As one in a series of eight articles written by different professionals concerned with Alaska Native land claims, this article focuses on land use planning alternatives after December of 1976 when the configuration of Alaska lands will have been largely finalized under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1972. While this particular booklet…

This study considers use of the "educational park" and "middle school" concepts in Fresno, California. It is part of Phase II of PROJECT DESIGN, an ESEA Title III project administered by the Fresno City Unified School District. The educational park remains largely theoretical; few have moved to physical planning and…

This paper presents a decision model based on microeconomic theory. The model utilizes a stepwise polynomial regression to derive a cost function and then constructs an average cost curve to identify an optimal school district size. An application of the model to the State of Oregon illustrates how economies of scale information for a State system…

This report concerns public purchasing at all levels of government and brings into focus the role of the purchasing official in government management. Covered in the report are essential elements of the purchasing process, including the assessment of needs; written specifications; advertising, evaluating, and awarding bids; and inspection and…

A critical examination of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) proposal for public school administration of federally supported child care programs. Presents the AFT position in detail, then explores distinctions between day care and school programs in terms of child-rearing responsibility and of developmental differences. Urges sensitivity…

Centralization of curriculum and a return to basics would hurt those children who stood to gain the most from innovative approaches possible under a decentralized local curriculum situation. (MB)

Reviews the library literature on the conflict in teaching cataloging between educating for librarianship and training for specific tasks. Topics discussed include the issues of practitioners as educators, differentiation of professional duties, centralization and cooperation, development of cataloging codes, technological change, and anticipated…

The consensus among Japanese that education is important is the single most important contributor to the success of Japanese schools. Other factors include institutional centralization and centralized fiscal support, the valued role of maternal support, and the strong supportive learning atmosphere at home and in the classroom. (CMG)

Universities worldwide are consolidating and enhancing their commitments to various models of e-learning. These activities are leading to the adoption of corporate-wide e-learning systems and accompanying changes in structures, processes, and infrastructure requirements. The professed ideal is to identify narrowly defined corporate instructional…

The report describes the functions of multicampus systems of higher education in the United States, considers their growing importance, identifies common concerns, and presents ideas for addressing those concerns. It is based on interviews conducted during 1991 and 1992 with administrators, faculty, trustees, and other experienced professionals,…

Addresses the need of school districts in many states to decide on an appropriate mingling of centralization and decentralization in the operation of activity funds. Argues for analysis of activity fund operation through a breakdown into such major components as policy, the accounting system, and reporting and auditing. (JBM)

The development of a State University System of Florida data management system is discussed with special emphasis on its user controlled aspects. Major components described include system documentation, computer data files, regional data centers, computing networks, and uniform transaction systems. (Author/MLW)

The trends and reforms of the French postsecondary education system show fundamental adaptation to new concerns, but the development is slow and uneven, being kept in check by certain well-established institutions. The main causes of malfunctions, attributed to it by students, employers, governments, and teachers, are identified and discussed.…

Notes differences between Soviet and North American concepts of instructional development, sketches the unique features of the Soviet educational system, describes the development of educational technology in the Soviet Union, outlines the role of Soviet "qualification raising" programs, and summarizes the status of Soviet instructional…

The historically changing reproduction of labor is the thread which holds together all African schooling policies in South Africa, where from the beginning the early White settlers set up a labor-exploitative state. (Author)