Outlines the main problems associated with the approach to mass higher education. Two aspects are described; firstly alternative structures for the system as a whole and secondly short cycle higher education

Briefly describes the development of a comprehensive staff development program for school personnel, education officers and parents in Northwestern Ontario. (Author/RH)

Discusses elements of successful cooperative planning for middle school teaching teams. Considers definitions for content goals, learners, and effective co-teaching. Describes planning of instructional units, cooperative grouping, roles and responsibilities for co-teachers, and tiered activities for a cooperative literature study. (JPB)

The proceedings and deliberations of the Swiss Public Instruction Directors Conference which emphased greater educational coordination are described. (DE)

The Statewide Measures Inventory is essentially a list of items of information along with concise definitions and other information of interest, relevant to statewide postsecondary education planning and management. It has been designed primarily as a working document for use by state level postsecondary education planners and decisionmakers. The…

Author points out that it is essential that the educational community begin now to plan for an orderly integration of cable technology and curriculum to serve educational needs. (Author)

Discusses the conflict between the control or coordinating agencies of state government and the individual colleges and universities that are subject to their ministrations. (Author)

The former director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia advocates leadership by a coordinating board squarely in the middle between legislature and institutions. (Editor)

A 22-item bibliography on statewide planning is presented. (PG)

This synopsis of a symposium on priorities for research and development in education was intended as a planning report for the National Institute of Education. The members of the symposium suggested that the following research and development efforts be undertaken: a) an analysis of the data base for teacher education; b) an analysis of the…

State policy for higher education in Massachusetts as elsewhere renders certain courses of action attractive while placing obstacles to other courses of action by the legislature, government officials, coordinating and governing boards, and other agencies and persons engaged in or planning for higher education. Policy may take the form of…

Argues that (1) secondary school students can and should be involved in educational decision making, (2) the educational advantages of this involvement outweigh the disadvantages, and (3) the secondary school, as a social organization, provides a propitious setting in which to train students in the decision-making process. (FL)

No issue in higher education is more fundamental or troublesome than the trend to statewide coordination. (Editor)

The author comments on the preceding article on statewide coordination in higher education. (PG)