The Metro School's educational program is built on these premises: 1) students must have control over the directions of their own learning; and, 2) resources of the city, including businesses, cultural institutions, and community organizations must become a laboratory for learning. Three of the documentary reports of the program are included in…

A 3-year school-community outdoor education program in the elementary school district in Crystal Lake, Illinois, was funded in 1967 under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Success of the project was such that the board of education agreed to fund the program locally and enlarge its scope. As reported, the keynotes were…

TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM TWO ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATED IN EIGHT 5-HOUR TRAINING SESSIONS TO RECOMMEND SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS WHICH HAD ARISEN FROM RECENT CLASSROOM DESEGREGATION. THEY INVESTIGATED THE EFFECT OF DESEGREGATION ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCHOOL ORGANIZATION, AND SCHOOL PRACTICES, AND…

This manual for those responsible for matching teacher requests and student needs to volunteer services is applicable to a variety of school volunteer programs but concentrates on the type of volunteer service which evolved from the Winnetka, Illinois, project in which older citizens in the community form a "talent pool" to work to…

The directory is designed to aid individuals desiring to become aware of postsecondary occupational programs available in the State of Illinois and is intended to serve only as an information tool. Part 1 of the directory lists the names of public postsecondary institutions alphabetically, their location, the occupationally oriented programs they…

The World of Work Economic Education (WOWEE), a state-wide action-research project in operation in Illinois, is discussed in relation to its objectives, concepts, purpose, and how it makes use of varied areas of expertise. (HD)

This 2-year programmatic plan for the training and development of library assistants was prompted by the recent abundance of research information and the shortage of resource personnel to assist in the processing and handling of the resulting output. The guide provides a suggested curriculum plan, course outlines accompanied by texts and reference…

Beginning in 1973, meetings of 12 regional education advisory councils (composed of students, teachers, parents, administrators, board members, superintendents, and other citizens) studied volunteer programs in Illinois to determine their drawbacks and to formulate recommendations for expanding the concept of volunteers in education. This…

This report was designed mainly to develop information on the need and available resources for providing adult education programs for the hearing-impaired population of Illinois. Information was gathered through questionnaires mailed to persons identified through the records of the National Census of the Deaf, and follow-up interviews on a…

The purpose of the study was to conduct a survey of all the public community colleges in Illinois to evaluate how the colleges develop and approve vocational-technical education programs. Objectives included evaluation of the criteria used in selection and approval of programs, getting information to improve management processes used in selecting…

The overall objective of Career Education Through Multi-Experience Centers is to develop and implement a comprehensive career education program for special education in the Quincy, Illinois public schools. Part one of the report provides statistical data on the project. The bulk of part two analyzes the progress made toward accomplishing the…

Intended for parents of developmentally disabled children, the handbook provides information on service needs and services available in Lake County, Illinois. Section I focuses on life course planning with sections of diagnosis and assessment, professionals involved with special education, education for the developmentally disabled, vocational…