THE PROGRESS OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R AND D) PROGRAM IN VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION DURING THE FIRST 18-MONTH CONTRACT PERIOD IS SUMMARIZED, AND PROJECTIONS ARE MADE REGARDING ITS FUTURE OPERATION. THE R AND D PROGRAM IS ROOTED IN THE CLINICAL APPROACH TO TEACHER EDUCATION AND PROGRAM EXPERIMENTATION. THIS APPROACH UTILIZES THE…

The final report documents activities of a 3-year child abuse and neglect demonstration unit in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The history of the project is reviewed along with the following project components: organization/staffing, case identification, coordination, community education, professional development, case management, research and evaluation,…

This publication is an Israel National Report prepared for the United Nations Conference on Environmental Education. It presents the following information: (1) The Environment in Israel; (2) Environmental Education (Formal and Non-Formal); and (3) Public Involvement (Government and Public Organizations, Special Events). There are two appendices,…

The National Level Internship Program (NLIP) is a full-time field experience of one calendar year for eight selected doctoral candidates in special and general education administration. This article describes the NLIP experience from two perspectives. First, general education administration students describe their experiences working within the…

Contained in the booklet is information gathered from a variety of sources on the education of gifted and talented students. Included are such items as a list of the purposes and goals of the Wisconsin Council for the Gifted and Talented, fact sheets and checklists, characteristics for the identification of gifted children, general suggestions for…

The document presents a description of the Central Police Dispatch (PCD) system of Muskegon County, Michigan. The CPD, a civilian-staffed organization, is concerned with the regionalization of police services and improved police communications. The development of the CPD is traced from the Muskegon Interlocal Public Agency (1969-72) to the present…

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has set up a program for educational building to help promote innovation and change in current school building practices. Information is exchanged by (1) short leaflets summarizing emerging issues or innovating activity in different countries, (2) indepth studies of major issues, and…

The Grupo Andino (GRAN) was formed in 1969 as an effort at economic integration by six Latin American countries (Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela). It was an outgrowth of its predecessor, the Latin American Free Trade Association (LAFTA), which had been formed in 1960 with eleven member countries. The Andean Group (GRAN) from…

This paper discusses organized programs of guidance and counseling for religious settings, and new approaches to current crises. Specific topics discussed are: (1) a new awareness of the Christian dimensions of guidance; (2) a more favorable climate for guidance services; (3) utilization of new learnings and new techniques; (4) some religious…

The present report describes a system for the care of children during the day in Denmark: care in private family homes. Begun in 1966, this program organized a formal system of family day care homes initiated and supervised by the government; this is an extension of the former system of licensing privately initiated family day care homes. From the…

AVCO, a private industry in the Boston area, has provided the financial and corporate support for the AVCO Day Care Center described in this booklet. The population served by the center is 88 percent black and 12 percent white. Admission does not depend upon income, employment at AVCO, or personal background but is on a first-come, first-served…

Approximately 468 children of migrant agricultural workers in the state of Washington are served in the nine Northwest Rural Opportunities (NRO) day care centers described here. A community organization program was also formed by the NRO system. Ninety percent of the families served are Chicano, and all are below the poverty level. These aspects…

During the academic year 1970-71 a major organization change effort was undertaken in a community college in the New York State system. This change effort represents a unique combination of three organization development techniques-survey feedback, diagnostic workshops, and systematic problem solving. Survey feedback was aimed at total…

THIS REPORT OUTLINED THE EXPERIENCES OF EIGHT UNIVERSITIES--CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, PURDUE, RUTGERS, AND WISCONSIN--AND A NONACADEMIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, ACTION-HOUSING, PITTSBURGH, WHICH HAD RECEIVED FORD FOUNDATION GRANTS FOR URBAN EXTENSION PROGRAMS. EACH ORGANIZATION USED THE APPROACH…

This manual, an outgrowth of a pilot project (at De Anza College in California) which provided college education for nursing assistants to replace on-the-job training, presents: (1) a description of the pilot project (philosophy and purpose, history and background, value, problem areas, and recommendations), (2) process for implementing a nursing…