This article summarizes the reports of five researchers who spoke at a Seminar on Statewide Planning and Coordination for Higher Education. Robert Berdahl, Frank Bowen, Lanier Cox, Lewis Mayhew, and Ernest Palola presented research findings and their implications to representatives from 44 statwide agencies, legislators, other state and federal…

State policy for higher education in Massachusetts as elsewhere renders certain courses of action attractive while placing obstacles to other courses of action by the legislature, government officials, coordinating and governing boards, and other agencies and persons engaged in or planning for higher education. Policy may take the form of…

Described is a vocational education model designed to increase cooperative effort for the improvement of vocational personnel. The introductory section discusses the need for a systematic approach to vocational personnel development in Florida, presents the goals of the system, and briefly summarizes the salient features of each component of the…

The next decade will require an entirely new kind of planning and coordination for statewide systems of higher education. In the past, quantitative growth and fiscal formulas have been stressed; in the future, planning will be forced to emphasize qualitative developments and flexible governance configurations. A Center study on state planning,…

This paper describes the first six months of activities and accomplishments of Commonwealth Futures, an initiative designed to provide services to at-risk youth in Massachusetts schools. Major activities are outlined chronologically, implementation problems and successes are briefly discussed, and projected future activities are listed. These…

Eight agencies (including three teacher centers and three Teacher Corps programs) in the state of Washington, concerned with inservice teacher education, formed a network to test and to explore avenues of cooperation and coordination. Since the emphasis was on collaboration between Teacher Corps and and teacher centers, the first step was to…

Efforts to coordinate state-level Right to Read activities are reported in this document by listing objectives and indicating what activities were undertaken in support of those objectives. The activities included four regional meetings of state Right to Read project directors during which the following four problem areas were discussed: training…

Steps of the Joint Staff in Agricultural Education in meeting inservice needs of agriculture teachers in New York State are described. The Joint Staff is comprised of officers of agriculture teachers, professional associations, two-year colleges' division chairpersons, and agricultural education staffs of the State Education Department and Cornell…

To accomplish desired changes in the behavior of practicing vocational educators, Illinois has worked toward a system of statewide and continuous inservice staff development. Articulation maximizes resources by eliminating duplication of services. The State provides technical assistance; special contracts have produced curriculum guides. Workshops…

This guidebook is offered as a "road map" for parents who wish to be involved in shaping public policy regarding early intervention for children with disabilities, by participating in state or local Interagency Coordinating Councils (ICCs). Parents who are current or former members of state ICCs share their stories, learning, and…

The management plan for 1979-81 of the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board provides an outline of the major functions and programs assigned to the board, a general outline of the role and scope of the board as an agency of the state, a statement of the mission of the board staff, an organizational chart, a board calendar for 1979-81, and…

The 16th Annual Legislative Work Conference, attended by senators and delegates from 13 states and representatives of universities, higher education associations, and state boards of education, addressed itself to such basic questions as: What kinds of institutions make up a comprehensive state system of higher education? What are the specific…

The ways in which the state plans for the education of allied health personnel, and the design of a coordinated planning process are analyzed. (HD)

This paper outlines the issues involved in coordination of services provided under the 1990 amendments to the Carl Perkins Act with those provided under the Adult Education Act, Job Training Partnership Act, National Apprenticeship Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Wagner-Peyser Act. It presents questions that could be addressed to state and…

The career guidance advisory committee reviewed both national and State efforts in the area of career guidance and attempted to define and develop the concept. The committee examined concepts that were relevant to the needs of Massachusetts and developed a rough framework on which to build a comprehensive State plan. The report addressed itself to…