Dual organization of faculty and curriculum provides flexible, interdisciplinary undergraduate program that leads to concentration in an engineering specialty. In operation for two years, the plan has utilized teaching staff and facilities more effectively, and provided students with a broader than usual perspective of engineering. (WM)

The amount of time New Jersey school psychologists spend performing various professional role functions is reviewed in an attempt to quantitatively identify any developmental trends in the role functioning of school psychologists. (Author/PN)

More effective working relationships need to be established between faculty and student affairs staff for the purpose of developing a curriculum that promotes the full spectrum of student development goals. This study attempts to provide information that would assist in the initial planning and implementation of these new relationships. (Author)

This practical guide for training and personnel specialists working in the human service agencies provides an understanding of how the Human Service Task Bank and the Manpower Management Information System (MMIS) (described in HE 007 310) can be used to address personnel and training problems. The Manpower Management Information System and the…

The premises of this article are that the teacher should be the prime developer of curriculum and that total staff involvement in curriculum development must be a reality if instructional improvement in reading is to be effected. With this in mind, eight musts for teachers are set forth and expounded upon. (1) The teacher must set the scope of the…

Speculations about possible changes and developments likely to occur between 1975 and 1985 as a result of the probable influence of ECE on subsequent educational practice. (Authors/MB)

THIS REPORT CONTAINS EVALUATIONS OF 22 TITLE I PROJECTS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THERE WERE PROGRAMS IN SIX AREAS--(1) SUMMER AND AFTER-SCHOOL COMPENSATORY EDUCATION WHICH PROVIDED ENRICHMENT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT, (2) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION, (3) HEALTH AND WELFARE, (4) SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICALLY…

This paper describes a pioneering attempt to create the role of organizational specialist in a school district. Needs for organizational specialists are cited, the implementation and training of specialists is described, and the strengths and weaknesses of the project are detailed. Suggestions for other school districts are given in a final…

Developed through the Career Options Research and Development (CORD) Project and based on an analysis of 200 YMCA jobs, this syllabus includes training designed to improve the career mobility of YMCA employees. Topics include: (1) Fundamentals of Financial Development, (2) Techniques in Board and Committee Development, (3) Building Management, (4)…

Many social and intellectual forces focus introductory courses not on the process of inquiry but on its products. Changes that can help refocus these courses include limiting class size, emphasizing writing skills, having all levels of faculty teach the courses, and promoting exchange of ideas in the classroom. (MSE)

A discussion of the implications of adopting a new example for pharmaceutical education focuses on the need to develop a new pharmacy college culture and on the faculty's role in addressing stated educational goals. Anticipated changes in staffing and faculty development and difficulties in reorganizing curricula are examined. (MSE)

The frequently recurring provisions, to be found in the policy statements of a selected group of 20 colleges and universities, concerning the production, use, and re-use of instructional recordings (visual and oral) can be divided for the purposes of analysis and comparison into four groups: ownership and copyright provisions, faculty rights,…

This report contains the proceedings of the first National Conference for School Nurses. The 68 school nurses who participated in the conference represented 38 States, U.S. Territories, and Canada. The following papers are included: "Purposes and Plan of the Conference,""Overview of School Nursing Today,""The School Nurse in Mental Health,""The…

This report, prepared for the President's Advisory Council for Education Professions Development, describes the special characteristics of the community junior college, its students, and its staff. Major current efforts in preservice and in-service program planning and recommended programs designed to meet the various needs of staff are outlined.…