This first of two reports presents early findings from the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers (Comprehensive Centers), a federally funded program that provides technical assistance to states in connection with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The law authorizing the Comprehensive Centers, the…

The impetus and situation for development of a Polish open university similar to Britain's are outlined and discussed, focusing on Poland's educational system since World War II, the limits to expansion of conventional universities, new educational interests, alternative program models, and administrative organization. (MSE)

Presents a model for organizing vocational curriculum to better serve individual students' career development needs and delivering it in an efficient (less costly) manner. Rationale and administrative structure for the Performance-Based, Multi Occupational (PBMO) program are presented and a seven-dimensional program organization and curriculum…

These California state guidelines are intended as a resource for parents, staff, and administrators in assessing, identifying, planning, providing, evaluating, and improving the quality and cost effectiveness of programs serving visually impaired students. Chapters have the following titles and sample subtopics: (1) "Introduction"…

This book discusses the use of skills analysis in the overall preparation of training programs, the setting up and staffing of an effective training function, and the part which management must play in ensuring that the training is given successfully. It shows line managers and top management how a properly organized training program reduces the…

This report on an educational model termed Harold County, Tappan, which was developed under the 1965 ESEA, is in five parts. Part I, Statistical, gives projections of basic ESEA statistical data. Part II, Narrative, discusses the following: the community--population of the area to be served and its location; statement of need--educational and…

As a basis for establishing criteria for guidelines concerning effective and constructive school district organization in the four states of the Great Plains School District Organization Project, a past president of the American Vocational Association provided data on the purposes and organization of vocational and technical education for…

To assess the impact of the 1973 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) on older worker's problems, article examines CETA's history, options, and authority. Finds major systemic factors that encourage local prime sponsors to understate aging populations' needs. Concludes there is a need for substantial CETA changes to effectively serve…

The basic problem facing school administrators, supportive staff personnel, and school boards is how to successfully implement vocational programs for rural disadvantaged youth. Thus, this document was designed to help school administrators review the key administrative concepts relative to this type of vocational education program. The compact…

TO SURVEY THE ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS OF GRADUATE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS MAILED TO THE 19 UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OFFERING ADULT EDUCATION DOCTORAL DEGREES, REQUESTING NAMES, TITLES, FACULTY ACADEMIC INTERESTS, PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS, PLANS FOR EXPANSION, AND GRADUATE STUDENT LOAD. THERE WAS A 94.4 PERCENT…

The changing perspectives of higher educational administration in Australia are traced from the growth of the 1960s and early 1970s to the period of contraction, since 1975. Three major challenges facing administrators in the period ahead are identified: problems of continuing institutional viability with the threat of government intervention;…

The need for establishing a teaching and learning services unit at the University of New England (UNE) in Australia, and information on tertiary education units in nine Australian universities are examined. Among the reasons for establishing a services unit at UNE are the following: the idea of a service center has found acceptance within the…

The committee reports on adult education needs in Ireland and proposes a structure to service them. An initial examination of existing adult education services, published in an interim report with a directory of agencies, stimulated further submissions of information from Ireland and abroad. Basic conclusions on the type of permanent structure…

The Mississippi Choctaw Parent Child Development Program (PCDP), initially funded by the BIA in 1973 as a pilot project, has had a reservation-wide impact in each of its four main areas of focus: health and nutrition; education; social services; and staff and parent development. There has been a measurable decrease in early childhood infectious…

FOUR STUDIES OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND AN UNPUBLISHED WORKING PAPER ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK. THE FIRST SECTION REPORTS THE FINDINGS OF A PREVALENCE STUDY OF MENTAL RETARDATION IN LONDON AND MIDDLESEX, WHICH DESCRIBES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE PREVALENCE AND TRUE PREVALENCE OF MENTAL SUBNORMALITY. IN THE SECOND STUDY, THE EFFECTS OF…