Objectives of this paper were to define the concept of programing, to discuss programing in a complex adult education organization, and to point out aspects of programing of a sociological nature. Programing is a decision-making process. In a complex adult education organization, the process can be divided into eight phases: formulating the…

The three broad goals of career education--learning to live, learning to learn, and learning to make a living--should be integrated into a lifelong educational process for the prime purpose of assisting every individual to become a fully capacitated, self-motivated, self-fulfilled, contributing member of society. The "guidelines" consider the role…

This paper reviews analyses undertaken by four separate persons to examine the problems and goals of education and to suggest program priorities for the initial years of the National Institute of Education. The document describes the consensus concerning goals and the manner in which the different analyses move from goals to a list of programs.…

This publication is designed to assist local school districts and other educational agencies in implementing career education in Idaho. Career education is part of a comprehensive education program and should not be conceived as a time segment of education such as vocational education or academic education. The basic educational objectives should…

The complete instructional process in Adult Basic Education (ABE), focusing upon the teacher specifically, is examined, with special attention being given to the decisions surrounding the planning of instruction. This monograph discusses the process of goal refinement from major goals to program objectives to instructional objectives, analyzes the…

This report explores the need for cost-benefit analysis in non-traditional education for the disadvantaged and presents practical suggestions and steps needed to carry out an effective analysis, based upon the experiences in the Community College of Vermont. Steps in such an anslysis include: (1) understand the informational needs of the various…

This paper presents a planned, goal oriented, skill building, in-service training program that is based on district goals. The participants are professionals, chosen by local school districts, who train teachers, aides, parents, and volunteers in the use of the Primary Education Project/Individually Prescribed Instruction systems. The report…

Three documents are presented that deal with planning for the community college system in Vermont. "Central Vermont Regional Site Planning" discusses the populations to be served, geographic location, program emphasis, and interagency linkages. Goals, operational responsibilities, action steps, evaluation, staff responsibilities, and a…

This summarizes a more detailed report "Compensatory Education in Massachusetts: An Evaluation with Recommendations." The first part outlines four critical courses of action which will strengthen compensatory education: (1) establish appropriate program objectives; (2) establish sound evaluation components in all Title I projects; (3) establish…

As a result of a need for extended-opportunity programs and services and a legislative mandate in California Senate Bill 164, off-campus programs were developed to extend educational programs to all sections of the community and to accommodate students in off-campus locations. Rio Hondo College (California) developed guidelines in the following…

This report discusses the alternative program structure developed independently at the University of Georgia, by dealing with a particular phase of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) work, i.e., their Program Classification Structure (PCS). Three primary programs presented by NCHEMS are considered as primary…

Fewer competencies should be used as the organizing structure for teacher education programs, since all relevant topics cannot be covered thoroughly anyway. One variant of an outcomes-focused approach to teacher education is an objectives-oriented strategy. The criterion is not what the teacher does but what happens to pupils as a consequence of…

Developed as a result of nearly 3 years of development and revision, this evaluation system is designed to assist vocational education management in program planning, accountability, and reporting responsibilities. It was conceptualized within the framework of a management by objectives approach to program planning, but is compatible with other…

This manual has been prepared as a guide to assist school district administrators, coordinators, and teachers in organizing and implementing a sequential program of instruction in crime prevention and drug education. This framework is the result of a two year study by staff members of the Texas Education Agency, local school districts, regional…

An adult career education model emphasizes life designing and the junctions of a "complete" adult educator. The major goal is to insure student comprehension of what they are doing in their schools and what they will seek to do upon departure from their schools. (Author/LH)