The report by the President's Committee on Mental Retardation describes 12 exemplary programs which focus on the prevention of mental retardation or the returning of institutionalized persons to the community, and offers six recommendations for federal action. Introductory material examines trends such as increased public recognition of the…

The growth of research in the community college field is reviewed. The need for a general systems approach to classifying and organizing research designs is stressed. A taxonomy is proposed with major categories of input, process, and outcome variables. A community college is considered ideal for "open systems." The practical value of this…

This report describes results of the second year of a three-year extension of an Office of Education-funded program to prepare teachers and teacher aides to work with exceptional children in the regular classrooms. Emphasis was placed on three major areas: the training of teachers and aides, community involvement and institutional change, and the…

Having found an objective merit system to be very unwieldy and a subjective merit system threatening to individuals, the faculty and administration at Morgan Community College, through joint effort, developed an Opportunity/Incentive Grant (OIG) program. While this policy is very much like other innovative grant systems, it also includes elements…

This publication describes three years of a major venereal disease education effort in California resulting from mutual cooperation of the State Departments of Education and Health, county school and health officials, and local school districts and community agencies. It represents the views of numerous leaders in the field of VD education and…

Somerset County Technical Institute and Somerset County College jointly operate and administer a two-year associate program for an applied science degree which was designed primarily to avoid program duplication and competition for funds and students. (Author/BP)

The Career Education Program (CEP), conducted at the Walter T. Helms Junior High School (Richmond, California), included the participation of grade 7-8 students, teachers and administrators, and professionals from outside agencies. The advantages and disadvantages of using the services of an outside agency in the career education program are…

Vocational-technical high school students gain exposure to postsecondary educational opportunities appropriate to their specific needs. (Author)

Presents three science programs developed as special topics courses at one of the two-year regional campuses of the Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Valley. The authors outline these programs in biology, physics and chemistry to illustrate their plasticity for program development and experimentation. (HM)

This article presents a unique concept of providing training options to individuals in industry which their needs as well as their time constraints. (Author)

The Independent Human Studies program at Schoolcraft College offers an alternative method of earning academic credits. Students delineate an area of study, pose research questions, gather resources, synthesize the information, state the thesis, choose the method of presentation, set schedules, and take responsibility for meeting deadlines. (MB)

Describes the Mt. Currie Native Teacher Education Program, based in a small reserve community 100 miles from Vancouver, Canada. Five basic issues involved in the development of the program are community involvement at the local level, incorporation of native language and culture, decentralization, entrance requirements and paraprofessional…

The goals of the SHANTI Project are: To offer direct community services consisting of counseling and companionship for patients and families and grief counseling for survivors of a death; to provide professional training and public education; and to conduct substantive research to evaluate the project. Case material is presented. (Author)

Describes a program which provides opportunities for senior citizens to work with elementary school students of Shady Lane School. Information about the eight senior citizens involved, an evaluation of the program, recommendations and cautions for the future are included. (CM)

This article describes the variety of activities (such as scuba diving, skiing, and shooting) available through the Dublin, Ohio, High School physical education program. (DS)