This annual report from the State of West Virginia details the administration of funds under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965. All the funds received for the Fiscal Years 1966 and 1967 were allocated to institutions of higher education and the State Agency within the State for the purpose of developing and administering programs…

Two distinct types of planning-programing-budgeting systems (PPBS) have been developed in the ESEA Title III, Intermediate Unit Planning Study, for use by intermediate units and by school districts in Pennsylvania (see EA 002 750). The first type is detailed in EA 002 751 and EA 002 753 and is referred to as the manual version. The second type is…

This paper describes systems analysis in general terms, suggests some applications for education, and discusses the limitations of its use. Such problems as the political conditions, the lack of clear-cut goals, and the failure to plan alternative methods for achieving goals are seen as major limitations. To overcome these conditions and to permit…

Included are 40 abstracts with descriptive terms (designed primarily for the practitioner) devoted to program descriptions, guides, and curriculum information on the mentally handicapped. Also provided are an author and subject index, user information, and information on purchasing the total document or specific documents. (JM)

There is a growing need for supportive personnel with technical preparation in water and wastewater purification and water resource conservation. A curriculum and program guide was developed in 1965-66 by Fayetteville Technical Institute for use by institutions interested in establishing a program to educate technicians. Meeting the need for…

Objectives of this paper were to define the concept of programing, to discuss programing in a complex adult education organization, and to point out aspects of programing of a sociological nature. Programing is a decision-making process. In a complex adult education organization, the process can be divided into eight phases: formulating the…

This report describes the attempt of one school district to improve its elementary mathematics program. The program was modeled after the Nuffield project with an emphasis on activity learning. The report outlines objectives, materials, facilities, and teacher education procedures. Some descriptive statistics are presented which are used to…

Initiating a planning effort in school districts requires attention to the mechanics of its adoption as well as the communication of planning concepts. Such a system has been developed by the Administering for Change Program of Research for Better Schools, Inc. This package emphasizes involvement of teachers and administrators through…

A disjuncture between Ontario high schools and universities in the aims of their German language programs has become apparent in the last few years. In the high schools, the methods used in language classes have been fundamentally audiolingual, whereas in the universities, the emphasis has been on reading literature, with classroom analysis…

The guide has been prepared to help educators in the development of career education programs. The heart of the guide is the 20-page "objectives and prescriptions" section, which lists objectives and then provides correlated Science Research Associates materials to use in working with objectives. This section is divided into four overlapping grade…

The Education Professional Development Act inaugurated, in 1971, a Pupil Personnel Services Program to encourage recruitment, training, and program development for more versatile pupil personnel service workers. The program established seven three-year regional projects, each with a center providing leadership to smaller satellite settings. A…

This report is one of a series of disciplinary planning assessments for graduate studies in Ontario, Canada, concerning physical education, kinesiology, and related areas. Recommendations suggest: (1) There should be a limited number of discipline oriented Ph.D. programs focused on the generation of knowledge appropriate to sociology of sport,…

The outcomes of 50 meetings held in southern, central, and northern Saskatchewan to consider the development of community colleges in the province are presented. Recommendations as to the concept and development of community colleges are presented as to: purpose of colleges, size of region, method of operation, interagency coordination, college…

A study was conducted to determine the need for new occupational programs in the area served by the Community College of Decatur and to assess the need for existing and proposed occupational programs. Over a 5-month period, questionnaires were mailed to selected representatives from businesses, industries, personal and public services, and health…

Data included in this publication supplement the descriptive and summary information presented in the 1971 Annual Report and 1972 Annual Report of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System. These data relate to student enrollments, program development and productivity, faculty salaries and teaching loads, campus development,…