In an attempt to overcome one of the barriers to equality of opportunity for women in higher education, this practicum develops a child-care program model for the eastern campus of Cuyahoga Community College (CCC). The literature on college child-care programs is reviewed, along with federal, state, county, and city laws and guidelines. Colleges…

The thesis is a theoretical approach to curriculum development for occupational preparation. Following a brief introduction (which reviews the problems currently associated with allied health services job preparation), the first of the essay's two main sections considers theoretical questions dealing with the nature and scope of curriculum…

The study was designed to discover and describe planning strategies used by persons developing continuing professional education (CPE) programs for six professional fields. From the descriptions of practice in the six professions, a general model portraying the program development process was developed and used for comparative analysis. The study…

This publication is a programmed workbook designed for use by students in a course on a systems approach to educational staff development. The workbook is one element in an educational program developed by the Georgia Department of Education that combines use of the workbooks with televised programs broadcast on the statewide educational…

This publication is part 1 of a two-part paper that presents design specifications for the Wisconsin System of Instructional Management (WIS-SIM), a computerized management system for instructional programs that are compatible with the Individually Guided Education model. WIS-SIM incorporates processes for placement testing, performance profiling,…

Described is a process model for outreach projects which are intended to stimulate increased specialized services for preschool handicapped children, their parents, and teachers. The model is described to be a flexible framework designed to faciltate the delivery of effective services by outreach projects to target audiences and agencies and to…

This monograph speaks to the basic problems confronting human services programs, and offers suggestions for improving guidance services. Specific concerns addressed are: (1) the need for more systematic program planning and evaluation; (2) an approach to effective planning and evaluation; (3) development of staff skills for use in the…

The first year of a project to develop, evaluate, and disseminate a system for occupational program planning in community colleges is discussed. The focus of the first year was the development of the system. This report of the first phase is divided into three parts. In part 1, materials and concepts important to the development of the system are…

The New Jersey Department of Education conducted a national search for existing materials and procedures related to one or more of the following categories: goal-setting procedures, objectives and existing banks of objectives, assessment procedures, guidelines for program selection, and evaluation of program effectiveness and efficiency. This…

The proposals from 27 of 34 applicants for Phase II of the USOE Comprehensive Elementary Teacher Education Model (CETEM) program were reviewed to determine 1) what kinds of institutions participated, 2) how responsive applicants were to guidelines, 3) which Phase I programs Phase II applicants found most useful, 4) what were some major and common…

This report of the Temple City, California, differentiated staffing project contains several articles describing progress made in the first three years of operation. The major article traces the history and development of the project, outlines the financial plan and schedule through 1972, and describes several characteristics of the model: (1)…

A schema for the evaluation of ESEA Title I and III programs is based upon the view that evaluation should be considered as a process for program development and stabilization. Following a general systems approach and applying management theory, the model includes methods for using evaluation as a program improvement tool, with educational…

Reported are the proceedings of a 3-day institute on the management and supervision of programs for speech and hearing handicapped children operated by New York State Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES); included are four papers presented at the institute. Listed are institute participants, goals, and agenda. Noted in the overview…

With the aim of developing a better basis for industrial education curricula as part of career education, 12 cluster plans found in the recent literature are described in the first half of the document. Each description indicates target population, grade level, and the career clusters included, to suggest the plan's comprehensiveness and its…

A model is presented for health manpower planning, designed as a handbook to facilitate the orderly development of health manpower training programs to fill identified needs and job opportunities within a defined geographical region. The handbook is based on the study of the health care system of the Coastal Bend Region of Texas. (NTIS)