This report describes the Community Child Care Services and Funding Plan, which is a plan for future collaborative child care efforts in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The plan was developed through the Child Day Care Planning Project in Cuyahoga County. The first section of the report provides an introduction, which is followed by an overview of the…

The situation regarding dental education programs in Florida was studied, with attention to the type and size of programs needed to meet state needs, the geographic location of dental programs, funding and tuition policies, and the state's responsibility to provide an opportunity for its residents to participate in these educational programs. It…

Argues that education has become a declining industry, and that the training administrators must concentrate both on producing highly competent specialists in various skill areas, and on bringing some equity to our production of educational resources in educational administration. (Author/JM)

Analyzed is the development of marketing strategies at two major universities that have been successful in reversing enrollment declines that they experienced in the early 1970's. First, the organizational context of recruiting and admissions is examined, and the major phases of the admissions calendar are reviewed. Then the application of…

Argues that techniques for measuring returns to education must be developed. The reliance of productivity on quality of education is stressed. The productivity question in higher education is not one of how to reduce the time and money spent on each student, but that of increasing the student's output during his work life. (Author/AM)

Research supported by the Cooperative Research Program of the U.S. Office of Education.

To determine whether present alternatives in library education in Ohio are adequate to the educational demand, a study of potential enrollment for graduate programs in library science during the coming decade was conducted as part of the Graduate Education for Librarianship in Ohio Project. Library associates (professional staff members without…

Set in the context of shifting economic and social demands, the educational scene during the last part of the 20th century is discussed. Increasing numbers of people of all ages will be involved in different kinds of learning for varying purposes. Some will want to learn for personal satisfaction and improvement, others will need to learn to meet…

This paper discusses educational planning activities in which the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has had some involvement. Only a part of these activities are dealt with--national educational planning within the context of economic and social development. An attempt is made to show how OECD's work in educational…

In the first section of this report, the Coordinating Council for Higher Education presents a preliminary response to a legislative resolution which directed the Council to identify and study high cost programs and facilities in public higher education. Concluding that high unit cost is related primarily to small class size, the Council indicates…

During the past decade, Florida has become the fastest growing large state in the United States. This growth has resulted in a parallel increase in the demand for architectural services. The objective of this study was to employ several types of quantitative assessment of Florida's need for registered architects and then compare the need obtained…

A very significant and enigmatic situation confronting graduate education today is the lack of adequate and reliable data relating to the manpower supply and demand and employment status of Ph.D.'s. Considering this, the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States authorized a study of the manpower situation. A questionnaire was sent to…

The enrollment growth in higher education is slowing down. While the decline can be viewed as part of a long-term growth cycle, institutions still need to find students. Institutions may find students by expanding their educational mission, by ascertaining the instructional needs of a variety of students, and by offering the appropriate services…

This volume of papers is based upon a lecture series given at Western Michigan University in the winter of 1973 by eminent economists concerning economic theory and policy as they relate to providing public education. Papers cover: the evaluation of manpower programs; the integration of higher education into the wage-board system; how much and…

This study of community colleges in general and Alaskan community colleges in particular is divided into eight areas: (1) community colleges in the United States, (2) the development of community colleges in Alaska, (3) history of the local events leading to the present development of the Tanana Valley Community College, (4) community interest in…