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Silvers, Philip J. – 1982
The ways in which accrediting team members perceive their role and make decisions were surveyed and approaches for improving the process were analyzed. The policy and procedures statements of the regional commissions were evaluated and a mail survey of a sample of evaluators was undertaken. Evaluators from five regional associations provided…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Administrative Policy, Agency Role
Merriam, Betsy – 1981
This report addresses and makes recommendations concerning key issues with respect to cooperation and resource sharing programs among different types of libraries (school, public, academic, and special) within the state of Wisconsin. The foreword to the report describes the goals of the Wisconsin Library Network Plan (WLNP). The background of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Hafiz, Mary G. – 1979
This case study documents the cooperative efforts of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln libraries and the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse to form a joint regional depository for United States documents, and explores their solutions to problems of facilities, personnel, and finances. It includes the unique agreement eventually approved by the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Clearinghouses, Contracts, Depository Libraries
Sullivan, Ellen Wahl – 1978
This document contains chapter 9 of the final report of the Project on Social Architecture in Education. Chapter 9 is about a regional experimental high school program for the arts. Several features distinguished Arts Co-op from the other schools in the study. For one, it was a special purpose school, focused on the arts, and not offering a…
Descriptors: Art Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Environment
Maryland State Board for Community Colleges, Annapolis. – 1979
Guidelines are presented for consideration in the development, review, submission, and approval of all new instructional programs in the Maryland Community Colleges (MCC). The first section of the manual explains: (1) operational definitions for transfer and occupational programs; (2) the five-year state plan listing; (3) letters of intent and…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Guidelines, Program Evaluation
Obrecht, Karl A. – 1972
The history, current issues and future potential of rural township government today were the central focus of a 1972 survey of 18 townships in 6 southwestern Minnesota counties. Survey methodology included personal interviews with both residents and township officers, mailed questionnaires, and attendance at board meetings of the Minnesota…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Citizen Participation, Community Control, Delivery Systems
Druian, Greg – 1979
This first in a series of three papers on models for communicating and disseminating career education programs covers national and regional models. Focus is on four levels of dissemination: spread, exchange, choice, and implementation. First, common mechanisms for spread are described, such as newsletters, brochures and materials packets,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Guides, Information Centers
HUMPHRY, JOHN A.; HUMPHRY, JAMES, III – 1968
THIS SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE THE PRESENT PROGRAM OF LIBRARY SERVICE AND LIBRARY EDUCATION IN LOUISIANA AS WELL AS TO FORMULATE PLANS FOR CONTINUED PROGRESS. BASED ON HISTORICAL BACKGROUND MATERIAL, CURRENT STATISTICS, AND VISITS TO REPRESENTATIVE LIBRARIES OF ALL TYPES, RECOMMENDATIONS INVOLVE--(1) STATEWIDE COOPERATION OF PUBLIC, SCHOOL,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Decentralization, Evaluation
Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1968
Objectives of this study were to assess existing library resources, services, and needs in the Capitol Region of Connecticut and to recommend steps for future development. Study data were obtained from a questionnaire sent to all libraries in the region, from interviews with a cross section of individuals in many fields concerned with libraries,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Financial Support, Information Needs, Library Associations
Zeller, Frederick A., Ed.; Miller, Robert W., Ed. – 1968
Beginning with a review of the problems and general conditions of Appalachia, this book analyzes past, present, and future manpower needs at both the national and regional levels; outlines and discusses noteworthy Federal programs of manpower research and action; examines the role of formal education and training in manpower development as seen by…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Employment, Extension Education
Stephens, E. Robert; And Others – 1967
An extensive study, reported in three separately published sections, was made to determine primary aspects of the current consolidation and redistricting of local school districts. Basic procedures used to gather information included a survey of related literature, visitations to county and intermediate educational agencies in Iowa and other…
Descriptors: County Officials, County School Districts, Financial Support, Intermediate Administrative Units
Southern Rural Development Center, State College, MS. – 1978
Moving rural development program and research information to users summarizes the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) Plan of Work for 1978. One of 4 regional centers set up by the 1972 Rural Development Act, SRDC coordinates cooperation between research and extension at 28 land-grant institutions in 13 states and Puerto Rico which have rural…
Descriptors: Action Research, Community Development, Economic Development, Environmental Influences
Laurence, Dennis; Woughter, William – 1975
The VHF system used by the Satellite Technology Demonstration had a built-in digital response system to collect data about student programing. This paper describes the hardware and software required to implement and operate the system. In addition, information on the applications of this device is provided along with the results of a field…
Descriptors: Attention, Audience Participation, Broadcast Reception Equipment, Communications Satellites
Eyster, George W. – 1976
The Appalachian Adult Education Center (AAEC) provided non-formal library training institutes in ten southeastern states over a three-year period, 1973-1976. With the cooperation of the state libraries, AAEC conducted institutes at 77 individual libraries and involved whole library staffs, as well as useful and interested community and agency…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Disadvantaged, Institutes (Training Programs)
Porter, Steven – 1976
During 1975, the Educational Satellite Communications Demonstration (ESCD) used the Applications Technology Satellite #6 (ATS-6) for three distinct demonstrations in Appalachia, Alaska, and the Rocky Mountain area. The most common use of the technology was to broadcast an uninterrupted program followed by a short interaction period. Other…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Educational Needs
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