Provides much background information on transportation problems and issues, and presents the policy decisions made by the U.S. Department of Transportation which developed its policies within the realm of complex economic and political considerations. (BR)

This document presents guidelines for handling disruptive behavior in the Schenectady County Public Library (New York). Specific responses are listed for dealing with questions about library selection policy and sudden patron illness or injury. Also listed are responses to problem situations involving angry or irate patrons, assault or physically…

By 1975 we will be pressed into choosing managers and professionals from the restless generation of the Sixties. This problem is far more than a simple generation gap. It includes economic, social, and cultural problems that will make managing a more exciting job in the Seventies than the Sixties. (BP)

Parents, professional educators, boards of education, legislators, and the general public are justifiably questioning the monies spent on education, school efficiency, what schools are actually accomplishing, and who controls the results of schooling. However, accountability, as envisioned by its major supporters, will address none of these…

Describes a course incorporating environmental studies in an economics course at the community college level. Includes 10 problems formulated as group projects for the students. (SH)

This paper considers the concept of networks as a strategy for educational change. It is divided into six parts: (1) the meaning of educational change; (2) models and strategies for educational change; (3) case histories (one formal and one informal international network and a network of rural schools in Norway); (4) dilemmas in networking, (e.g.,…

The booklet presents feeding techniques for teachers and parents of handicapped and normal young children who can't or won't eat. Specific solutions are offered to various problem areas focusing on the eating and feeding processes. The first section covers three general problems: the child does not feed him or herself, the child does not drink…

THE READING COMMITTEE SHOULD GUIDE THE TOTAL READING PROGRAM. THE READING CONSULTANT FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK ESTABLISHED BY THE READING COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SHOULD PROVIDE THE CONSULTANT WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF READING IN THE DISTRICT--DISTRICT TEST RESULTS, TEACHERS' BACKGROUNDS, INDIVIDUAL STUDENT RECORDS,…

AN ANTHOLOGY OF SPECHES AND REPORTS DELIVERED AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION CONFERENCE IS RECORDED IN THIS DOCUMENT. ONE SPEAKER STRESSED THAT AMERICAN INDIANS SHOULD BE PROUD OF THEIR IDENTITY AND ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE THROUGH EDUCATION. THE SECOND SPEAKER ENCOURAGED SERVICE TO THE TRIBE THROUGH EDUCATION. THE PROBLEMS IN…

This bibliography lists materials published on the topic since 1970. Most entries are annotated. Listed are 21 books, 69 articles, and five theses. The entries deal with part-time and substitute teaching at all levels. (JM)

The author examines four major questions that arise when administrator evaluation is under consideration: (1) How can the evaluation of administrators be made nonthreatening? (it can't be, but an atmosphere of trust can help alleviate this difficulty); (2) Should the evaluation of administrators be for individual improvement or for decisions…

Although not all instructional goals can be expressed as behavioral objectives, most of them should be. Behavioral objectives are advantageous because they (a) aid in communicating instructional goals, (b) provide direction for teachers, (c) provide motivation and direction for students, (d) facilitate identification of prerequisite knowledge or…

The concept of accountability has become very important recently to both teachers and administrators. Despite this, very few experimental projects dealing with accountability have been attempted--especially in the field of physical education. A program of accountability was conducted at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, in the Department of…