This sourcebook has been compiled for educators in museums and schools who are interested in learning of ways in which their colleagues from cultural and educational institutions have worked together. Over 50 programs are described. Emphasis is on the collaborative effort rather than the resulting program. The following questions are answered: Why…

This document is designed to help individual schools: 1) examine the current mathematics program; 2) select and rank program priorities; 3) compare the current program with the "Guidelines for Programs of Excellence in the Basic Skills" and with successful mathematics programs and practices; 4) state goals and objectives which apply to the…

The manual describes a step by step approach to initiating and carrying out a museum-school program for gifted and talented students. General and specific objectives of an art enrichment program are considered. Initial planning and pilot program aspects are addressed, including transportation, curriculum, and expansion. Source of federal funds are…

Intended for state prison administrators and their vocational and educational staff, community-based organizations, and women's employment project seeking better programming for female offenders, this publication covers three aspects of the Women Offender Apprenticeship Program. Part 1 discusses development of this program for women in the federal…

This resource book, which provides an overview of the people and resources of the fictious state of Gerontopia, is designed to serve as a simulation device for policy and program planning. By helping students examine the conditions and needs of older adults, the materials can be used to generate ideas, suggest alternatives to existing service…

The manual provides an overview of Project ForSight, a program to assist parents in teaching their preschool multihandicapped, visually impaired children at home. Chapter 1 presents background information and describes procedures for locating, screening, assessing, and programing the children it serves. Also offered are procedures for replicating…

The resource guide is intended to assist local Arkansas school districts to establish a program for improving the parent educator partnership in planning and implementing appropriate educational programs for handicapped students. The guide should be used in conjunction with a needs assessment of parents and educators to identify appropriate…

This guide is designed to assist guidance personnel responsible for planning and implementing career guidance programs through use of a systems approach. The topics focus on employment outlooks, job placement, apprenticeship opportunities, computerized guidance, and laws affecting career guidance. The organization of this handbook parallels the…

The manual was designed to help local education agencies in the state of Washington plan education programs for young handicapped children. Addressed in terms of goal, rationale, critical subcomponents, and evaluation procedures are eight components: administration, child find, educational programs, parent/family involvement, community…

This volume is one of the products of the knowledge development activities mounted in conjunction with research, evaluation, and development activities funded under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977. Based on the Ventures in Community Improvement (VICI) "enhanced" job training/job placement approach, which used…

This monograph presents ideas for initiating and/or improving parent education programs. The first of eight sections examines the history of California's parent education since its beginning in 1926. Section 2 discusses developing a parent education philosophy; activities suitable for parent education programs are suggested. Section 3 provides…

The manual discusses legal and procedural guidelines established by North Carolina regarding educational services for severely handicapped students. Covered in separate sections are the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): definition; placement procedures (referral, screening, school-based committee, assessment, placement, and exit…

The first section of this book presents a discussion of the criteria to be used in developing and evaluating inservice teacher education programs. The criteria are decision-making, relationship to the program of the school, resources, commitment to teacher education, and rewards. Section Two contains descriptions of nine inservice programs. (JD)

Developed primarily from field based research on 19 schools, the book is designed to help facility planners, educational administrators, educators, architects, and citizens make informed choices in planning new or renovated facilities for special education services. The design guidelines are performance based so that intended outcome is given as…

Designed for school personnel, the booklet provides guidelines for the identification of scientifically creative preschool through fifth grade students and gives suggestions for the implementation of a creative scientific classroom. Seven general recommendations, e.g., that identification should be individualized rather than part of group testing,…