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Swanson, Gordon I., Ed. – 1981
In this book, a number of authors address the many-faceted issues that they feel may affect the content and delivery of vocational education during the years ahead. The book is divided into seven sections, each addressed by several authors with different perspectives. Some of the issues tackled by the authors include the maturation of the "baby…
Descriptors: Career Change, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Nelms, Howard F. – 1978
A two-phase curriculum project was undertaken in Illinois to develop, test, and implement a two-year competency-based model for the education of secondary school building construction teachers in the area of residential structures. During the first contract period, skill and knowledge competencies were identified and validated for thirteen units…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Building Trades, Community Colleges, Competency Based Teacher Education
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1978
The status of higher education in Texas is examined in this major report of changes in higher education over the past decade. Information on enrollment, cost, financial aid, job opportunities, and facilities in higher education institutions is given for private higher education, professional higher education, community colleges, and state colleges…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Colleges, Costs, Educational Demand
Scheirbeck, Helen Maynor; And Others – 1976
The report of the Task Force on Indian Education to the American Indian Policy Review Commission delineates the interweaving of past policies and practices with present needs and concerns of Indian education. Reviewing 400 years of Indian education, the report was compiled from federal, state, local, and private records, public hearings,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Feldbaum, Eleanor G. – 1977
A two-part study was conducted to investigate the underrepresentation of blacks in the medical and nursing professions. Through a literature search it was found that due to the low number of minority applicants medical schools have created positions for minority recruiters who serve as role models, empathize with black student concerns, and help…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Admission (School)
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. – 1977
Results of a self-study conducted by Miami-Dade Community College, Florida, on the impact of state and federal regulation and reporting requirements are presented. The following areas have resulted in difficulties for the college in dealing with regulatory requirements: the Family Rights and Privacy Act (Buckley Amendment); administration of…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
Franklin, Paul – 1980
Current practices and future directions are examined for the federal student support service programs known as TRIO (Talent Search, Upward Bound, Special Services for Disadvantaged Students, and Educational Opportunity Centers) and the Educational Information Centers program. The TRIO programs identify low income and educationally disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Ancillary School Services, College Bound Students
Terrey, John N. – 1979
A brief summary is presented of the administrative, instructional, and financial characteristics of Washington State's community colleges for fiscal year 1979. The report first discusses the major accomplishments achieved during this period, including the implementation of a course-by-newspaper and the completion of college-by-college agreements…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Faculty, College Programs, Community Colleges
National Association of College and University Business Officers, Washington, DC. – 1980
Cost behavior analysis, a costing process that can assist managers in estimating how certain institutional costs change in response to volume, policy, and environmental factors, is described. The five steps of this approach are examined, and the application of cost behavior analysis at four college-level settings is documented. The institutions…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Building Operation, Case Studies, College Administration
Blackwell, Gordon W.; And Others – 1978
The South Carolina Impact Study, a formal research project designed to describe the effects of changing patterns of institutional and student financing on postsecondary enrollments, is described. It has as its objectives to: (l) examine the enrollment patterns and characteristics of the September freshman classes of 1972 and 1977; (2) relate…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Freshmen, College Students, Cost Indexes
Steen, Ralph W.; And Others – 1979
Explained and illustrated is the formula funding system used for colleges and universities in Texas. This system is considerably more complicated than the formulas used in other states. Data for institutions in the state system for fiscal 1978 are presented; actual appropriations are used rather than requests, and formula-produced amounts are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary Services, Budgeting, Budgets
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1978
The annual report outlines activities in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for the period July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978. Among the information provided are: progress and plans both within the system as a whole and within the institutions; historical and statistical information (enrollment, degrees, accreditation, student aid, Title VII…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Annual Reports, Budgets, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets)
Williams, Robert L. – 1977
The report offers practical suggestions, organizational strategies, and educational concepts to classroom teachers and curriculum developers for designing and implementing polycultural programs. Polycultural education is defined as experiences provided by the school which enable students to appreciate their own and other people's ethnocultural…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
Bowen; Howard R.; Minter, W. John – 1975
Private higher education is an important part of the American higher educational system. Despite its acknowledged achievements, the private sector is widely believed to be in serious jeopardy. The present study is intended to provide regular annual reports on trends and the financial and educational conditions of the private sector for the entire…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Admission, College Environment, Comparative Analysis
Wish, John; de Vriend, Wim – 1973
This report analyzes some effects of the ways in which some $132 million in state and local taxes will be spent on Oregon higher education. These effects are evaluated in the light of some socioeconomic objectives. Discussed are: (1) the important components in state subsidies for higher education--institutional subsidies, need grants, scholarship…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Educational Benefits
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