This report was prepared by the Division of Physical Education and Recreation to assist in the interpretation and implementation of the Revised Regulations of the Commissioner of Education governing physical education passed by the New York State Board of Regents. Part One of this report presents the new regulations as they were passed by the…

This paper is a summary description of the Peabody College Right to Read Teacher Preparation Project. The goals of the project are to plan, implement, and evaluate a replicable model for the improvement of the preservice reading program and to develop a program that prepares teachers for work in a wide variety of settings. Project objectives are…

Early in 1967, the Office of Economic Opportunity was authorized to formulate and carry out programs for the prevention of narcotic addiction and the rehabilitation of narcotic addicts. Such programs were required to include provisions for the detoxification, guidance, training and job placement of narcotic addicts. The programs were aimed at…

Adult education opportunities can be increased through cable television technology, which provides home-based instruction as an alternative to the strictures of the classroom or learning center. The 18-month Salem project used television for primary instruction together with the services of paraprofessional tutors as a personal contact for…

Programs in New Orleans, Louisiana, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Seattle, Washington are subjects of the report on efforts to identify components necessary for the development and maintenance of successful postsecondary vocational technical programs for hearing impaired (HI) students. Introductory materials provide a historical perspective on the…

The main objectives and activities of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Demonstration Project are evaluated for the 1971-72 project year in the Model Neighborhood Area of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Briefly discussed are: a community overview, general program status, program management (program goals; job descriptions for the project director,…

The author discusses a short-term delivery model which forms the essential mode of operation at the counseling center at Rhode Island College. He prefaces his discription of the model by indicating that not all clients, problems or counselors are amenable to this short-term approach. There are three steps or elements in the delivery model: 1)…

Development of the Oregon Small Schools Program is traced against the background of other small-school projects, such as the Western States Small Schools Project and the Texas Small Schools Project. Information is given on the various procedures involved in the organization's development and on problems (e.g., high turnover of teachers and high…

Described are four preschool programs for gifted children at the preschool level, and discussed are components of a good preschool program for the gifted and talented. It is believed that programs for the gifted can easily be included in a Head Start program. Reported are the results of on-site visits to two programs in Utah which resulted in…

The Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) developed an instrument for rating the technical quality of television programs. The project was undertaken in conjunction with AEL's Home Oriented Preschool Education (HOPE) program, but sought to produce a generalizable instrument. The final instrument contained a category for judging overall program…

This document presents the results of a project in the Warren, Michigan Consolidated Schools to develop a system-wide career education program beginning at the kindergarten level and extending through adult and continuing education. It is based on a systematic, sequential approach where the phases (self and career awarness, exploration,…

This book, comprising seven chapters, describes the TTT (Trainers of Teacher Trainers) program at the national and local levels, discusses some concerns of the program, and describes the impact of the program on individuals and institutions. Chapter 1 provides background information, including definitions and a review of TTT at the national and…

The plan to be used by the Los Angeles Community College District during the 1973-1974 school year, as well as the next five years, as a basis for the planning and implementation of new career training programs and services and for the review of existing programs is provided. The four parts of this report on the plan are as follows: Part I.…

The Exemplary Project in Career Education was designed to stimulate the development of specific activities and programs in career education which would assist students in developing self-concepts and good attitudes while expanding career knowledge and job skills in South Carolina school districts. An administrative staff from the Region Five…

A description of the two major outcomes of Trenton's Title III project, "Building a Comprehensive Planning Capability Using EPPBS", is given. The author first briefly reviews the planning system which resulted from the project, entitled the System for Trenton's Educational Planning (STEP). Following this, a detailed overview of the other…