This report examines a study to promote high-technology industries in British Columbia using an essentially integrated educational and economic development program. Human resources, skilled in high-technology and entrepreneurship, are recognized as prime sources of potential development of high-technology industries in the Province. An educational…

This booklet, which contains the papers, provides a variety of alternative points of view concerning the implementation of parent education in public schools. The first paper outlines a conceptual framework useful for differentiating between types and levels of educational change involving parents. The second suggests potential methods for…

This paper analyzes interrelationships between educational administration and educational development (defined as guided educational change) in Sweden. First, characteristics of the Swedish educational system and its management are described. The paper notes a growing trend to connect educational activities to community activities. Thus, school…

The guide was designed to assist public school personnel in the delivery of educational services to young handicapped children by providing access to information on model programs, increasing knowledge of adopting or adapting educational innovations, suggesting pertinent questions to ask when considering a specific model, and recommending sources…

This booklet presents an analysis of the range of options open to educational planners in designing educational programs to serve major developmental and social goals. In his discussion, the author attempts to balance the theoretical with the practical dimensions of development administration. He focuses in turn on decisions related to…

This position paper was written by the New York State Science Supervisors Association (NYSSSA) in response to a statewide movement by some New York school districts to eliminate supervisory positions occupied by subject matter specialists. Recommendations and the rationale for supporting science supervisory positions are presented. This rationale…

Grade level, developer, distributor, cost, and a brief description are given for approximately 150 R&D based, validated, teacher inservice products. Materials are included from the areas of teacher assessment of student growth, bilingual education, career education, classroom management, early childhood education, English language arts,…

This book is a report on, and a comparative analysis of, the experiences in vocational and technical education of twenty-three developing countries. Following the introductory section, the second chapter presents brief summaries (schematic presentations) of the educational systems in each of the countries. Focusing on policy, planning, and…

So far as excellence exists, it exists relative to something else such as the historical age, the chronological age of the creator, the societal conditions under which creation takes place, and the limitations of the physical world. While excellence is sought and revered, it is often made to serve ulterior ends such as higher pay, higher scores on…

The documents chosen as the basis for this historical review--government reports, children's workbooks, education journals, departmental correspondence, pamphlets, and books--have in common a desire to illustrate the development of government education from 1830 to 1914. The book looks first at the hopes of those colonists who endeavored to…

The role of the evaluator in a Research & Development (R & D) setting, particularly as seen in relationship to that of the product developer, is often viewed as adversal, rather than complemental. A case study approach has been employed in an attempt to define how the role as seen in the latter sense can best be implemented. Both failures and…

These five case studies cover different aspects of university planning. Two case studies analyse university planning in two countries, the USSR and the German Democratic Republic, where overall national social and economic planning exists and where planning of higher education forms part of the developed planning system. The other three case…

The bibliography has been prepared to assist in the development of libraries in State departments of education and in institutions of higher education with new programs in adult education. The books, journals, and articles cited were obtained from the reading lists of courses in adult education conducted by more than 150 members of the Commission…

The purpose of the Korea/Seadag seminar was to advance the systematic development of nonformal education and to maximize the development of human resources. Specific objectives are related to evolving future programs of nonformal education in Korea and East Asia. The report focuses on participant discussions regarding the conceptualization,…

Curriculum development in Hawaii is often implemented on a large scale, statewide basis with concentrated resources and financial support. This presents a unique setting for comprehensive evaluation. Various methods of accomplishing the evaluation and satisfying both community and legislature are discussed. A variety of evaluation resources are…