This guide for the development of training programs to prepare neighborhood residents to function as staff members in Comprehensive Health Services Projects is organized into an introduction and nine other sections. "A Special Training Program" discusses jobs and careers, learning style, practice, and basic skills. "Planning for the Training…

This manual outlines concepts, approaches, strategies, and tactics for developing new careers in local government. "The Why and What of New Careers" explains the general concepts of New Careers and discusses the manpower needs of local government agencies. "The How of New Careers" describes the process of designing new careers…

Written as a basic guide, this report of the Community Coordinated Child Care Committee of Dane County, Wisconsin, aims to assist people interested in establishing family day care systems in their own communities. Practical information is provided on the prime factors that should be taken into account in selecting the ideal physical location and…

These guidelines offer information necessary to define, organize, and implement a screening program for preschool children that identifies suspected physical, behavioral, and educational problems that may interfere with children's ability to achieve success in school. An Early Screening Program (ESP) utilizes testing devices to aid problem…

This report discusses the training of personnel who influence the health, education and social integration of children (from birth until school entry age) who live in developing areas or who belong to underprivileged groups in wealthy countries. The report is based on experiments already carried out in various parts of the world and on data…

Intended to promote development and improvement in schools offering diploma programs in nursing, this guide presents selected principles and suggestions regarding different considerations that should be taken into account when making operational decisions. Principles and suggestions are presented for: (1) Philosophy and Objectives, (2)…

To examine the feasibility of establishing Highway Safety Manpower Development and Research (HSMDR) Centers at university-level institutions which would produce three types of manpower--safety specialists, safety professionals, and research manpower, previous National Highway Safety Bureau research studies and approximately 50 federally funded…

Primarily intended to serve as a reference for in-service teacher coordinators, this document provides an overview of key points regarding the development and operation of cooperative vocational education programs. Written from the perspective of the teacher-coordinator, the discussion centers around the broad topics of planning, coordinating, and…

In this document, performance-oriented general objectives intended as guidelines for writing specific objectives for vocational and technical teacher education curricula are presented. These general objectives result from an extensive enumeration and analysis of important pedagogical performance requirements for teachers of conventional programs…

This document consists of 12 chapters pertaining to the role, scope, and functions of the Coordinating Board of the Texas College and University System in regulating Texas public junior colleges, and presents the Board rules and regulations regarding junior college program development and operations. Chapters include: (1) statutory authority of…

This manual outlines the goals, guidelines, and requirements of Y.M.C.A. Latch Key Child Development Programs, which provide before- and after-school day care services for children who otherwise might be at home with no adult supervision. Included is information on how to begin a program, enrollment procedures, facilities, space utilization, daily…

This report summarises the findings of the project, The New Duty to Promote Disability Equality. Section 1 describes the individual aim of each site. Section 2 identifies the main themes arising from the project. Section 3 describes how the project findings have been disseminated. Section 4 highlights key messages for organisations working in and…

Community-based environmental education is an important part of the sustainability project. Along with regulation and market-based instruments, adult learning and education in non-formal settings consistently features in the sustainability strategies advocated and implemented by government, community and industry entities. Community-situated…

A key challenge facing cancer educators is the extent to which effective programmes can be widely disseminated and implemented. Differences between target populations with respect to social, psychological, and educational characteristics, as well as the social and economic context make it difficult to replicate "cookbook" approaches. Tailoring of…

"The Student Evaluation Standards" were born from the frustrations and concerns of many people who want the evaluations to better serve student learning. This paper describes those standards and how they serve student learning. The first part of this paper lays groundwork--context--by providing strong evidence that, at least in the…