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Autor/in | Harcleroad, Fred F. |
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Titel | State Coordination: Promise or Peril? |
Quelle | (1974), (15 Seiten)
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Beigaben | Tabellen |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Konferenzschrift; College Administration; Community Colleges; Coordination; Educational Cooperation; Higher Education; Models; Organizational Development; Postsecondary Education; Statewide Planning |
Abstract | State coordination and control of higher education has increased and will continue to increase. "Points of promise" are: (1) effective statewide planning can extend equal opportunity for postsecondary education throughout an entire State; (2) unnecessary and expensive duplication of programs can be avoided; (3) gaps in availability of needed programs can be pinpointed; (4) the needs for expensive low-enrollment laboratory and technical programs can be justified and adequate opportunities provided; (5) minimum standards for funding of programs can be established and funding levels maximized for well-planned and documented programs; and (6) comprehensive information systems based on common data can be developed so that the colleges in a State system can communicate using a common language. Some of the "peril points" are (1) State coordinating agencies, particularly those with governing responsibilities, may conclude that they provide education; (2) educators in central State agencies may be more inclined to assume operational educational decision-making roles, which should be left to the colleges; (3) the development of comprehensive informational systems may attempt to include a viable and complete value system; (4) the political representation may be a problem; and (5) centralized purchasing, personnel, building construction, and course control procedures can lead to problems. A model for a statewide coordinating board or commission is provided. (DB) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2004/1/01 |