The model considered in this paper, the G.A.M.E. Educational Planning Model, provides a means of studying the interrelationships among education, manpower, and the economy. The model was originally constructed for use at the Training Seminar, Global Accounts for Manpower and Education (G.A.M.E.), held in Dublin, Ireland, September 4-20, 1967.…

Unreserved public discussion of state government-university relations could result in straining and weakening the very elements the discussion was intended to strengthen. Subtle personal contacts, the essence of this relationship, are undefinable and differ in every instance even though they are the true means by which the balance of authority,…

Educational objectives to guide the Academic Senate include: discover and convey knowledge for learning, thinking, and problem-solving; accentuate individuality, creativity, and originality; develop awareness of real social/cultural conditions in the world; enrich emotional response; show the egalitarian relationship between student and teacher.…

Written for the purposes of presenting an overview of outdoor recreation in the United States and defining the significant outdoor recreation policy issues of the next 10 to 20 years, this document also includes major sections on recreation resources and economic considerations. Projections to the year 2000 are made for a national time budget,…

The purpose of this handbook is to assist administrators and nurses in planning, organizing, and implementing an effective total school health program. Its contents are divided into three sections and seven appendixes. The first section discusses the functions of the administration, including those of delineating responsibilities, formulating…

It may be a mistake to speak of the "higher education community" as a synonym for the Washington-based higher education organizations associated with advocating public policy for American higher education. These organizations represent different views and constituencies including students, states, and institutions such as liberal arts…

Transcripts of Senate hearings on S. 2223 (the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act) and on Amendment No. 153 (to S. 1483) to establish the rural community development bank are presented in this document. In addition to some 25 miscellaneous documents, statements of representatives from municipal, state, and national organizations are…

The political processes involved in the policy system of the college are examined and are considered important because the students have become legitimately involved in the policy-making process. The student class attendance policy was studied, based on interviews and study of documents related to the development of the policy. Sixteen major…

This speech examines the culture of poverty and its effect on children. It describes the poor, the sub-culture within which they live, and the many disadvantages the environment holds for children of the poor. The point is made that it is important to look at the child and family in their uniqueness as well as in their commonality. It is further…

The history of governmental support for private higher education is a long one, and current pressures have led to calls for more support at both the state and federal level. Those calls have not been fruitless. Thirty-nine states now have some program of direct or indirect support for private colleges and universities. In many cases, programs seem…

Concepts on adult education development at the international level are discussed as a basis for the formulation of an international draft recommendation on the development of adult education among member States of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The document is divided into four parts. The first part…

Described is a planning process that integrates program, budget and facility concerns and requirements in a way that provides University of Utah administrators with alternatives that encourage them to initiate controlled change. Outlined are eight strategies and processes that deviate from the traditional total (institution-wide) comprehensive…

The report describes a Federally supported education and development program conducted during the 1973-74 fiscal year for members of the Michigan State Health Planning Advisory Council. The program sought to increase: (1) the council members' awareness of and insight into the comprehensive health planning process, (2) their knowledge of the health…

The paper describes a simple, yet effective method of computing a comparative index of instructional costs. The Instructional Cost Index identifies direct cost differentials among instructional programs. Cost differentials are described in terms of differences among numerical values of variables that reflect fundamental academic and resource…

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs has established interdisciplinary research on policy problems as the core of its educational program. A major part of this program is the policy research project, in the course of which three faculty members, each from a different profession or discipline, and about 15 graduate students with diverse…