Three separate papers related to the Oregon Right to Read program are contained in this document. The first paper discusses the program and its objectives, considering such topics as staffing, preparation, organization and management of a quality community reading program, maintenance and dissemination of materials and information, the…

These guidelines to planning a drug abuse education workshop for teachers were developed in the course of a one year project. The booklet begins with brief concepts of philosophies of drug abuse education. The second part of the booklet is concerned with objectives of inservice training for drug abuse education. A discussion of an orientation…

For a 1969 report on graduate programs in English, the Association of Departments of English, obtained information from chairmen or directors of graduate study in English at 223 institutions. This document contains some of the information collected for the full report (available through ERIC as "Graduate Programs in English: A 1969…

The basic goal of the speech department at Evanston Township High School is to provide opportunities for each student to develop his innate talents and creativity and to develop means by which he may effectively communicate. The department offers twelve courses in the areas of speech communication, oral interpretation, radio-television, and…

Discusses four issues raised by the movement toward publicly funded prekindergartens and offers five recommendations suggesting specific actions reading teachers can take to influence the design of prekindergarten programs. (JC)

Outlines a methodology that enables managers to translate the basic principles of human resource strategy into pragmatic and concrete action programs. The methodology includes providing framework for strategic decision making; ensuring linkage between corporate, business, and human resource strategies; conducting audit of the human resource…

Describes an innovative delivery system for teacher inservice education developed by the University of Calgary Teacher Inservice Office. (FL)

Reports results of a survey of 31 administrators of graduate programs in outdoor education. Reports on the programs (classification, priorities, testing, resident programs), the faculty (attitudes, composition), and the graduate students (faculty attitudes, enrollment). (SB)

Offers a brief look at the history of freshman writing programs, examines the UCLA program in some detail, and comments on the state of such programs in general. (FL)

The United States Office of Education, in cooperation with the Alliance for Arts Education of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, is administering a program of grants and contracts to encourage and assist the establishment of arts education programs. Guidelines for qualifying for a grant or contact are provided. (Author/RK)

Schools, agencies and individuals seeking to implement a violence prevention program have many options from which to choose--they also have a responsibility to choose wisely. This program guide has been developed to assist Safe Communities--Safe Schools (SCSS) sites, as well as other organizations and individuals interested in selecting and…

A new role for industrial education allows the student to study industry and technology of the future through a sequence of industrial processes courses. (GR)

Argues that a well-planned literature program can instill in primary-grade children a lifelong love of literature and reading. Describes one such program, the Literature in Teaching program developed in Evanston, Indiana, by classroom teachers and librarians. (FL)

Attempts to determine relevant indices of good practice by which external degree programs should be judged. (Author/RK)