A Committee on Evaluation of Employment and Training Programs was established by the National Academy of Sciences to assess the impact of the passage of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), which created a shift of control of manpower programs from Federal to State and local officials. At the first committee meeting a panel of…

A consortium of representatives of 28 states and territories prepared a set of general guidelines and principles for implementation of the metric system. Twenty-three recommendations were made in three broad areas: development and evaluation of instructional material and pedagogy (11), implementation of changeover and promotion of public support…

This bulletin describes the work of the City College Advisory Service to Open Corridors, a program committed to changing schools in ways that will better supPort children's own spontaneous patterns of learning. In Part 1, advisors describe in their own words how they proceed to educate themselves for the advisory role they undertake and how they…

The annotated bibliography contains citations to appropriate reference books, pamphlets and audiovisual materials for the following 17 occupations: art and craft aide, bridal consultant, child care aide, clothing assistant, companion to the elderly, consumer aide, dietetic aide, fabric coordinator, fashion coordinator, floral designer, food…

Stresses faced by higher education as a result of both student and social criticism are examined and related to the specific role the physical plant department plays in the changing environment. The interface between the physical plant administrator and the chief executive officer is explored, and consideration is given to what each expects of the…

With increased cooperation and coordination, it now is appropriate to review major changes that have led to an unprecedented level of interdependency among institutions. The current growth rate of interinstitutional cooperation is approximately 12 percent per year. This is inseparably linked in many respects to increased levels of statutory…

The Student Volunteer Career Elective Program at the Coatesville High School is designed to provide instruction and practical learning experience for 10th grade students who are interested in health careers and training in areas of technical, trades, and administration occupations. It is a cooperative project between the school and the Coatesville…

As Federal economic development and manpower policies have seldom been coordinated, this study presents a critical examination of the effects of these policies on nonmetropolitan areas and suggests ways in which policy might be better integrated in the framework of substate planning and development districts. Examining the problems of rural areas,…

An instrument was designed to elicit a direct reaction from colleagues as to the issues involved in the development of a metropolitan learning resource service. Sets of questions and items lay out the broadest range of functions, services, organization, governance, and funding which are feasible for such a service. It is assumed that any…

This monograph is the result of a conference held on the subject of governance by consortium. The purpose of the conference was to listen, discuss, and react to four position papers prepared by individuals with differing points of view relative to the shared management of teacher education. This monograph begins with a general discussion of…

Cooperative efforts to meet the needs of state agencies in Florida are described. The state legislature earmarks university research funds specifically for projects related to state government in Florida, and the practice is growing throughout the South. Although most universities have public service programs, the real increase in state-university…

The major educational reforms enacted in Sweden during recent decades have been part of a general effort to broaden the content of democracy and to bring about a more equitable allocation of affluence, influence, and opportunities of cultural experience. The time has come for the fulfillment of the comprehensive school and upper secondary school…

Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) is a program which provides students with a comprehensive secondary education that exposes them to a cumulative series of planned, personalized learning experiences in a wide variety of life and work settings. To determine possible program implementation, the Far West Laboratory (FWL) has engaged a series…

Private colleges and universities are now under pressure from many directions. The potential benefits of statewide planning agencies in building cooperation between the public and private sectors of higher education are examined. This compendium of suggestions for finding alternatives to often wasteful competitive relationships is drawn from a…

This report is intended to provide state-level policy makers with descriptive information on 17 state administrative structures for the coordination of planning and delivery of services to children. An introduction briefly reviews the general history, activities, challenges, successes, and goals of the state offices of child development. The…