In recognition of the need for guidance services to be accountable for their portion of the educational process, this guide was designed for the development of a competency-based, outcome-stated plan by each school district in Texas. The guide covers the five phases of the planning process and the counselor competencies required. The format is…

This document is the third part of a comprehensive study designed to review child development data and a program evaluation data so that proposals for Federal program planning can be made. This section (Volume 3) includes a series of three chapters directed at future program management. The first chapter examines the bases for present and proposed…

Presented are guidelines and requirements of vocational education programs for secondary school handicapped students in Colorado. It is explained that the 1968 amendment to the Vocational Act of 1963 requires that each state spend 15% of its basic federal grant for vocational training for the handicapped. Work Experience and Study (WES) programs…

Goals, objectives, activities, and accomplishments of the guidance component of Project CAREER (Computer Assisted Research for Educational Relevance) are documented in the report. The purpose of the component was to develop a series of transportable models for enhancing career awareness, career exploration, and career-skill development at the…

The New England Consortium criteria of excellence are 26 statements of conditions which describe a quality reading program and which must exist if all children are to learn to read. These statements are grouped under five goal areas, the fifth of which, fostering reading interests, is treated in this position paper. The paper supports attainment…

The Architecture Study Planning Group (ASPG) makes 62 recommendations for architecture education in Ontario's universities. Based on these recommendations, the Council of Ontario Universities makes several observations about the state of the discipline: that (1) architecture programs are basically sound, but would benefit from greater…

Results and conclusions to date of a program to design, erect, and test a 5,000-square-foot solar energy system are presented in this report. The program described demonstrates the ability of solar collectors to supplement the heating and hot water requirements of North View Junior High School in suburban Minneapolis. The report discusses in…

Presents the results of telephone interviews, self-questionnaires, and site visits of 48 state child protective service offices regarding policies, procedures and protocols for handling complaints of abuse and neglect in children's institutions. Institutional child protection is seen as a relatively unformed appendage of interfamiliar child…

Measured a psychiatric hospital's image, using qualitative and quantitative methods. Used data from the consumer public to illustrate the development and implementation of an image program stressing multi-public awareness, preference and utilization of the hospital's services vis-a-vis the hospital's mission statement. This study demonstrated…

Examination of data from a national database reveals that children in group care--including day care centers--are ill more, as measured by the annual number of days they spend in bed, than children cared for at home--including family day care homes--especially at younger ages. (BJV)

The author documents the design and development of an employment-related training program for local government administrators in Saskatchewan. (CH)

Presents a model based on person-environment fit that is designed to increase retention of students with unique educational needs in postsecondary vocational education programs. The specific details that surround the development of this model are examined and are related to the nature and extent of the problem. (CT)

Summarizes the activities the authors undertook to develop a comprehensive taxonomy of transferable skills that would be amenable to self-identification by adults with work experience and that could be related reliably to a wide range of occupations in the labor market. (CT)

Presents the methods and findings of a survey conducted at the University of Arkansas to determine the status of planning at rural community colleges, the types of data used in making planning decisions, and the perceived effectiveness of short-term planning. (AYC)

Representatives from industrial arts/technology teacher preparation institutions were asked (1) to describe how their schools' industrial arts/technology club (or American Industrial Arts College Student Association chapter) was involved in professional conference participation and (2) to recommend ways to increase student involvement in…