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CONGER, GEORGE R. – 1968
IN 1967, THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE APPOINTED A SELECT COUNCIL ON POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION TO PREPARE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE STATE'S OFFERINGS AT THIS LEVEL. FORMER CONSULTANTS WHO HAD STUDIED THE FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM PARTICIPATED IN A JANUARY 1968 CONFERENCE. REPORTS OF THE DISCUSSION GROUPS WERE SUMMARIZED--(1) HUMAN RESOURCES, (2)…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Planning, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
Interuniversity Communications Council (EDUCOM), Princeton, NJ. – 1976
New possibilities for colleges and universities in a networking environment and the role of minicomputers in higher education were the two main topics of the conference. William Miller of Stanford presented policy prospects for the late 70's. Other speakers indicated some more immediate steps which administrators and faculty might take to utilize…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Computers, Conference Reports, Educational Planning
Washington Education Association, Seattle. Association for Higher Education. – 1966
Three major papers pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses of voluntary and more formal forms of institutional coordination (and other related issues) were presented to Washington's Association for Higher Education: (1) Warren Deem, in treating with the question of how the state's total higher education efforts might be more effectively…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Coordination, Educational Cooperation, Educational Problems
Buckman, Emily – 1979
This report documents the recommendations derived from conference attention to five areas of concern: (1) responsibility of all sectors to enhance the individual's ability to make informed decisions on environmental issues; (2) the responsibility of all sectors to share information leading to enhanced ability to function in an environmentally…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Government Role
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1978
The relationship between the public and independent sector of higher education in Florida is examined in this conference publication. The problems and issues involved in formulating state policy with respect to postsecondary education in Florida are examined. An overview of policy positions of other states is presented as well as an assessment of…
Descriptors: College Planning, Conference Reports, Conferences, Educational Demand
Lach, Ivan J. – 1979
The results of a statewide occupational student follow-up study initiated by the Illinois Community College Board are summarized. All 38 public community college districts tracked occupational/career students for a three-year period. A total of 27,663 first-time students enrolled in occupational/career programs in 1974 constituted the study group.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Educational Objectives
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1978
A variety of viewpoints were represented in this symposium for chief state school officials and senior staff of state departments of education. Russell Vlaanderen, Education Commission of the States, opened with a national overview: "The Policy Implications of Minimum Competency Testing: The Case of the Standardized Student." Attorney…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Conference Reports
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1978
The proceedings of a seminar on state postsecondary education institutional authorization and oversight are presented. The contents are as follows: introduction by Louis Rabineau; "A Governor's View," by Otis R. Bowen; "To Colorado Springs and Beyond," by Richard M. Millard; "A Review of the Study of State Oversight in…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Organization, Conference Reports, Educational History
Martorana, S. V., Ed.; Nespoli, Lawrence A., Ed. – 1978
This report of a National Conference on Regionalism and Regionalization in American Postsecondary Education contains an overview and summary of the final project report, a keynote address, four papers on the implications of regionalism, some reactor comments, an essay on leadership, and four descriptive accounts of operational regionalization…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Educational Change
Brown, Charles I., Ed. – 1977
Proceedings from the fifth annual meeting of the North Carolina Association for Institutional Research (NCAIR) focus on issues affecting higher education and the relationship of these issues to the institutional research function. Included are general session addresses by Charles A. Lyons and Dick Robinson that discuss the implications of Judge…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission (School), College Administration, College Desegregation
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1978
The proceedings of the 1978 Legislative Work Conference of the Southern Regional Education Board include eight essays on higher education. In the first essay, "Financing Higher Education in the 1980's: Fewer Students, More Dollars?," Lyman A. Glenny outlines nine issues that may affect fixed and variable costs for higher education. In…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, College Admission, Competency Based Teacher Education