This report investigates the concept of individualized education both from a descriptive view of its general features and purposes and from an analytical view of specific components in such systems, identifying the component steps necessary for planning and implementing individualization. Chapter one deals with the importance of individualized…

Based on a behavioral technology based program at the University of Washington, a manual is presented for professionals who wish to establish a program to train retarded persons for, and place and maintain them in, nonsheltered employment. A detailed analysis of the components of such a program is provided, along with a general description of the…

Intended for use by educators responsible for developing post-secondary learning centers, this manual emphasizes the design and administration of such centers rather than the various aspects of skill instruction. Its seven chapters discuss the concept of a learning center; the components of the model, including a supplemental course, recruitment…

The purpose of this Handbook is to provide the user with the information needed to develop a program similar to the Providence Educational Center (PEC) in his or her community. As an alternative to incarceration in a training school, the PEC in St. Louis, Missouri provides intensive remedial education and counseling to adjudicated delinquents.…

An experimental graduate program for teachers based on use of prior learning, respect for individual learning processes, encouragement of individuals' own ideas, and assistance in the planning and management of learning is described and evaluated. The program structure enables feedback on teaching design, relationships within the institution, and…

A strategy was developed to improve the administration of an Open Entry/Open Exit and Self-Paced Individualized Instruction (OE/OE and SPII) program in community colleges in Oregon. The variables affecting an innovative program are identified and discussed based on the author's practical experience, and a series of alternative ideas for decision…

This State of Wyoming evaluation report on programs, projects, services, and activities funded in whole or in part under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III, is divided into two parts. Part 1 includes summaries of the implications and recommendations drawn from on-site visits to each of the projects, including such projects as…

Project Success, a program of modified interdisciplinary instruction coordinated with special services, is considered to be consistent with the theory of individual differences and individualized instruction which is inherent in the philosophy of Bloomington Public School's educational goals and objectives. The project, which began as an…

This instructional module was prepared to: (1) acquaint the reader with the terminology and (2) introduce the reader to the procedures of the individualized instructional system found in this volume. The four modules are divided into sections designated: objective, readings, activity, and feedback. Precheck and post-check keys are included. The…

Part of a 3-year study of the Chapter 1 Neglected or Delinquent (Chapter 1 N or D) Program, which provides compensatory education services to youth in state-operated juvenile and adult correctional facilities, this report presents descriptive findings in the following five areas: (1) characteristics of youth; (2) correctional education; (3)…

The purpose of the demonstration programs in intensive instruction for low-achieving students was essentially to enable school districts to establish and operate exemplary and innovative projects to improve the competence of junior high school students in reading and mathematics. Thirteen original projects moved into their third year of operation…

In this volume the April, 1978 Instructional Dimensions Study Conference is reported. The conference focused on four areas of compensatory education: (1) opportunity to learn; (2) instructional setting; (3) planning, organization, and management; and (4) individualized instruction. An overview of the proceedings outlines and briefly discusses each…

One-third of the report explains the nature of the project, its development, administration, and the details of the individualized instruction system. The project goal of developing an individualized cluster curriculum in occupational education is described. The five phases of planning, development, pilot testing, revision, and dissemination which…

The mission of the Wisconsin Research and Development Center is to improve the quality of education by addressing the full range of issues and problems related to individualized schooling. Each major line of inquiry pursued is designed to culminate in the publication of a "milestone" document such as a book, a monograph, or conference proceedings.…

Intended as a primer for administrative action, this booklet gives the vocational adminstrator some basic guidelines and strategies for managing vocational programs and services for handicapped students and clarifies key concepts. The five sections each address one of the major concerns of an administrator: identifying students with handicaps, the…