These selected papers are organized into four categories: general environmental concerns, general environmental education, environmental education programs, and environmental education materials. Altogether, the reports provide environmental personnel with current information on the present and proposed future status of environmental education.…

The purpose of the Career Education Personnel Model (CEPM) was to develop competency-based models for the preparation and training of education personnel (K-12) who will plan and implement career education programs at the local level. The CEPM staff identified educational personnel competencies essential to local career education programs by…

Approaches which recognize the inadequacy of many existing faculty preparation programs, while facilitating role and career transition of new faculty members are needed by today's 2-year colleges. Recognizing these facts, this monograph looks at the orientation program as one solution. Recent research on faculty background in terms of occupational…

In 1968, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) initiated a 5-year management information systems project to encourage systematic data collection and utilization for the effective allocation of resources at institutions of higher education. This report describes Phase II of the project, a developmental phase scheduled for…

The purpose of this paper is to present a clinical research and development (R and D) model along with the rationale for its implementation and a sample training program for clinical psychologists. Although it may be possible to correct some problems by a clearer restatement of the scientist-professional model, a new model of clinical R and D has…

This paper explores ways to build highly articulated, well-integrated, competency-based programs for teacher education. The development of two substantive systems in teacher education is discussed--the teacher system (the model of a teacher) and the program system. Five strategies for articulating the model of a teacher are noted: (a) the model of…

The final report on Phase 1 of the Manpower Projection Model (MPM) Project provides a guide for implementation of the model system by area Vocational Education Practitioners within any Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA). A cooperative effort between Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Office and the Community College District, the…

Presented is a model for the design of inservice programs for teachers of children with learning disabilities. Experiences at the Merrimack Education Center (Massachusetts) are said to suggest that program development be preceded by assessment of local needs, and agreement on educational goals and teacher roles. The model recommends that inservice…

The Hemophilia Health Education Planning Project was designed to (1) create a set of tools useful in hemophilia planning and education, and (2) create a planning model for other diseases with similar factors. The project used the game-simulations technique which was felt to be particularly applicable to hemophilia health problems, since as a…

This article describes a model for implementing an affective education program which was developed using systems analysis techniques. Seven independent and interdependent functions are identified and described. The use of experts and an affective education advisory board is recommended. Also, assessment techniques and a team approach for…

An examination of different kinds of administrative structures for community education programs is presented in this article. The authors believe the models they describe demonstrate cooperative arrangements and alternative plans that are possible. (Editor)

Emphasizing the value of the "group home concept" as a means of providing correctional rehabilitation for adolescents, this article describes the development of a West Virginia youth center by three sociology students. (JC)

Counselors need methods of delineating teacher needs, determining appropriate outcomes of consultation, selecting and implementing consultation strategies, and using program evaluation for effective decision making. A basic planning model, consisting of four major steps, can facilitate the development of a program plan for teacher consultation.…

A strategy is proposed to function as a set of heuristics which may be applied to any instructional development model for the purpose of coordinating client and developer needs and goals in respect to the solution of a particular instructional problem. (Author)

This systems approach provides a model for planning an elementary school guidance program based on the guidance needs of a particular school and its population, including organization, needs assessment, decision making, structure, and evaluation. (Author)