This paper examines the role departmental chairs play in curriculum planning, who is chosen to lead the process, the behaviors used, and the complementary or conflicting roles played by other faculty members. Data for the analysis were drawn from interviews with 44 department chairs and 83 faculty in Carnegie classification institutions; these…

The statutory responsibilities of the community colleges, as reflected in Connecticut General Statutes 10a-80, are: (1) to provide programs of occupational, vocational, technical, and career education designed to provide training for immediate employment, job training, or upgrading of skills to meet individual, community, and statewide work needs;…

This paper is a summary of the history, organization, programs, students and facilities of Rio Salado Community College (RSCC), an institution in the Maricopa Community College District (MCCCD), Arizona. RSCC was founded in 1978 as a college with no central campus designed to cater to adult students. Today, the college is comprised of seven…

This document is the educational Master Plan for El Camino Community College District. The purpose of the plan is to develop a research-based document that will be used as a foundation for decisions regarding instructional programs, support services, staffing and facilities. It is intended to serve as the basic foundation for all other plans of…

Traces economic milieu for higher education investments from the reconstruction period through the "Brown" era to the retrenchment era of the 1980's; describes federal, state, and institutional investment strategies and investment rates; and considers ways to aid in augmenting social and private returns to institutional higher education…

Policies of the European Community concerning teacher education are discussed. Although no specific policy in teacher education has been established, several projects sponsored by the Education Action Programme of the European Community involve that subject. These projects are noted along with policy-formation processes within the organization.…

A framework and a derivative course of action to higher education institutions as they move through transition from an industrial to technological society are presented with reference to Alvin Toffler's "The Third Wave." The concept of equilibrium/disequilibrium is the theoretical basis of the framework. Three models demonstrate the…

Emphasizes the need for a full integration of continuing education and community services with the academic programs of a college. Discusses political and fiscal pressures and faculty-administrator relations, which affect standards of excellence and the mission of service and scholarship. (SK)

Reviews validation studies on ten procedures for diagnosing learning disabilities. Evaluates special knowledge claims of learning-disabilities specialists. Author finds procedures often lack sound empirical base, yet diagnosis/labeling of children as learning disabled continues. Concludes that specialists resort to bilogical explanations for…

Describes the organization, methods, and mission of the Policies Commission for Business and Economic Education, an autonomous body established to improve understanding of business and economic education, assist educators, define business education's role in the total educational program, and develop recommendations to implement that role. (MF)

Describing the state of the art of delivering research and evaluation assistance to rural school districts, this article addresses the philosophy, organization, function and potential of Mississippi's PREPS (Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools) which helps districts identify their problems and utilize a task force approach. (DS)

Discusses a program in which adult groups (that meet regularly for educative discussion in settings other than educational institutions) can be given support through an academic department's provision of resource materials. Provides an example of support provided to the National Housewives Register, a group which discusses issues and social…

A case study of two school boards in Alberta examines how financially driven policy reforms have been translated into practice at the level of school districts and schools. Describes the policy games adopted by district- and school-level administrators as well as the consequences of policy directives. (Contains 38 references.) (MLF)

Examines nineteenth-century psychiatric institutions in the Netherlands, focusing on institutions for difficult and neglected children. Considers these areas: (1) background and character of committals; (2) scientific, professional, legal, and financial contexts; and (3) the scope and course of reformatory schooling and healing. (DB)

Presents 101 variables for use in developing a microcomputing profile and determining the type of microcomputing management appropriate for a library. Variables are presented in 16 categories, including the larger institutional, library, and financial profiles; administration's stance on microcomputing; user profiles; training and support for…