The Higher Education Coordinating Commission's Biennial report to the 1975 Minnesota Legislature attempts to identify the major trends and issues confronting postsecondary education in the mid-1970's and to recommend some actions the state can take in addressing them. The commission in this report is proposing several recommendations to the 1975…

Six postsecondary institutions currently serve the Spokane area: a private university, two private colleges, one public college, and two community colleges. The two community colleges account for 60 percent of the total headcount enrollment in Spokane County postsecondary institutions. A seventh institution, Washington State University, views the…

A summary of recent state activity to increase the transfer of academic credit between two- and four-year colleges and universities. (Author/MLF)

The implications of social change for the role and problems of educational coordinating bodies in Australian postsecondary education are explored, drawing on the experience of the Queensland Board of Advanced Education. (MSE)

Argues that strengthening relationships between business and education could pay off in concrete benefits for both sectors, as well as for individuals and for society as a whole. Focus is on the degree to which the activities of business and postsecondary educational institutions affect each other, and the potential advantages of and resulting…

Describes a 17-week preapprenticeship training program developed (through a CETA grant) cooperatively by the Lansing (Michigan) Tri-County Manpower Consortium, Lansing Community College, and Local 665 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The program is designed to provide women with basic skills and knowledge necessary to be…

This bulletin reports the outcome of a short study that investigated the issue of work-related nonadvanced further education (WRNAFE) opportunities for the unemployed, reviews planning strategies for the unemployed, and examines the practices observed in a small selection of local education agencies (LEAs) in Great Britain. Various plans for…

Supplementary information is provided for the final report of a feasibility study on establishing working relationships between American and foreign institutions of higher education. A brief overview of the development of campus international education is presented, and selected examples of institutional programs are discussed. An analysis of this…

Various considerations for a global approach to higher education are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the certainty of further growth, new problems and deficiencies of existing systems, and the search for new structures. Although global or integrated planning of post-secondary education is stressed, it does not imply global control. Rather,…

The Minnesota-Wisconsin Public Higher Education Reciprocity Agreement 1973-74 was designed to improve post-secondary education advantages of residents of Minnesota and Wisconsin. General provisions concern the nature and purpose of the agreement; duration of the agreement; scope of the agreement-students and institutions; plan for collegiate…

The purpose of the exploratory survey reported here is to identify and describe some of the existing programs and activities at UCLA that are directed toward and related to community colleges and, to a lesser extent, to note other developments at UCLA that might have relevance for two-year colleges. The report is divided into six sections.…

Describes organizational structures and multi-institutional relationships developed to implement a Regional Plan for continuing education in nursing. Modifications of the Regional Plan according to local needs and benefits derived are included. (WL)

This report documents what projects and activities the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) has undertaken in the 1999-2000 fiscal year. This past year, BCCAT has put considerable effort into initiating plans and projects to improve credit transfer arrangements and processes. A prototype for a Web-based electronic transfer…

Reviews the guidelines established by the College Outcome Measures Project with regard to evaluating general education programs in areas of (1) identifying knowledge and skill areas, (2) measuring abilities, (3) insuring fairness, (4) gaining cooperation with other institutions, and (5) reducing costs. (AYC)

The XX IDEA annual conference has been focused and reflected on different ways and means of meeting various kinds of methodological challenges, new technologies and multi-media developments, newly emerging partnerships and collaboration between emerging sectors on one hand and between the institutions functioning with similar objectives and…