Effective professional development is accepted as necessary for the improvement of afterschool program quality, which is itself a cornerstone for improving youth outcomes. But professional development is most effective when both individual participants are engaged and building relevant knowledge and skills, and the organizations to which they…

Discussed Hawaii's educational moves to teach a more international program designed to develop public awareness and approach international problems. (RK)

Many career and technical education (CTE) programs rely heavily on support from the business community to serve their students. However, there is very little information available on building solid business-education partnerships. Most people in the business world will say that they care about education, but how can educators find the people…

In 1975 a survey was conducted of teachers' and administrators' perceptions of the School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) in two school districts. The purpose of this study was to provide information about the effects of SPECS in action. The first district, called Pine School District in the study report, was located in a…

The steps involved in conducting a valid needs assessment are described and some problems to be avoided are discussed. Needs assessment begins with a set of educational goals. It is important that community opinion be obtained regarding the goals to ensure that they represent the interests of all involved in the educational process. Once the goals…

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…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY, WHICH IS A SUMMARY OF A DOCTORAL DISSERTATION, WAS TO DEVELOP A WORK ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR HOME ECONOMICS-RELATED OCCUPATIONS IN CONNECTICUT. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 43 TEACHERS OF SUCH PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ALL RESPONDED, GIVING INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR OBJECTIVES, COURSES, TEACHERS' BACKGROUNDS,…

The purpose of this study was to survey and analyze biographical data of the directors of adult education in Canadian public school systems, and the perceptions held by directors and superintendents across Canada of the goals of adult education and the functions of directors of adult education. The analysis consisted primarily of determining the…

Data from a survey of directors of APA-approved programs in clinical psychology reveal that a substantial number of programs offer formal training in clinical psychophysiology. Details are provided regarding types of training available; content areas covered; and, ratings indicating interest, utility and potential of biofeedback,…

The School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) is an overall design for districtwide program assessment and development. It is both a way of interrelating planning and evaluation of individual programs and a way of comparing the outcomes of all district programs with the district's community-defined educational goals. This…

Varied views are presented in this report which addresses five primary issues: (1) What is computer literacy? (2) What does it cover? (3) Who is it for? (4) How should it be presented? and (5) Where can one get help in organizing a computer literacy program? The first section summarizes results of a survey of 14 educators who were asked their…

A BRIEF HISTORIC SURVEY WHICH PLACES PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE RELATIVE TO BEHAVIORAL TECHNOLOGY AS A WHOLE IS PRESENTED. BEHAVIORAL TECHNOLOGY IS THE APPLICATION OF LEARNING THEORY TO PRACTICAL PROBLEMS OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION. THE APPLICATION OF BEHAVIORAL TECHNOLOGY TO THE TEACHING OF CERTAIN VERBAL AND INTELLECTUAL…

The need for social work professionals to remain current is addressed. The study, using a panel of 121 social workers and others, achieved a level of consensus relative to theories, methodologies, and content areas and then projected a functional model useful for intermediate and long-range program planning. (Author/MLW)

As one of the first steps in developing a statewide environmental education plan for the State of New Hampshire, the Environmental Education Planning Council conducted an environmental education needs assessment, which was designed solely to order the state's environmental education needs. The purpose of this publication is to report the results…

Educational goals and objectives of foreign language programs in the United States are described. Trends in objectives are divided into a practical and a personal domain. Practical considerations include: (1) the duty of the school systems to provide a thorough basic education for the taxpayers' dollars, (2) career education, (3) equality of…