The ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education and the Lincoln, Nebraska, Public School System undertook a cooperative project to raise teachers' awareness and use of the ERIC data bases. The report describes project background and planning, project execution, and evaluation. Suggestions for future replication are also provided. Appendices provide a…

Presidents of southern colleges, universities, and life insurance companies met to develop strategies southern academic institutions might adopt to survive the 1980s. Inflation, faculty malaise, and the erosion of quality were the primary fiscal issues on the agenda, although declining enrollment figures also troubled many of the academic leaders…

This paper reports a study to determine national policy needs with respect to lifelong learning by focusing on state-level policy development, including the implications of federal policy; the arrangements for planning, coordination, and financing at the state level; the patterns created and the issues raised by these arrangements; and the…

The benefits of regional cooperation among small rural school districts are stressed in this brief description of the Educational Cooperative Service Unit (ECSU) currently serving 63,800 students in 104 member districts. A section on historical background traces the ECSU's forerunners, e.g., an educational media center established in 1965, the…

ABSTRACTS OF 28 RECENTLY COMPLETED STUDIES IN BUSINESS EDUCATION, PRIMARILY DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS COMPLETED FROM 1960 THROUGH 1966, ARE ARRANGED BY THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES -- (1) AUTOMATION, (2) BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDES ISSUES, GUIDANCE, AND AREAS IN NEED OF RESEARCH, (3) COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS, (4) EMPLOYMENT TRENDS, (5)…

THE FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS ESTABLISHED A STATE-WIDE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR AGRICULTURAL MIGRANT CHILDREN. IN DEVELOPING THIS PROGRAM, EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO COORDINATE THE SERVICES AND EFFORTS OF OTHER AGENCIES WHICH HAVE BEEN AND STILL ARE ACTIVE WITH AGRICULTURAL MIGRANTS. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN ORGANIZED…

ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SUPERVISORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND STAFF MEMBERS OF THE LABOR DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE ATTENDED A NATIONAL SEMINAR DESIGNED TO ASSIST LEADERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH COMMUNITIES TO CONSIDER THE CONCEPT OF…

TWELVE RESEARCH REVIEWS IN THIS ISSUE PERTAIN TO YOUTH WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, ONE OF THE NINE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN IDENTIFIED BY THE PANEL OF CONSULTANTS ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THEY ARE ORGANIZED UNDER THE TOPICS--(1) OCCUPATIONALLY ORIENTED PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDES IDENTIFICATION OF WORK CONCEPTS, (2) COOPERATIVE SCHOOL AND WORK PROGRAMS, WHICH…

QUESTIONNAIRES RETURNED BY 101 OF 105 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION CONTACTED IN 45 STATES, PUERTO RICO, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROVIDED INFORMATION CONCERNING OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION. THE MAJOR CATEGORIES OF INQUIRY CONCERNED (1) THE FORMAT OF THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE PROGRAM,…

AFTER WORLD WAR II, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY MOVED INTO THE ADULT EDUCATION FIELD, AND ARE NOW SPENDING A REPORTED $20 BILLION ANNUALLY IN HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THEIR SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL AND MANAGEMENT. LARGE INDUSTRIES, LIKE IBM, HAVE COMPLETE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES FOR THEIR PERSONNEL. FORD AND GENERAL MOTORS USE OUTSIDE EDUCATIONAL…

THIS GUIDE WAS PREPARED TO HELP SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND HOME ECONOMICS TEACHERS PLAN AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS WHICH PREPARE HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH, POST-HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH, AND ADULTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN OCCUPATIONS UTILIZING HOME ECONOMICS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. CATEGORIES OF PERSONS FOR WHOM PROGRAMS CAN BE DEVELOPED UNDER THE VOCATIONAL ACT OF 1963 ARE…

OREGON'S POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM IS ANALYZED, AND A MASTER PLAN IS PROPOSED BY A COMMITTEE REPRESENTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF OREGON. BASES FOR THE STUDY INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF EDUCATION, BUSINESS, LABOR, AND GOVERNMENT, AND STAFF REPORTS FROM A VARIETY OF AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND…

THE GOALS, RESEARCH TASKS, AND FUNCTIONAL OPERATION OF A RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION (R AND I) UNIT WERE DESCRIBED. R AND I UNITS WERE ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE THE MEANS TO CONDUCT CLASSROOM RESEARCH AND TO DEVELOP MORE EFFICIENT LEARNING PROCESSES THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF LOCAL SCHOOLS, STATE PERSONNEL, AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBERS. THE ACTIVITIES…

This monograph presents findings from an analysis of data on international cooperation over a three-year period. A computer printout of the analysis is included. The document is part of a large scale research project to test various theories with regard to their power in analyzing international relations. In this monograph, an inventory is…

This monograph presents findings from an analysis of data on international conflict over a three-year period. Part of a large scale research project to test various theories with regard to their power in analyzing international relations, this monograph presents the computer printout of data on the application of discriminant function analysis of…