This report concerns public purchasing at all levels of government and brings into focus the role of the purchasing official in government management. Covered in the report are essential elements of the purchasing process, including the assessment of needs; written specifications; advertising, evaluating, and awarding bids; and inspection and…

This document reports the results of a study conducted by the College of Eastern Utah (CEU) to determine the educational needs and desires of persons within its service area. Data used in this study were obtained by surveying 175 CEU students, 112 area educators, 131 area businesses, and 253 members of the general public. Results indicated that:…

This essay is a call for effective planning in postsecondary education. The thesis is that unless we know why to plan we cannot plan effectively. Emphasis is on some fundamental aspects of planning: the need for courage, for purpose and choice in decision, and for direction and leadership. A definitional inquiry into planning is presented along…

Sequential programs, evening classes, and accessible classrooms are needed to enable working adult students to continue their occupational training, according to a survey of employees of the ten largest industries in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. From the survey data, necessary program changes are being made at Nebraska Western College. (MF)

Studies of the demand for different modes of childcare by households of different socioeconomic characteristics reveal that family income has little effect on modal choice, and most working mothers choose at-home care for economically rational reasons. The case for a public role in this market is weak. (Author/GDC)

How a university-based research and development center (Center for Innovation in Teaching the Handicapped, Indiana University) deals with the problems of disseminating its products with a lack of funds for dissemination activities is explained. (BD)

The Work Group on the Education of the Health Professions and the Nation's Health offers the theme of discontinuity to describe why so little useful knowledge has been derived from research in this area and to suggest a more productive approach for future studies. Seven areas for study are recommended. (Author/LBH)

Presents the history of astronomy for more than 4,000 years. This includes the Babylonian observations, the Greek system of the universe, the Greek planetarium, the I

Faculty engaged in long-range planning for financial exigency, including the making of plans for faculty lay-off contingencies, must be aware of several problem areas arising from attitudes, assumptions, and intergroup relationships. Such problems and their implications are discussed, based on experiences at Bowling Green State University.…

The work of the Commission on Voluntary Service and Action affords perspectives on the problems that agencies face in using student volunteers. Student attitudes, preparation, adjustment, and length of service are discussed. (Editor/LBH)

Discusses some of the recent developments in providing continuing engineering education programs. Lists 10 potential problems encountered by universities in attempting to provide a strong continuing engineering education program. Includes concerns about industry cooperation, objectives, needs assessments, finances, program quality, the role of…

More funding is required to reduce accumulated plant deterioration funding requirements. The emergence of strategic facilities planning tying academic planning and student life facility requirements into plans to eliminate plant deterioration is discussed. Some statewide and campus surveys of facility conditions are discussed. (MLW)

Outlines the evaluation criteria used by the reference department at the Williams Library at the University of Mississippi in selecting databases and hardware used in CD-ROM workstations. The factors discussed include database coverage, costs, and security. (CLB)

Latinos are gaining greater political representation as their numbers grow in certain states. However, Latino groups, from Cuban to Mexican American, may differ greatly in their needs. Latino and non-Latino leaders must work together to reflect each state's unique Latino concerns in fashioning public policies. (Author/BJV)

A survey conducted to identify changes over a five-year period of operation for a regional provider of special education services included questions about number of handicapped students served, number and type of educational personnel, rooms used for special education, and services needed to comply with Public Law 94-142. (JHZ)