Two recent training institutes for new and inexperienced technical education administrators were designed to develop and improve the participants' understanding of the philosophy of technical education, the technical education leadership role, and how this role relates to program planning and development of continued leadership potential through…

By engaging students in community service projects, action learning uses resources of the real world to give students opportunities to participate in performing tasks and making decisions that confront societal problems. Such projects should be decided on after a study of the needs of the community. After a project is selected, all relevant…

This paper on longitudinal/intervention research is divided into a discussion of the problems of this strategy and a working paper. Many of the problems are practical ones, concerning the uncertain trends of funding and the drifting of goals and priorities; all of the methodological problems and inadequacies of longitudinal research and…

This document is divided into three sections. Section I describes, from a historical viewpoint, the need for teacher education programs in Jamaica and the subsequent development of the internship program. Internship for a teacher is defined as "a terminal experience in his preparation sequence, preceded by acquisition of a body of substantive…

The Department of Vocational-Technical Education at Rutgers officially came into being in 1963. An internship program was developed as an integralcomponent of the doctoral program, with the approval of members of a symposium assigned the task of determining the purpose for an internship in vocational-technical education. On the basis of an…

Intended as an aid to the school administrator who is exploring the possibilities of preschool reading instruction, the first section of this guide discusses: when to begin preschool reading instruction, effects of traditional kindergarten experience on reading readiness and reading achievement, effects of perceptual motor programs on reading…

Originally designed to improve the education of disadvantaged children in the public schools, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was amended in 1966 to include children in state institutions who are handicapped, orphaned, neglected, or delinquent. In this collection of brief essays, educators from programs in various parts of…

This paper presents the results of research conducted to develop a model or a conceptual framework fo the study of project management in the field of educational research and development. The basic framework incorporates two dimensions; (1) the project and (2) its environment. Four project components; task, temporary management system, project…

The proceedings of the National Conference on State Plan Development contain a brief summary of the discussion about the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, the draft Regulations for State Plan Programs, the draft State Plan Guide, and the working papers presented at the Conference. Also included are the Conference program, staff,…

This report of a project to design a set of training guidelines for planning, managing, and evaluating cooperative education programs describes briefly the procedures used in developing the guidelines and model; discusses the various components of the planning, management, and evaluation process; and presents guidelines and criteria for designing…

This practicum reports on the conceptualization, development, testing, and implementation of the guidelines, procedures, and a model for alternative programs for earning graduation credit. New requirements for graduation were adopted by the Maryland State Department of Education in November, 1974, but the development of specific policies and…

The need for career education evaluation studies to integrate implementation and outcome data are examined. Various kinds of implementation and outcome data are examined. Various kinds of implementation, three analytic models, and the interpretation of data and findings are discussed. Seven approaches to solving the problem are listed. (BP)

The author compares the merits and weaknesses of prepaid college pharmacy programs and prescription drug insurance plans. (MJB)

Discusses the Colorado state Bilingual-Bicultural Education Act, passed in 1975, focusing on the implementation of the law, the law's effects, problems in implementing the law, and issues in assessing the success or failure of the implementation of the law. (JM)