A set of guidelines to be used in planning and evaluating multicultural teacher education programs is provided. These guidelines go beyond the minimum requirements of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards for designing exemplary teacher education programs that reflect a commitment to multicultural education…

Publications cited in this bibliography on continuing education in nursing include books, journal articles, government reports, research reports, and other bibliographies. These references and their abstracts are grouped under the following subject categories: assessment of needs and resources; local, state, and regional planning; trends and…

This report is the first of three volumes which summarize the results of a comprehensive evaluation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Local Course Improvement (LOCI) program. Included are college teacher perceived needs of course improvement, profile of applicants for LOCI awards, appropriateness of program guidelines, and outcomes of LOCI…

This report is the second of three volumes describing the results of the evaluation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Local Course Improvement (LOCI) program. This volume describes the quantitative results of the program. Evaluation of the LOCI program involved answering questions in the areas of the need for science course improvement as…

This handbook, one of the Massachusetts Dissemination Project's "Resources for Schools" series, is a sampling of exemplary guidance and counseling programs in Massachusetts schools. It is designed as a practical tool for guidance personnel, teachers, administrators, and other school personnel concerned about strengthening pupil personnel…

This guide is designed to assist counselors responsible for the development and implementation of guidance programs at the elementary school level, and is based on the philosophy that guidance programs should be both comprehensive and developmental. The following areas are addressed: (1) program planning; (2) counselor job descriptions and role in…

This booklet is one of eight developed both as resource guides to assist Wisconsin public schools in offering qualtiy reading instruction and as models for improvement where there is a need for change. This fifth booklet suggests a model to use in planning a local Right to Read program that includes the following steps: commitment to begin…

This report of a study of the state of networking in school library media programs nationwide and the role of such programs in the National Program for Libraries and Information Services covers the rationale for inclusion of these programs in library networks, contributions of such programs to a national program, the benefits to the users of…

This publication is designed as a resource guide for classroom teachers, special education teachers, and administrators in the state of Virginia in fulfilling state and national mandates for the physical education of handicapped children. Introductory discussion centers around (1) the term "handicapped" and the disabling conditions…

This study presents a synthesis of the problems and questions drawn from the development of school media centers, particularly on the basis of existing school libraries. Attention is given to strategies which have already been used, to allow choice depending on local requirements, rather than suggesting ready-made solutions. Sections in the guide…

National and International Conferences on Environmental Education have been held over the last three years. These provide a global perspective that is translated into goals and objectives for environmental education programs in the United States. Emphasis is on the need to educate people to the fact that all mankind shares the earth and that with…

The study was designed to discover and describe planning strategies used by persons developing continuing professional education (CPE) programs for six professional fields. From the descriptions of practice in the six professions, a general model portraying the program development process was developed and used for comparative analysis. The study…

Phase 3 of the Career Education Resource Laboratory (CERL) project at Eastern Illinois University consisted of three major activity areas: demonstrations, disseminations, and workshops. CERL's demonstrations of Computerized Vocational Information System (CVIS) were conducted at Eastern Illinois University and the Comprehensive Illinois…

This document provides 1974-75 guidelines for staff and program development in Florida's 28 public community colleges, and reproduces the forms used in the administration of such programs. Staff development includes the improvement of competency of all personnel employed by the colleges. Program development includes the improvement of existing…

The detailed guide was prepared to help industrial arts personnel direct their students in a unit on environmental education, specifically geared for the industrial arts laboratory, which employs the Maryland Plan for implementing the unit method of instruction. Guidelines for implementing the program are based on experience with pilot projects…