This document is a report on an experiment in institutional change as related to team teaching and governance initiated at Rockland Junior High School. The document is divided into two sections: description and results. Part one indicates that low student morale, absenteeism, discipline, and vandalism prompted the principal and staff to adopt a…

Herein is discussed the individual human being, including his sense of competence, the relationship of authoritarianism to his receptivity to change, his values, his needs, his past experience, his feelings of threat, the effects of fear on him, his tendency to distort information, his attitudinal changes, and his information seeking. The…

The role of institutional research is expanding and gaining in importance. Institutional research must fully examine and criticize the institution, including its purpose and values. Institutional research officers must concern themselves with academic and administrative functions and processes and participate actively in the planning and…

This report deals primarily with health professional schools in California and their role in (1) education of health professionals and related personnel involved in teaching and research in health sciences and the provision of health care; (2) health sciences research; and (3) delivery of health care. Sections 1 and 2 present respectively the…

This study investigates and analyzes the organizational structures, institutional ties, and operational practices of selected extramurally-supported centers, laboratories, and institutes. The primary goal is to provide one type of data, some experiences, and judgments on the basis of which an assessment might be made of the conditions of the…

Notes that the higher level of filial discord found among French-speaking Quebec families in 1965 is a direct response to changes in the church and in the educational system. (AM)

Suggesting that small liberal arts colleges create problems for themselves by not really offering a liberal education, the author challenges them to determine whether they are really committed to liberal education and then to proceed with an acknowledged sense of purpose. (JT)

In a salute to 200 years of America and academia the author concludes that for all the anniversary's shaky antiquarianism, the prospects facing liberal arts colleges are no more bleak than in 1876. (JT)

Argues that technical education prepares people to work for systems while the liberal arts keep us aware that it is more important that systems work for people. (JT)

Presenting a general overview of career education in the United States, the author briefly reviews the historical development of career education in the American public education system, analyzes the components of career education, and examines it as a function of institutional type. He concludes that although postsecondary schools have been slow…

Contrasts the traditional, metropolitan university model with the needs of developing countries and outlines the historical and general background of the University of Guyana against that conflict. (RK)

Explores a model of instruction that provides a sense of direction for teachers interested in promoting learning of global affairs. Basis for instruction is an exploration of how decisions are made through the interaction of individual decision-makers with a situation in a global context. (Author/JK)

Since its emergence 15 years ago, futures research has been met with greater acceptance at the university and governmental levels than at the elementary and secondary school levels. Curricula which have incorporated the concept of futurism are described. (Author/MV)

Three steps to aid in educational planning and decision-making are listed: (1) Identify the major future developments--societal, technological and environmental; (2) Obtain forecasts on the probability of occurence of these developments over time; (3) Suggest candidates for specific educational reform measures which seem promising enough for…