Standards for programs serving multiply handicapped-visually handicapped students are presented in one of 16 self study and evaluation guides. Standards encompass the following 10 areas: planning and organization, personnel, basic personal independence, communications, development of personal awareness, music, motor development, prevocational…

The design and development of a needs assessment procedure to assist local vocational education administrators in planning a mainstreaming approach for handicapped students in vocational education was the purpose of this study. The methodology involved a review of the literature on the general mainstreaming topic, program planning, needs…

The results of an evaluation of the Philadelphia Get Set Day Care Program are reported for five program components: child development, social services, health services, staff development and parent involvement. Findings with regard to the child development component showed that: (1) the program provided a moderate level of emphasis in most areas…

This paper reports the results of a literature reviewed on models or approaches to curriculum development and evaluation used or are currently in use at the college level in recreation and leisure studies. Trends in this field are identified, analyzed, and summarized according to themes. Most of the data available in the literature were about…

This paper uses the Engineering Industrial Support Program (EISP) as an example for suggesting methods to program evaluators of separating corporate interests from community interests. It also presents alternatives for dealing with organizational resistance. The problems involved in creating and implementing EISP in three Michigan school districts…

This handbook describes an approach and provides guidelines for establishing a school-based inservice education program. The program is based on a single, local school staff that determines its own needs for professional development and uses its strengths and talents to meet those needs. Four basic phases for establishing a school-based program…

This report details the plans and procedures developed by the Task Force on Management Development at Bucks County Community College, as well as the activities which resulted from that planning. The report begins by stating the charge of the Task Force, and the time frame during which the long- and short-term goals of management development could…

Major objectives of the Cooperative Project in Native American Development during the 1976-77 school year were: development of 8 Michigan Woodland Indian Social Studies-Language Arts curriculum packages relevant to the needs of American Indian students (K-8) in 3 Michigan school districts; and development of a series of monthly cultural enrichment…

Presented is a program manual for the Adult Developmental Activity Program (ADAP), a structured work oriented service for substantially retarded and/or severely physically handicapped adults. Program information is organized into four sections: ADAP minimum standards, initial program planning and development factors, information on the ADAP…

Since 1970, the Servicio National de Desarrollo de la Comunidad (SNDC) has been in existence as an autonomous decentralized government agency. Its main effort has been to integrate Bolivia's 3.4 million rural inhabitants, the "campesinos," into the mainstream of national socioeconomic programs through self-help development projects at…

The COSTAL program provided training and consultation in a variety of formats to a total of 171 halfway house staff members. Students were recruited from 25 halfway houses in Washington D.C. area, and participated in courses in achievement motivation, group dynamics, adult learning, and counseling skills, with college credit available. Three…

The activities of the second year of a career education project in the South Portland School are reported in the document which covers the time period of July 1974 to June 1975. The project consisted of a career awareness component for grade levels K-6, a career orientation component for levels 7 and 8, a career exploration phase for grade 9, and…

Presented is the report of a review panel made up of educators, deaf persons, and parents of deaf children on the first five years of the Model Secondary School for the Deaf operated by Gallaudet College. Sections of the report include observations and recommendations in the following areas: the school's mission; the concept of model; the…

The report describes a three-day training program to improve the competencies of vocational educators in utilizing manpower information in planning vocational education programs. The program summary presents the goals and objectives, topics covered, procedures followed in participant selection and instruction, activities and accomplishments of the…

The two volumes are intended primarily as a supplemental resource for use in conjunction with the Model of Adult Basic Education in Corrections. The volumes are divided into seven major sections which correspond to the seven major divisions of the model: (1) analyzing the real life environment; (2) establishing a philosophy; (3) assessing needs;…