This 1978 report of the Family Impact Seminar consists of: (1) an interim summary of conclusions reached by the seminar members as a group, (2) staff papers on the theoretical bases and evolving framework for family impact analysis, and (3) plans for pilot family impact statements. Chapter 1, reflecting the judgment of the seminar as a whole, is…

This report examines the National Institute of Education's (NIE's) Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled "Summative Evaluation of the Response to Educational Needs Project (RENP)." The first of six evaluation tasks, Task O, called for the contractor to verify that the questions selected as important were in fact the most important…

The Council feels that the widespread discussion resulting from the Prime Minister's speech at Ruskin College in October 1976 has paid insufficient attention to the importance of teaching technique. This has resulted in the policy decision made by the Council at the July 1977 Conference at Stirling that the principles of educational technology…

Presented is a National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored report on a study of the university role in continuing basic research in the United States. The study, designed to provide a basis for future governmental policy formation, examined the critical question: How can the intellectual power and social benefits of the research enterprise in the…

The guidelines presented are intended to stimulate institutional self-assessment, evaluation, and possible policy actions by college and university presidents, chief academic officers, and other academic officers not responsible for day-to-day administration of sponsored research programs. Officers of nonprofit research organizations may also find…

The purpose of this paper is to propose policies and priorities for State Library activity in continuing library education for fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979, and to provide background information needed to evaluate these proposals. Section II of this paper outlines the context for continuing library education in terms of: (1) the citizens and…

This paper presents a discussion of recent and pending legislation dealing with day care, child advocacy, family services, juvenile delinquency, and maternal and child health care. Six suggestions are offered concerning legislation which needs to be enacted: (1) a child and family services program along the lines of the child development bill…

This report describes the administrative organizational plans and pedagogical objectives for early childhood education programs in Sweden which have evolved since the passage of the 1973 Pre-School Activities Act. A Central Joint Committee for Pre-schools will be set up to advise both the Board of Health and Welfare and the Board of Education.…

This tenth annual report of the Maryland Council for Higher Education reports the progress and results of studies undertaken or completed in 1974. During 1974 the council undertook and completed a major study dealing with the financial needs of Maryland private institutions. Complete recommendations are given in chapter 1. The council has expanded…

This bibliography cites books and articles dealing with English as a medium of instruction. The first section gives general references, while the following ten sections cite works dealing specifically with problems in Africa, Ceylon, Hongkong, India, Malaysia, the Pacific, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia in general, and Thailand. Entries…

The report was prepared by a member of the staff of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE). It constitutes a clear and precise statement of the tasks required to establish a "laboratory MISOE," as described in the Journal of Research and Development in Education (Winter 1974), to accomplish the purposes of…

Based on personal experience of a non-university executive, suggestions are offered for management planning within the university. They include the premise that planning is essentially concerned with controlling and influencing the direction of change and that frustration often derives from difficulty in obtaining or influencing the direction of…

The development function of the 1970's is seen as a test of the management skills of policy-making trustees, decision-making administrators and sales management development officers to plan for and secure financial resources from constituents buffeted by new issues and new forces in American society, in the economy, and in the educational system.…

The ability of a state education agency (SEA) to respond to the challenges of tomorrow may well depend on the type of governing structure established by the state for the administration of the state's educational policies. The governing structure of an SEA is defined as the composite of the state board of education (SBE), the chief state school…

York College of Pennsylvania, which has moved from a junior college to a four-year institution in the last decade, has responded to accreditation reports that suggested changes in the college's governing structure. A review of the literature showed that faculty should participate in governance on a shared-authority basis. The study was designed to…