This discussion identifies some of the social and organizational issues which will affect the design and implementation of a university management information system (MIS). Implications are discussed which affect both the data collection, and analysis and reporting segments of the MIS process. The analysis points out the extent to which an MIS…

This 2-part report on experiential learning is a product of the University Governance for Community Relations aspect of the University of Pittsburgh University-Interface Program. This report highlights some of the major issues concerning the development of the experiential learning component in higher education. To facilitate this discussion, a…

This document presents the third annual report of the Louisiana Coordinating Council for Higher Education. Emphasis is placed on the development of a master plan for higher education in Louisiana. Details of the master plan and implementation of it are described. Additional information concerning new degree program review, campus expansion and…

This report contains 24 case studies related to cooperative efforts between business and industry and educational agencies. Studies are arranged according to their current status, including whether they are on-going, not presently operating, or their status is uncertain. A short description is provided for each program, together with the source of…

Reported upon are a total of 40 projects funded in Florida under PL 91-230, Title VI, Part B, Education of the Handicapped Act, which provides funds to states to assist in the initiation, expansion, and improvement of programs and projects for the education of handicapped children at preschool through secondary levels. Project abstracts of the…

This study, conducted by a research team from the Behavioral Sciences Center of Nova University, investigated three features of the inservice teacher training program, connected with Project Impact in Jacksonville, Florida, which are not found in most projects involving performance contractors. First, Duval County was the first district to prepare…

Presented is the Pinellas County, Florida, curriculum guide for the instruction of educable mentally handicapped 6- and 9-year-old children. Subject areas included are language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, health, safety, physical education, art, and music. Instructional objectives for each subject area are listed with one or more…

Described is a project which produced the book, In Darkness, to explore the use of DOTSYS III (a braille computer translation program) and to demonstrate the use of BRAILLEMBOSS (a braille page printer designed to emboss braille at similar or faster rates than teletypes) as a means of producing Grade II braille output. Explained are successive…

The aim of the Rural Improvement Project of Maine from Spring, 1969-Fall, 1970 was to improve the quality of rural education through an innovative attempt to utilize specialized, trained personnel (Cooperating Rural Resource Teachers; associate teachers; teacher aides; 3 undergraduate teachers; and an elementary guidance counselor) and to…

Volume I of the evaluation of the School Personnel Utilization Program (SPU), developed by Florida State University, presents an overview of objectives and outcomes of the evaluation of SPU projects. An understanding of the scope of the project, an introduction to the functioning of the Evaluation Training Center, and a summary of the major…

Volume II of the evaluation of Florida State University's School Personnel Utilization Program (SPU) is concerned with an analysis of goals and objectives with suggested revisions. Part I reports an evaluation of the SPU goal and objectives in terms of their value as a communication link between SPU program directors and local project personnel.…

The primary objective was to determine whether untrained undergraduate students could become effective as behavior modification consultants to teachers. Students from different undergraduate majors were given 10 weeks of guided experiences in interviewing and program designing. This was followed by field experiences involving actual consultation…

The booklet is reported to be designed for use as a source book by individuals concerned with establishing special needs vocational education programs to train mentally and physically handicapped students in semi-skilled occupations. General considerations presented cover the goal of releasing human potential, overall objectives of the program,…

This report was compiled by the Manpower and Planning Staff of the Federal Aviation Administration to provide information about the educational and training requirements for air traffic controllers and other related occupations. The purpose of the project was to help colleges plan programs to meet manpower needs. The document consists of: (1)…

Project TETE (Total Education in the Total Environment, a multidisciplinary approach to environmental education utilizing existing curricula, is described in this booklet. It is a community-wide strategy to enable all members of the community to discover the connecting processes which fashion the total environment, stressing that every community…