Examines the president's educational reform package for its relevance to environmental education. Addresses concerns that environmental education professionals should be aware of as they are drawn into the development process. Emphasis is on the necessity of understanding the language of the plan. The agenda may or may not accommodate guidelines…

Provides guidelines for replicating promising parent-involvement programs from research in schools. Setting goals and choosing programs carefully to match these goals are vital in assuring that programs live up to expectations. Successful programs are comprehensive, collaborative, and adaptable; have ongoing training and technical assistance; and…

Describes the development of a communication council by the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System (CCCOES) for the purpose of consortial communication. Discusses the need for new approaches to marketing and communication, both at the individual colleges and consortially. Describes projects undertaken by the council,…

This book was designed to help school, parent, and community leaders acquire the skills necessary for the successful restructuring of middle-level schools. Chapter 1 defines middle-level education and describes the forces that shaped and continue to shape middle-level education, the evolution of middle-level schools, and current middle-level…

This volume of special papers constitutes the Annex to "International Development Programmes in Higher Education (A Report to the Commonwealth Standing Committee on Student Mobility and Higher Education Cooperation)." The papers presented have the following titles and authors: (1) "Training for Planning and Management: Improved…

This information packet contains 48 reprinted articles dealing with resources allocation in rural and small schools. A number of articles have a direct rural focus, while others cover the more general issues and principles surrounding resource allocation. The packet is divided into the following sections: (1) an overview of budget development…

The first part of this workbook reviews and advocates articulation between high school cooperative education programs and vocational programs in higher education. It begins by defining some of the most common terms used to describe articulation, such as "tech prep" and "2+2", and for the implementation of articulation…

Five community colleges and two vocational technical institutes located in King County, Washington, together with the Washington State Department of Employment Security, undertook a research project to (1) collect nationally available information on current research and successful practices in assistance to small businesses; (2) conduct a survey…

THIS IS A COLLECTION OF SPEECHES THAT EXAMINE CURRENT ISSUES AND TRENDS IN EDUCATION AS THEY RELATE TO ITV. TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE STATUS OF ITV, CURRICULUM AND ORGANIZATION PATTERNS, HISTORY, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND UTILIZATION OF THE SERVICES OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA COUNCIL FOR ITV RESOURCES, AN FCC COMMISSIONER'S VIEWS OF ITV, COOPERATIVE…

In this, the author's interpretation of the current status of educational facility planning practices throughout the nation, the deficiency in proper planning is lamented. The point is made that two basic causes underlie these conditions--(1) irrational school organization that divides people, resources, and energies into mutually exclusive but…

The need for statewide coordinating agencies has become more evident as the number of junior colleges within each state continues to grow. These centralized agencies can assist in reducing unnecessary competition and duplication among junior colleges, and can improve the coordination of statewide educational needs with those of the individual…

Making general vocational education available in Western Europe is the result of the rapid expansion of jobs available in commerce and administration, higher standards in general education producing people capable of performing the tasks, and educational motivation. Areas of commercial and administrative activity needing employers are distributive…

The purpose of the paper is to provide recommendations and suggest approaches for the coordination of continuing education in the North Central States of Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. The document is directed to non-credit continuing education exclusively and does not consider inservice education within its scope.…

This conference emphasized the consideration of the total structure of supportive services for students, explored the relationships and the conflicts between present structures, and considered the systems approach to the creation and implementation of a master plan for supportive services. Participants from the 26 cities and 29 alternate cities…

Major benefits are to be derived from the establishment of a middle echelon agency functioning as a link between the State department of education and local school districts. Such an intermediate unit is the ideal agency not only to provide services in high cost, low pupil incidence areas, but also to be the needed change agent for education. It…