This Bulletin is divided into 11 parts, one for each of the 10 executive departments of the Government and one part for the miscellaneous important independent bureaus and commissions. Each part is divided into sections, one for each of the bureaus under the department considered, and the description is given in most instances in the following…

In April, 1919, at the request of the Board of Education of Memphis, Tennessee, the United States Commissioner of Education submitted the conditions on which the Bureau of Education would make a survey of the public school system of that city. This study of the Memphis schools is intended to be a study of policies and practices; not of persons.…

This report summarizes the school year 2000-2001 program evaluation results of the AISD Career and Technology Education Program.

In the Netherlands, freedom of research and teaching are self-evident, but equally self-evident are the government limits set on this freedom through legislation, regulations, and financial constraints imposed. Having begun as restrained advice, government influence has become active control in current circumstances. Mutual survival is now the…

Reported and discussed are data collected from 50 states concerning the professional preparation of state science consultants, the nature of the positions, number of workers employed in such units, changes in support staff, facilities, and budget for each five-year interval between 1960 and 1980. Eight trends resulting from the data analysis are…

Electronics companies, faced with growing competition from Japan and fearing a shortage of well-trained Ph.D.'s, are pouring unprecedented amounts of cash into university electrical engineering, computer science, and other science departments. Specific examples are cited. (Author/JN)

Presented are trends and projections in social work doctoral education including: historical summary, review of existing studies, increasing productivity in next decade providing resources are not curtailed, and need for more emphasis on postdoctoral education. Central objectives in social work relate to social policy, teaching, and…

Differences between European and North American institutions of higher education are discussed. Studies by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Program on Institutional Management in Higher Education and a survey by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems are compared. (MLW)

The more educational institutions need financial resources and public understanding, the more institutions need to develop courses in institutional advancement. Courses in institutional advancement are identified and names and addresses of contacts are provided. CASE Summer Institutes and Certificate Programs are briefly outlined. (MLW)

New managerial demands are seen for colleges and universities during the 1980s. Some observations: need for greater care in selecting presidents, use of management teams, upgrading of planning, development of information systems, increased consortial arrangements, incentives for better management, management decentralization, search for additional…

Identified voter attitudes directly affecting voter behavior in fiscal elections, including attitudes about community involvement in policy-making, school community relations, school discipline and the teaching of democracy, present level of spending, and present level of taxes. Perceptions of school quality and social conditions have little…

Advocates of the "new realism" in urban revitalization argue that effective urban policy involves attracting industries and white-collar taxpayers while improving public management and reducing public services. If this approach is not counterbalanced by socially conscious interests, cities may soon have little room for many of their present…

Directors of patient evaluation courses at U.S. and Canadian medical schools were surveyed to identify problems that might underlie decreasing competence in clinical skills. The problems identified include inadequate numbers of patients for student examinations, lack of administrative and financial support, and lack of recognition for faculty.…

Undergraduate financial aid is seen as integral to larger institutional issues and deserving of strategic status in planning. Three areas of student aid--the institution's rationale regarding aid, institutional research, and student strategies for utilizing aid--are addressed from the planning perspective. (Author/JMD)

Many states are turning to minimum-competency testing at the secondary school level. Although at least 17 states have enacted legislation that sets minimum-competency standards for graduation from public high schools, the basic skills testing movement at the postsecondary level is still in its infancy. (MLW)