A 1978 statewide needs assessment in Ohio included items designed to identify teachers' motivations for participation in adult basic education staff development activities. Degree programs and credit courses were found to provide the greatest motivation for participation. (Author/SK)

Discusses the pairings of Boston public schools with local colleges, collaborations which were court-mandated to facilitate school desegregation. Outlines historical and judicial background and analyzes assumptions about change and reaction within a forced collaborative setting. Offers recommendations to staff development interventionists working…

This report provides information on the gender, ethnic, and racial composition of staff in the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California through the 1989-90 academic year. It is broken down into seven parts: (1) part 1 discusses the origin, preparation, limitations, and organization of the…

Changes in colleges of further education over recent years, including the involvement of a much wider range of students, mean that provision of basic skills has become an important issue for most colleges in England and Wales. Some colleges provide no basic skills support for students; others have some support for students; and still others also…

A conference set the stage for the development of European Community (EC) policy in the field of vocational guidance and possible action. Discussion focused on the need for trans-frontier guidance and the need for communication and cooperation between guidance services to support educational and occupational mobility across the EC as a whole. The…