The author states in the opening pages of this paper that community involvement in educational programming, whether for children's learning or teacher training, is an absolute necessity for the development of alternative strategies and solutions for present and future educational problems. The paper reviews some of the ongoing attempts to maintain…

The institute was designed to provide intensive exposure to evaluation models and some important new evaluation techniques for persons employed in key administrative, supervisory, consultant, or instructional roles in science education. Seventy-seven persons participated in the Institute. A Semantic-Differential scale in pre- and post-response…

The design of a coordinated, multi-level technical assistance and training system is crucial to the delivery of manpower services under CETA. A framework for the development of such a system, together with tentative roles and responsibilities for its implementation are presented. (Author)

The environmental quality of a region depends largely upon the environmental education received by the citizenry. The original act creating the TVA provided for involvement in education experimentation, and the agency has been providing some environmental education or related services since its inception. This study validated the need for a…

Describing the goals of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this document presents information on the development of the Center, the 19 New Mexico Pueblos, and the Center's comprehensive educational plan. The Center is described as a multipurpose institution containing facilities which will: meet several important…

A summary is provided of the status of Phase I of the three-stage project, "Design of Training Systems" (DOTS). The purpose of the overall project is described as being to introduce the technologies of education, psychology, management and operations research into the management of Navy training. Phase I of the effort is designed to…

The development of external studies programs in higher education, utilizing instructional design technology, is hypothesized to require the interaction of faculty content experts and curriculum specialists in a special type of development process. A model is proposed to include: (1) delineation of individual roles, (2) specification of the…

Described and illustrated with charts and tables is a model program for learning disability students at the University of Vermont. The program is said to feature an interprofessional team of educational, clinical, and medical specialists. Reviewed are the five steps in the Problem Oriented System for Educational Services (P.O.S.E.):…

Presents a multicompartment model which illustrates aspects of drug absorption, distribution, and elimination in the human body for a course in pharmacokinetics. The course work consists of the interpretation of computer generated simulated data. (Author/CMV)

A comprehensive developmental screening model (CDSM) was designed to help local education agencies (LEAs), in Indiana, plan, develop, and implement screening programs for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children. The CDSM is presented in three parts; Part I provides both empirical and philosophical support to the reasons for developing a screening program;…

This is a report of a selective survey of training activities in the United States. Selection centered on the representative activities of a variety of institutions which served different audiences, had different goals, and different sources of funding. Most of the inventories were conducted in person by a committee member. The 14 reports are…

The conference reports on early education of handicapped children includes nine major papers on aspects of early childhood education. First explained is the objective of the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped during the 1970's, followed by a paper that emphasizes the need for help for the child who has suffered early developmental disruption.…

The problem of occupational diseases must be addressed by social workers who are trained to actively work for changes on a social level. A training model is described, wherein graduate students organized a small community to combat and prevent Brown Lung Disease among textile workers. (DS)

Two model programs have been developed for preservice and inservice training of teachers in the instructional applications of computers. The preservice model features a background in computer science, foundations of instructional computing using a total school view and content specific view, a task-centered practicum in instructional computing,…