A brief outline of Federal Plans for educational reforms. (RA)

Comparative education's traditional focus on studies across regions and countries is incomplete and unbalanced, failing to consider state, district, school, classroom, and individual differences. A broader conceptualization uses multilevel analysis as a more comprehensive research model that integrates insights from single-level approaches. (SK)

Survey responses from 228 Pennsylvania extension staff revealed time- or travel-related reasons inhibited inservice participation. They preferred regional locations over any other, though they were receptive to having some inservice programs delivered using distance education technologies. A pilot test of quarterly satellite inservice programs was…

Accelerating innovation to drive economic growth is the foremost goal for technology-based economic development organizations today. Realizing this goal through programmes is challenged by limited and outdated operating models. The authors outline their 21st Century Innovation Intermediary model, which pairs commercialization with regional…

E-learning in the European Higher Education Area has stampeded its way to the foreground of the Quality Assurance (QA) forum, and has become a key issue among quality assurance agencies and institutions in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Because internet-based learning is currently such a relevant topic, there is a dire need for the…

This report tells a short story of European Students' Union (ESU's) work in 2009. It highlights some of the key areas that ESU worked on, while giving some examples of each general area as outlined in the Plan of Work adopted by the ESU members--National Unions of Students--in November 2008. Members have linked to relevant web documents and…

This document reports on activities of the Northeast Regional Resource Center (Vermont), which has provided technical assistance, consultation, and training concerning educational programs and services for children and youth with disabilities, to state education agencies and through the state agencies to local education agencies. Specific sections…

A survey of six programs which constitute a regional public awareness project to examine the criminal justice system is presented. (KM)

Project ROLE (Regional Opportunities for Leadership Experience), an approach to helping gifted adolescents develop leadership potential through a regional internship/seminar experience, is described in terms of student goals, conceptual framework, identification procedure, student evaluation model, and academic credit policy. It is explained that…

A 14-MONTH STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF COOPERATIVE PRODUCTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION MATERIALS FOR EXCHANGE IN THE GREAT PLAINS REGION. IN CARRYING OUT THE STUDY, THE INVESTIGATOR USED THESE PROCEDURES--(1) SELECTION OF A PROJECT COMMITTEE FROM REPRESENTATION OF ALL 12 STATES IN THE GREAT PLAINS AREA, (2) SELECTION OF…

This report describes the organization, purposes, and functions of the Commission, which include representatives from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. In September 1968, the first regional conference for state leaders of community colleges was held to discuss…

This paper defines regionalism, sets some tentative directions for the concept, and raises difficult questions related to its application in New York State. Regionalism, which offers an alternative to a State-local school governing system, is used to decentralize the planning and management of public services. A regional unit permits district…

The project was designed to develop the procedures necessary to conduct inservice education programs cooperatively with state associations, based on the belief that classroom teachers (1) are able to plan and conduct inservice education programs designed to improve classroom instruction, and (2) are more receptive to educational change and new…

After finishing the task of basically eliminating illiteracy, educators in the Jilin province in northeast China have concentrated on a comprehensive program of cultural and technical education to consolidate literacy gains and contribute to the modernization of the country. (SK)