The Texas Metro Network (TMN) is an informal group of Head Start Directors and Executive Directors organized for the purposes of improving the delivery of training and technical assistance and for assisting communication between large scale Head Start programs in the metropolitan areas of Texas. In pursuit of these aims, each member unit of the…

Today's awareness of world population problems owes much to the work of private organizations. The private sector has traditionally taken the lead in this field, pressing governments of both developed and developing countries to adopt appropriate policies and to extend family planning services and education nationwide. While each organization has…

The Department of Defense's system of overseas elementary and secondary schools, called Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS), established to provide educational services to dependents of department personnel, is described by the school's' director. DoDDS includes 273 schools in 20 countries serving almost 140,000 students. The document…

This guide provides information to aid chapter advisors and officers in planning, organizing, and providing American Industrial Arts Student Association (AIASA) activities to students. The main body of the guide contains eleven sections. In the first section AIASA's mission, goals, creed, motto, emblem, colors, and official dress are outlined.…

The history of educational development in Thailand shows a transition from early concern for religious and moral training toward the present emphasis on the practical development of individuals and society. Thai culture may have originated in Mongolia and has been strongly affected by its present cultural neighbors, Malaya, Cambodia, Laos, Burma,…

This annotated bibliography has been prepared by the Women's Educational Equity Communications Network as a guide for faculty and administrators considering initiating or expanding a women's studies program or for anyone interested in women's studies at the elementary, secondary, or post-secondary levels. Eighty-three entries include annotated…

This report was prompted by a request from the National Institute of Education (NIE), which in turn stemmed from internal discussion about what to do about the fact that some regions of the country are unserved, or only partially served, by existing educational laboratories. This report was directed to be a description of current laboratories'…

The intent of the described product is to assist teachers in designing and managing their classrooms for individualized instruction. An abridged table of contents of the handbook described is presented. Also included are a description of activities and resources involved in using the handbook, ordering information, and a critique of its contents…

A description of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) precedes an examination of the CETA network. The three fold purpose of CETA is (1) to establish a flexible and decentralized system of federal, state, and local programs; (2) provide job-training and employment opportunities for the economically disadvantaged who are unemployed,…

The School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) is an overall design for districtwide program assessment and development. It is both a way of interrelating planning and evaluation of individual programs and a way of comparing the outcomes of all district programs with the district's community-defined educational goals. Component…

The learning module described is for English language arts teachers at the middle school level who are interested in familiarizing themselves with a personalized English language arts program. The contents of the module are outlined, and the activities and resources involved in its use are described. Ordering information for materials is provided,…

Work experience programs in 18 California junior colleges were studied. Data for the 1962-1963 school year were gathered through personal interviews with representatives of the colleges. Information on the status of approved programs, superior practices, principal difficulties encountered, and suggestions for organizing and conducting work…

This document summarizes the first 3 years (June 1965-September 1968) of the Minnesota Research Coordination Unit's operation. Described are: (1) the factors which influenced the evolution of Unit objectives, (2) the organizational structure, personnel and facilities, (3) the Unit activities which were related to its objectives, (4) a subjective…

After an explanation of the current organization of primary and secondary education in Sweden; the present state of adult education; the general forms, historical background, and organization of educational research and development work; and the four main sources of financing for education research and development, this document discusses research…

Sponsored by the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) and Country Women's Council (CWC), the seminar marked the first time that: (1) American Indian women met on a national basis and (2) Anglo women met with them. Attending the week-long seminar were 67 delegates representing 43 tribes from 23 states. Participants were selected who would…