This publication identifies and discusses considerations in facilitating the installation of competency-based education (CBE) programs and for maintaining effective program operation. Where appropriate there is also discussion of the possible effectiveness of various strategies as used by change agents at different stages of implementation and in…

The final report describes a 2-year parent education project for parents of speech, language, and hearing impaired children. The major objectives of the project are said to include development and implementation of a parent training program and writing of a curriculum manual. Program summary information is provided on 14 aspects, including…

The document offers a brief overview of a project that surveyed 343 chairmen of college vocational teacher education departments, persons responsible for curriculum development centers, research unit coordinators, representatives of the national network for curriculum coordination in vocational education, State school superintendents, and State…

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…

In attempting to evaluate the current position of minority students in dental school, site reports are presented for the following dental schools: University of California at San Francisco, University of Southern California, University of Illinois, and University of Maryland. Minority student profile, program history and development, program…

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…

Described is a comprehensive special education plan for Marion County, West Virginia prepared by the technology and education department at West Virginia University. The rationale for special education in the country is discussed in terms of national and local historical developments and implications are suggested from reviews of current…

Written primarily for supervisors, consultants, and university professors in reading and English education, this paper discusses the importance of effective graduate and inservice education. Two of the primary responsibilities of the professional supervisor are explained: to observe inservice teachers and listen to them talk about their problems,…

The training package evaluated in this report was developed to train school administrators and graduate students in educational administration in school program planning skills. The package consists of a coordinator handbook and units on setting goals, analyzing problems and deriving objectives. Each unit is composed of four-to-six modules that…

The Dynamic Analysis and Strategic Planning (DASP) Program Division of the Center for Occupational Education at North Carolina State University is concerned with its need for information about the actual operation of planning systems and the development of a planning and information system for vocational education. To this end a three part…

This paper on longitudinal/intervention research is divided into a discussion of the problems of this strategy and a working paper. Many of the problems are practical ones, concerning the uncertain trends of funding and the drifting of goals and priorities; all of the methodological problems and inadequacies of longitudinal research and…

This manual recognizes there is a wide spectrum of budgeting practices in today's colleges and universities. In particular, universities in Ohio are at different stages in their utilization of program budgeting principles and also have different needs. Thus, this program budgeting manual was written to meet the specific needs of universities in…

At the request of the government of the Netherlands Antilles for assistance in the field of workers' education, the United Nations Development Program and the International Labor Office agreed to implement a three months mission in 1972 for an expert to advise and assist the government and the trade unions of the Netherlands Antilles to develop a…

An annual report prepared for submission to the Secretary-General of the U.N. and the Director-General of UNESCO focuses on activities from July 1974 through January 1976. Summaries cover: establishment of the University Center, the university headquarters; institutional relations (with institutions incorporated into the university, associated…

Presented is the first year evaluation of the National State Leadership Training Institute for the gifted and talented (N/S-LTI-G/T). Sections provide information on the background and purpose of the LTI and the report, the general evaluation plan (including research design and integrated analysis plan of the LTI), planning and early operational…