SELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IS GOVERNED IN ALL STATES BY LAW. SURVEYS SHOW THAT 33 STATES ELECTED ALL BOARD MEMBERS BY POPULAR VOTE. IN NINE STATES, MOST BOARD MEMBERS WERE ELECTED. HOWEVER, IN LARGE CITIES BOARDS WERE MORE OFTEN APPOINTIVE. EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE BOARDS IN THE U.S. WERE ELECTED, 70 PERCENT IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS. OVER…

DIRECTIONAL PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES FOR ADMINISTERING THE OVERALL PROGRAM OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE ARE PRESENTED. THE MAJOR EMPHASIS OF THIS GUIDANCE PROGRAM IS UPON OCCUPATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF ALL THE PUPILS. SERVICES OF THE GUIDANCE PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED AT LENGTH. THE KEY IS COUNSELING, OF INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS.…

CLOSE AND THOROUGH INTEGRATION OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IS THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATIONAL PARKS. SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE THUS MAXIMIZED. THREE ORGANIZATIONAL METHODS ARE DISCUSSED--HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL, AND PYRAMIDAL. THE HORIZONTAL ORGANIZATION WOULD GROUP SEVERAL SCHOOLS OF ONE LEVEL. A VERTICAL…

A study undertaken to develop a framework or format for a policy and procedures manual at the Hahnemann Medical College of Allied Health Professions is reported. Included in this study were plans for the initial implementation, modification, and revision of the manual. The study was prompted by the observation that administrators had no ready…

Term selection methodology used in the Subject Access Project is outlined in this manual. This project was designed to demonstrate how a card catalog in machine-readable form can be augmented to allow greater subject access to the information content of a library collection. Rules and regulations for selecting words from indexes and contents pages…

Ideas and methods for improving library service through changes in library catalogs are presented and discussed. These ideas and methods are in four basic areas: (1) methods for evaluating a library's current catalog(s); (2) costing different forms of the catalog; (3) examining the effects on an individual library's catalog(s) of Anglo-American…

The procedures, process, problems, and policies of the career information cataloging system are described for librarians. Of the many tools for the delivery of career information for which the librarian is responsible, the card catalog is emphasized as having the highest priority in permitting access to information dealing with specific…

This bibliography is a union list of 188 holdings in City University of New York (CUNY) libraries on the subject of open education. It includes materials on British primary schools, the integrated day, and more specifically, books dealing with the psychology and methodology behind these terms. Books, sections of books, conference preceedings, and…

Research and clinical workers in the field of applied behavior analysis appear wedded to the re-education model of child behavior change. A review of the empirical literature strongly suggests that this model is inadequate in a number of respects. In response to these inadequacies, the authors propose an expansion of the model -- an expansion…

The document presents the interim report for Phase II of a study to determine how services provided by Project Head Start programs impact handicapped preschool children. The report summarizes the baseline data obtained and identifies the key methodological issues for consideration in the final data analysis effort. The instrumentation and…

A library survey to examine and analyze locally generated title derivative keyword indexing in academic and public libraries and its findings are presented. The project was organized in two phases. The first attempted to identify successful title derivative indexing programs through a literature review, correspondence with individuals known to be…

The Message Delivery System described, a facility that will link automatic bibliographic services and permit the transmission of messages among the various services, is one of the basic requirements for the development of a comprehensive computerized bibliographic system of nationwide scope. The system will enable users of one system to have…

THIS MANUAL DIRECTS THE COMPILATION OF SPACE DATA SUCH AS INVENTORIES AND UTILIZATION RATES OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. IT IS INTENDED TO BE THE WORKING MANUAL FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF A COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN WHICH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE FISCAL YEARS 1968 AND 1969. THE MANUAL CONTAINS PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING A…

THIS COMPREHENSIVE AND CAREFULLY ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY PRESENTS IDEAS AND LISTS NUMEROUS RESOURCES FOR THE PERSON SEEKING GENERAL AND SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN PLANNING HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES. THE DOCUMENTS ARE CATALOGED INTO GENERAL TOPICAL AREAS OF--(1) ORIENTATION TO EDUCATIONAL FACILITY PLANNING, (2) DEVELOPING A MASTER PLAN FOR PLANT…

The most widely accepted practices and recent developments in the floor maintenance field are presented as an aid to school custodians and administrators. It is important that operations and maintenance men develop inexpensive, efficient methods of treatment which will give the floor maximum protection and service, make it look its best, and…