Reports an interview survey of 200 community leaders in Louisiana regarding the general quality of life, government, economy, human development, and physical facilities. Special attention is given to implications for extension programing. (JT)

The central conclusion of the study is that, in developing a competency-based graduate level program for preparing vocational education curriculists, priority should be given specifically to those roles, responsibilities, and competencies identified as most important by the groups surveyed. (Author/BP)

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…

Perceptions of selected physicians at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital, Knoxville, Tennesee, were assessed regarding the status of education in the medical care setting. The questionnaire administered to 17 physicians gathered information related to their perceptions considering (1) the need for hospital-based patient teaching programs, (2)…

A successful series of workshops was planned and implemented in a rural area of Michigan where travel distances and lack of financial support from health care agencies were barriers to continuing education. Data obtained from a survey of 150 nurses identified priority subject areas and resource persons. (MS)

Programs for seniors are needed, according to the assistant director of continuing education at the Community College of Beaver County (Pennsylvania); the question revolves around who will pay. (Editor)

Despite problems of lack of resources and dwindling student populations, rural colleges continue to develop effective career programs. (Editor)

This document reports on a survey taken to identify if a concensus exists among college and university health educators as to the: (1) mission or goals of health education; (2) philosophical and research bases of health science; and (3) the relationship of health science to other academic disciplines. Subjects consisted of 603 college and…

Discusses recommendations of the National Commission for the Study of Nursing and Nursing Education. During its study, one of the most salient problems in all nursing soon emerged as that of continuing education. (PT)

A study was conducted to determine the need for new occupational programs in the area served by the Community College of Decatur and to assess the need for existing and proposed occupational programs. Over a 5-month period, questionnaires were mailed to selected representatives from businesses, industries, personal and public services, and health…

This study, the first of two parts, had two main purposes. The first was to obtain desirable subject matter for an instructional program in nondestructive testing through a survey of selected manufacturing and service companies in Texas, and the second was to determine the degree of emphasis that should be placed on each subject. Fifty-nine…

The Windham School District sought to determine the extent of career education within the adult corrections field and the adequacy of the program and designed a pilot model of a career education delivery system in a correctional setting. (The Windham School District provides a school program to serve the educational needs of persons incarcerated…

To determine the need for a v"terinary aide training program, a study was conducted to: (1) discover the need for trained veterinary aides, (2) ascertain the type and extent of training needed, and (3) provide a sound basis for developing a post-secondary training program. Responses to mailed survey instruments were received from 159 of 500…

This study sought mainly to determine the important functions and the preparational needs of directors of hospital education, to identify the most pertinent problems encountered by these directors in recent years, to propose educational recommendations, and to provide a pattern for improving existing preparational programs or developing new ones.…

Using data gathered from 15 local agencies, this study sought to identify the number of physically handicapped individuals who could benefit from educational experiences in existing technical and occupational programs in the city colleges of Chicago. Answers were sought to questions such as the following: (1) What are the categories of…