This paper describes the objectives and organization of the Middle Management Center (MMC), a university-based interdisciplinary resource team dedicated to improving school management practices through involvement with school principals. The author, who is also director of the MMC, first discusses the place of principals in school administration…

This booklet is aimed primarily at parents of Grade 8 students in the province of Ontario and is intended to help parents plan their child's secondary education. In particular, the booklet attempts to clearly describe the choices open to students as they move from Grade 8 to secondary school and to relate, in a general way, secondary school…

Provided is the step-by-step curriculum of the Language Development-Perceptual Motor Training Program designed to improve the functioning level of each child and to provide staff with methods for dealing with severely retarded children on the level of the children's communicative abilities. Program areas, which are color-coded for the user's…

The report briefly describes a project whose purpose was to provide guidance and training for rural volunteer fire chiefs and firefighters in Wisconsin to increase the knowledge and skills they use to protect lives and property. The training was provided by part-time instructors who taught and demonstrated the courses and curriculum to suit the…

In order to determine the numbers and kinds of prisoner education programs offered by postsecondary institutions nationwide, letters were sent to 347 colleges and universities known or believed to be operating such programs. Of these, 99 reported that they had no such program in operation, 237 described their programs, and 11 did not respond. An…

An overview is provided of the 170 special libraries in Canada which contain collections on economics and finance. General geographic distribution is noted, and then attention is given separately to the numbers, status, and development of economic libraries in various sectors: universities and community colleges, public libraries, corporations,…

A survey of day care needs of M.I.T. employees, its resulting information, and a description of the pilot program of day care services undertaken by M.I.T. are included in this report. A survey was administered to all 4,650 Institute employees in April, 1970, and enjoyed a 35% rate of response. The compiled data supports the conclusion that a…

This report investigates the relationship between the philosophy of John Dewey and the founding of the two-year General College of the University of Minnesota. Originally designated "The Junior College of the University of Minnesota", the college was established in response to the diverse needs and abilities of the new student population…

This handbook represents the cooperative efforts of all public and private institutions of higher education in Montana. It is distributed each year by the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. The purpose in compiling and distributing the handbook is to inform high school counselors and students of the admission requirements, academic…

This document details the Affirmative Action Plan in effect at Gallaudet College. Following a policy statement, chapter 2 indicated the affirmative action procedures followed in the areas of policy dissemination, administration and monitoring, reporting and evaluation, training and development programs, recruitment, promotion and selection,…

In response to the expressed needs of physicians in general practice, especially those in smaller hospitals and rural areas, for improved opportunities in continuing education, the Department of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Professions Education at the University of Michigan Medical Center developed the Media Library. A series of short…

The report focuses on a preservice and inservice Diversified Occupations (DO) training program to prepare teachers in vocational and practical arts education for educable mentally retarded (EMR) high school pupils. Described are the following topics: program context (which emphasized DO programs in 15 area vocational centers); program goals and…

An annual event since 1951, this conference was held to: (1) review the previous year's activities of the Rural Manpower Service and its cooperating agencies; (2) discuss plans for the new year; and (3) study the problems of rural areas. Most of the 250 persons attending the 3-day conference were officials of the Manpower Administration and its…

The Small College, the innovative unit of California State College, was established to test whether a substantial number of students could accelerate their progress toward the Bachelor of Arts degree. In the process of the experiment, it was hoped that the Small College would develop programs that could be of value to other colleges. The Small…

Purpose of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission is to reduce and ultimately eliminate discrimination by: (1) developing programs to implement the laws; (2) studying the extent and character of discrimination in the State; (3) issuing publications and research; and (4) making recommendations to the Governor and Legislature concerning civil rights…