This guide is one of the results of the New England Interstate Project 505 effort. The materials were useful in Vermont for State Department of Education personnel working with local education agencies and may also be useful in other places. The guide contains materials explaining (a) department planning procedures, (b) department planning…

A master plan proposal for postsecondary education in Hawaii for 1977-1982 is presented. The goal for this overall program is to provide all qualified people of Hawaii an equal opportunity for quality education through public and independent institutions. Objectives include: (l) provision of a diversity of vocational, academic, and professional…

This report was designed to aid ongoing development of statewide planning and coordination for Ohio's complex two-year college system. The mission of this system is defined in terms of four areas: Access, Program, Stewardship of Resources, and Institution and the Community. The system is dedicated to the concept of open education with minimal cost…

Developed by a committee from all major educational consituencies, this comprehensive plan outlines the problems, goals, components, and mechanisms for coordinating California's preservice and inservice training of teachers and other educational professionals. Recent proliferation of training programs has caused problems in cooperation, funding,…

This two-part report describes various strategies for involving the private sector in job training programs and summarizes a study conducted with prime sponsors of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs in Texas. Included in a discussion of involving the private sector in job training programs are the following topics: the new…

This profiles handbook presents a narrative statement about the statewide postsecondary agencies that administer statewide programs and coordinate and plan for postsecondary education. A brief statistical section is also included as well as a listing of recent publications and studies underway in each of the states. This listing gives further…

Pertinent problems are identified which act as deterrents in providing effective program coordination and articulation in occupational education. Also identified are some procedures currently being used to improve this situation and specific recommendations which should assist in solving problems that exist. The document proposes: (1) that all…

This 1978 update supplements the "Master Plan for Postsecondary Education in Hawaii" by presenting information on the following types of institutions that offer instruction in Hawaii: out-of-state degree-granting institutions; trade, technical, and vocational schools; and correspondence schools with agents licensed by the state. There is…