A proposal is set out for a program designed to improve education by concentrating resources across all levels of instruction. It involves a mutual agreement between the Philadelphia Public Schools, the school community, and Temple University to pool their personnel and materials with the aim of creating an educational program that will…

This address reviews the current status of the Central School Boards Committee for Educational Research (CSS) as seen by administrators and board members of central school districts. Two areas of concern involve (1) a breakdown of communications between this organization and school districts because of the substantial personnel turnover in the…

This paper reviews the literature on governance from 1965 to 1970. The author surveys the attitudes of those who participate in the governing process - students, faculty, administration - and illustrates how patterns of governance are undergoing change. Several innovative governance models are given along with a review of related problems, such as…

This compendious study was undertaken to consider how to deal with increasing student enrollments and decreasing higher education budgets so that students would not suffer unduly from program reductions. The study includes Part I, Perspective, considering the changing purposes and goals of higher education and recommending strategies for changes…

The Special Services Project, designed to provide a multidimensional support program for disadvantaged college freshmen, is described. The program is designed to provide for the identification of appropriate students, their strong support during their freshman year, and the opportunity for students to return to the program in areas of individual…

Thirteen junior college authorities participated in a series of lectures presented at Santa Fe Junior College (Florida) during the 1969-70 academic year. The topic, "What is the major challenge facing America's junior colleges in the 1970's" evoked responses very different in emphasis and detail, but similar in theme. The discussions…

This report was written to inform the educational community of new developments in the area of vocational education. The national concern for vocational education programs and the Vocational Education Acts of 1963 and 1968 as turning points are discussed. The concept of occupational education for all ages, action at the state level, and trends in…

Each year several hundred thousand young men and women join the ranks of the unemployed because they have terminated their formal education without having mastered the type of skills necessary to become contributing members of society. As a result, many of these individuals are doomed to become burdens on society. One solution to this problem lies…

Vocational education in this decade must be conceptualized as life-long career development for every person who can profit from such a program. A framework for a career education system must be provided that will introduce the world of careers, provide exploration, guidance, counseling, provide specific skills, provide pre-technical and more…

In these three lectures, the author approaches the study of the future with a respect for its intricacies and elusiveness, and discusses the schools of the future from social, economic, and political perspectives. The essays are entitled: The Purposes of Futurologic Studies in Education; The School in Contemporary Society: A Swedish Point of View;…

Four conference presentations in this report provide insights into and understandings of both the process of curriculum change and the direction that such change should take. Professor John I. Goodlad, in the first address, urges the development of a "humanistic curriculum." In the second presentation, Dr. William G. Hollister, a mental health…

Nonformal education, though unsystematized, is of at least equal importance with formal schooling in developing countries. Nonformal education can be classified as follows: (1) activities oriented primarily to development of the employed manpower; (2) activities designed to facilitate access to employment; and (3) activities not specifically…

Elementary, middle, and high school teachers and principals indicated their amount of agreement or disagreement as to the educational effectiveness of the innovative practices of nongradedness, team teaching, flexible scheduling, individualized instruction, and open space classrooms. Significantly higher mean scores were obtained by elementary and…

The rapid growth of educational research and development in America has widened the gap between average classroom practice and "best available" validated practices resulting from research and development at educational laboratories, universities, and school-based practice improvement projects. The extension agent system was chosen to change the…

The organization and administration of guidance services must be person-oriented and future-directed, utilizing a systems approach for developmental planning and evaluation in order to satisfy demands for accountability in education. Focusing specifically upon systems analysis, ST-benefit analysis, computer-assisted counseling and related…