There are several ways practitioners and theorists can collaborate to find unity of expression for the purpose of beneficial educational change or "transformation." These include dealing with educational issues common to both; presenting a more defined, organized front to the public; and providing a regular forum for discussions and debates about…

The first two pages of the document consist of Item 27 of the provisional agenda for the 1974 session of the UNESCO General Conference regarding the desirability of adopting an international instrument on the development of adult education. The remainder of the document is the report of a Preliminary Study of the Technical and Legal Aspects of the…

Four perspectives of the changing role of the college presidency, given at the 1973 Summer Council of Presidents of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, are presented in this report. Various issues are discussed including the role of the president, educational finance, coordination, and governance. (MJM)

This paper discusses an experiment-in-progress that focused on an investigation of novel school collaboration procedures. Two schools participated in the experiment. The principals of these schools were asked for their definition of "collaboration" and a metaphoric description of their schools. Following a collaborative skills workshop,…

Higher education planning in Mexico is discussed, with attention to: conceptual characteristics of Mexico's higher education planning system; relationships among the national, regional, state, and institutional planning levels; and design and operation of the Comprehensive Program for the Development of Higher Education. Responsibilities of…

A national conference for distributive educators was convened in Washington, D.C. in June 1972. The conference theme was "Meeting the Challenge." The material presented in the following report is the compilation of the reactions, thoughts, and attitudes of conference participants on the three main subjects discussed and resolved (accountability,…

A study was designed to identify the underlying dimensions of the barriers and facilitators to the linkage of vocational education and registered apprenticeship programs. It was anticipated that knowledge of the factors derived from identified barriers and facilitators would provide assistance in the development of models designed to establish…

Structures for governing and coordinating higher education are changing. However, the primary responsibility for education rests with the state. The coordinating agency, which occupies the middle-ground between the institutions and the political decision-makers, should have 5 minimum abilities: (1) to engage in continuous planning, both long-range…

State coordination and control of higher education has increased and will continue to increase. "Points of promise" are: (1) effective statewide planning can extend equal opportunity for postsecondary education throughout an entire State; (2) unnecessary and expensive duplication of programs can be avoided; (3) gaps in availability of needed…

Barriers to the linkage of vocational education and structured apprenticeship programs and facilitators useful in overcoming the barriers were identified. Subjects were 46 people who were interviewed to identify potential barriers and facilitators to linkage and 288 people who completed a survey questionnaire to verify the identified barriers and…

The paper reports the findings of a two-tier data survey involving the chief executive officers of State systems of higher education in determining the extent of their coordination-control of higher adult education. The first general phase of the study indicated that 42 of the 50 systems surveyed had responsibility for higher adult education. In…

With the federal role in education changing rapidly, regional education agencies are best suited to engage in school improvement efforts by designing cooperative arrangements among other educational organizations. Although planning such a collaborative interorganizational relationship (IOR) seems to require both appropriate structures among member…

This report by the Commission for Consortium Study and Development is divided into three sections. In section one consortia are defined; the perimeters and benefits to be derived from such cooperation are discussed; and the organization and implementation of consortia are outlined. Section two described student teaching exchange programs. The…

The development of information systems in higher education in the United States has paralleled the development of large-scale electronic computers. There are a number of conceptual designs for information systems in higher education. There also exist different information requirements for operation of a university, coordination of educational…

The cultural diversities of peoples and dialects in the United States have brought a richness to the English language that has made it one of the most supple of all the languages in the world. In addition to the diversity in the language are the diversities in literature, technology, nationality, politics, and styles of teaching. Teachers of…