A COMPLETE REVIEW OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE PILOT PROJECT IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WAS PRESENTED. TWO CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN INTEGRATED, DISADVANTAGED AREAS WERE SELECTED. PREPLANNING OF THE DUTIES OF THE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, GOALS OF THE PILOT PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATION OF TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY WERE COMPLETED. GUIDELINES ON ANECDOTAL RECORD…

After summarizing the current literature regarding potential school organizational structures and practices, this report outlined the process that was developed and utilized by four small rural school districts in southern Minnesota in 1980. Emphasis was on maintaining local school districts which cooperated with other schools through an…

The current state of the availability of continuing education and lifelong learning in Utah was studied. A task force had been assigned by the Utah State Board of Regents to study the issues and to make recommendations updating Utah's 1969 Master Plan for Higher Education. The task force believed that while availability of such learning had…

In order to assist two-year college educators in increasing their participation in energy-related activities, this publication provides guidelines for planning energy projects and descriptions of model energy programs. The steps outlined for program planning include the assessment of area energy resources, the identification of local…

This annotated bibliography is designed to meet the needs of health planners, including nurse planners, educators, administrators, researchers, and practitioners involved with community health nursing programs. Abstracts of references are grouped in four sections. Section one includes references to documents which describe organizational models…

Guidelines and objectives are detailed for the initial implementation of Lorain County Community College's Long-Range Plan for 1978-83. The document first describes the planning cycle by which the five-year plan is to be updated annually and outlines eight steps to be implemented in the planning process: (1) prioritization of plan objectives by…

The 1979-80 Professional Development Plan was designed to provide Lansing Community College administrators, faculty, and custodial staff with alternative methods of confronting job-related challenges. This descriptive report first presents a rationale and overview of the program, citing the importance of effective job performance to the college…

Future changes in the characteristics of student populations, and the institutions of higher education which they attend, is becoming a concern of student affairs administrators. Among the areas in which future development could have an impact on student affairs programs are: (1) changes in the national birthrate and subsequent fall in college…

A teacher education program is described that functions in three patterns of education. Field placements are made in three different socio-ethnic-economic environments--suburban middle class, inner city, and metropolitan mixed-ethnic. A distinguishing feature of the program is that it is collaboratively planned and implemented. The major…

Designed for use with the Research for Better Schools experience-based career education model, this handbook offers procedures for designing and developing career specialization activities that will offer students an opportunity to learn on a one-to-one basis about one career. The first of six sections defines career specialization, provides…

A 4-H COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION IS DEFINED AS ANY ORGANIZED GROUP WITHIN THE COMLUNITY WHICH ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND THE DIRECTION OF, 4-H CLUB WORK WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY. THE FUNDAMENTAL GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT AND THE VOLUNTEER LAY LEADER IN 4-H COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE FORMULATED BY…

INDICATIONS OF PROGRESS IN FISCAL 1963 WERE 71 NEW AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS OPENED, 37 UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 69 IN THE PLANNING STAGES, AND 53 PLANNING TO EXPAND THEIR OFFERINGS, AND IN MANY CASES, TO ADD NEW FACILITIES. IN ADDITION--(1) 26 STATES COMPLETED SURVEYS AND NINE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING STUDIES ON WHICH TO BASE PLANNING…

This document is based on the theory that the ultimate success of the Head Start program in significantly correcting the educational disabilities of culturally deprived children depends on involving and educating the parents. This method would at least improve the immediate family environment of the deprived child. This document therefore sets out…

Local teacher associations are urged to share this handbook with school administrators and citizens as the first step in a cooperative effort in school finance campaigns. Advice is given to administrators, teachers, and citizens on planning the campaign, the role of teachers and education associations, developing strategy, identifying the voters,…

Designed for a community fire education effort, particularly in which local volunteers present general information on fire safety to their fellow citizens, this workbook contains nine lessons. Included are an overview of the household fire problem; instruction in basic chemistry and physics of fire, flammable liquids, portable fire extinguishers,…