academic governance, including some trends that persist from earlier times as well as new issues that have emerged. The book discusses internal governance but places it within the context of environmental policies, issues, and trends. Included are articles appearing for the first time in…

Many of the difficulties encountered by colleges and universities in the effort to develop independence, quality, and uniqueness are examined by a veteran college president. Focus is on the evolution of an old normal school into a teachers college and then into the state college and university system. This collection of essays deals with the roles…

This 1975-76 final evaluation report of the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I programs, in the Washington, D.C. public schools is divided in two parts. Part one focuses on the program's creation, purposes, goals, objectives, and administration. Part two describes the relationship between school achievement and student characteristics.…

This paper examines how states have responded to the planning, evaluation, and parent participation components of compensatory education programs to promote reform at the local level. Particular attention is given to the interaction between state political culture, legislative requirements, and state education agency leadership style, and their…

Described are findings from a review of the organization, administration, and effectiveness of special education services in Alberta, Canada (1975-1976). The first part provides an analysis of the relationship of variables (such as district size, per pupil expenditure, and ratio of students to special education staff) to the distribution of level…

Aimed at program directors, college officials, faculty, advisory committee members and agency field instructors, the guidebook presents information on associate degree mental health/human service program development. Background information regarding the mental health technology movement over the last ten years and various professional and…

This is a school desegregation case brought by black parents and their children who attend the Boston public schools. Plaintiffs seek for themselves and on behalf of their class, it is stated, declaratory and injunctive relief against the defendants for a myriad of acts that allegedly violate the constitutional rights of the plaintiff class.…

The 191 graduate theses and research papers (dated 1945-1974) which are summarized in this volume provide a descriptive account of the adult education movement in the British Isles as well as reflect the nature of research that has been conducted by many types of institutions. All of the research included is available on interlibrary loan. Theses…

In its first year of operation (1973-1974), the Merrimack Educational Management Development Center emphasized the identification of management needs at the local school system level. The Center's assumptions about educational management served as a basis for the program. Special attention was given to the transfer of industry-based management…

The study's main objectives were: to describe management techniques and incentives used to operate successful proprietary vocational schools; to compare these techniques and incentives with those existing at community colleges; and to review Federal policies affecting the utilization of proprietary vocational schools. Data and information for the…

The guide for an inservice course in identification and utilization of community resources is presented in 14 units designed to be used together as a complete course or selectively as learning modules for developing new skills or reviewing previously learned concepts. The topics covered include: career education and community resources; community…

The purpose of this study is to collect, analyze, and report on statistics and program information relative to selected aspects of the overall budget and program of selected large city school systems. Furthermore, the intent is to isolate areas of variation in what is seemingly common operation and by means of adjustment, whether it be in the form…