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New Mexico Commission on Higher Education. – 1992
This report describes 1992 activities and accomplishments of the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education, followed by information about the utilization and funding of the state's postsecondary institutions. The Commission's major initiatives and accomplishments dealt with higher education financing; statewide planning, research, and reporting;…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Outcomes Assessment, Degrees (Academic)
Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. – 1993
This 5-year plan for the improvement of library service in Louisiana identifies specific existing inadequacies and presents specific goals and objectives as part of an overall plan to overcome barriers to the best possible library service in the state. It is noted that, in Louisiana, the State Library does not have administrative authority over…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Disabilities, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
Adams, Charles F.; Mecca, Thomas V. – 1990
An educational planning model and instructional approach to prepare school administrators for the role of strategic planners are described. The model, ED QUEST, integrates future research techniques and divergent thinking modes into a participatory group process that provides visions of alternative futures. Primary activities in the process…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrators, Committees
Lake, Sara – 1990
A middle-grade restructuring effort implemented by the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is described in this report. A literature review and interviews with four educators experienced in restructuring explore issues in middle-school transition at the school and district levels. Topics related to the implementation process include needs…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
El-Khawas, Elaine – 1986
Trends on U.S. campuses as of 1986 are reported, with attention to campus actions on assessment and early campus responses to national reports calling for educational reform. Also considered are faculty hiring practices, perceptions about institutional status, changes in enrollment and finances, and international components of academic programs. A…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty, College Students
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in New Jersey, Summit. – 1987
A comprehensive plan is provided to support and strengthen New Jersey's 16 independent colleges and universities. Five major challenges that these institutions and the state must collaboratively confront are discussed: strengthening the quality of collegiate education; keeping New Jersey economically competitive in national and world markets;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Students, College Planning, College School Cooperation
Latin American Research and Service Agency, Denver, CO. – 1987
The goal of the Hispanic Agenda is to enhance the quality of life for Colorado Hispanics and all other Coloradans. Responsibility for the program rests with the Hispanic community and leadership. The Hispanic Agenda Steering Committee began work in January 1986 to develop the structure and process for the Agenda. Program components, identified…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Change, Community Development, Community Involvement
Hansen (Shirley J.) Associates, Inc., Lake Jackson, TX. – 1984
Since the publication of the original report, entitled "Fiscal Profile of America's Public Schools, 1981-85, and Associated Energy Implications," the national school revenue picture reveals: (1) a decline in federal aid to education, (2) a decline in state fiscal capacity, (3) a reduction in the state-local portion of public l 826/827 sector…
Descriptors: Depleted Resources, Educational Demand, Educational Finance, Educational Trends
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1989
Presented are the proceedings of a national conference of the Professional Association for Computing and Information Technology, formerly known as the College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE). Papers are organized according to the conference's eight concurrent tracks in the areas of policy and planning, managing technologies integration,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, Computer Software
MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 1989
The recommendations presented in this report were developed by the Commission on the Future of the North Carolina Community College System to improve the operation, funding, and economic and social returns of the state's community colleges. Section 1 provides a summary of upcoming challenges facing the colleges and the Commission's response to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Basic Skills, College Planning
Worthington, Robert M. – 1981
There is a strong connection between the vitality of the nation's economy and the vitality of vocational education. The future of vocational education for the next 10 years lies in performing a key support role in economic development and in attacking national problems or preventing them from occurring. Reauthorization of the Vocational Education…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Role, Economic Development, Educational Change
American Vocational Association, Arlington, VA. – 1981
Evidence gathered through interviews with members of trade associations, unions, professional societies, business, and industry as well as data obtained from the Department of Labor, congressional testimony, and publications of the commerical and trade press reveals that the shortage of skilled workers in America is reaching crisis proportions.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Business-Higher Education Forum, Washington, DC. – 1981
Some of the essential elements now deficient in national energy programs are identified, and recommendations are offered for business, universities, and government regarding actions that may improve energy-related research and training. Five topics that need to be addressed by professionals are: (1) an energy policy that ensures that targets for…
Descriptors: Business, College Role, Cooperative Programs, Depleted Resources
Franklin, Ian L.; Parkinson, Kevin J. – 1980
The unprecedented economic growth sustained in the period following World War II to the early 1970s in the world, in Australia, and in particular, in South Australia fostered the growth of liberal education and emphasis on self-development and excellence of the individual. However, the growth in inflation from the modest levels of the early 1970s…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Economic Change, Economic Climate
Kenkel, William F. – 1981
Educational and occupational goals of low-income rural youth in 6 Southern states were studied longitudinally by administering questionnaires to entire fifth and sixth grade classes in 28 schools and, 6 years later, by locating the same students to again answer questionnaires. Completed questionnaires for both 1969 and 1975 were obtained from 702…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Blacks, Elementary Secondary Education
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