DURING A 3-MONTH PERIOD (MARCH TO JUNE 1963) A GROUP OF SCHOLARS MET IN WEEKLY SESSIONS TO DISCUSS AND PLAN THE GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE CURRICULUM REFORM PROGRAM AND THE SPECIFIC UNITS THAT MIGHT BECOME PARTS OF AN OVERALL DESIGN. THE COMMITTEE'S WORK DIVIDED ITSELF INTO FOUR CATEGORIES (1) THE CREATION OF BASIC PRINCIPLES DRAWN FROM THE SOCIAL…

In 1972 each campus of the University of Wisconsin system was directed to develop a 10-year academic plan by the end of 1973. The response of UW-Green Bay to this mandate is presented, with special reference to the preplanning activities at the system level, and to the organization and implementation of comprehensive planning procedures at the…

States must accept the implied responsibilities of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 which relate to exemplary programs, and it is necessary for State Boards to incorporate the provisions of Part D into their policies and plans as well as establish a state office in charge of exemplary programs. Guidelines are included for developing a…

The three position papers included in this publication are concerned with the broad area of illiteracy, with each individual paper presenting a specific point of view. The first paper, "The Costs of Illiteracy," discusses several complex relationships between illiteracy and its economic consequences for the illiterate citizen and for the country.…

The System for Trenton's Educational Planning (STEP), a set of procedures for strategic planning, is described. The background to the project and the desired goals which led to STEP are reviewed, and the major components of the annual planning cycle, including assessment, base case planning, policy formulation, project design, simulation of…

Educational policymakers have a responsibility to initiate programs that will address the diverse needs of Black girls and help them overcome the damaging effects of race and sex role stereotyping. (Author/KH)

The subject of youth policy is discussed in three articles: youth policy developments in Western Australia, Australian Council of Trade Unions policies on youth employment and training, and an outline of developments and provisions in youth policy. (CT)

Virginia Tech's microcomputer policy is examined and how that policy dictates university procedures and practices for successful microcomputer programs is discussed. Microcomputer policy, software, approval, support schedule for planning and implementing the program and program evaluation are discussed. (MLW)

This paper views the formulation of national education policy from a systems perspective; the principal foci of the inquiry are the origination of ideas and their movement onto the agenda for action. (Author/JM)

Articles purpose is to detail what long range planning is, how it should work, how it did work in the sample stations, and why it is important. (Author)

Dr. Carl Marburger, New Jersey Commissioner of Education, is interviewed about urban education. (DM)

Reviews briefly the history of American efforts to officially participate in the improvement of English language instruction in Iran, analyzes the factors underlying the inadequate and unsatisfactory attainment of English language skills among Iranian students, and recommends new policies. (JM)

Implications of the introduction of Program-Planning-Budgeting Systems managerial techniques into the college or university. (IR)

Alumni periodical editors who successfully carry advertising were surveyed. Advertising, it is suggested, can pay for itself and defray part of production and distribution costs. The range of advertisers includes national, local, and in-house advertising, classified, business and professional advertising, and career placement advertising. (MLW)

Agricultural Extension Service Agents perceive the greatest influence upon their programs to come from their client group, county extension councils, and college administrations, respectively. Agricultural agents see research faculty as having an important influence; 4-H and home economics agents feel research staff should be more influential.…