This thesis was a descriptive study of developmental writing programs in two- and four-year colleges. The following areas were investigated: identifying students who need extra language skills help; placing students in flexible programs so they can learn what they individually need to know; evaluating materials to teach skills; evaluating…

The annotated bibliography provides descriptions of resources which are considered appropriate for educational personnel development programs to prepare teachers involved in career education. Many of the materials described in the document were designed and developed for use with students in the local school classroom. The materials are presented…

The document offers a brief history of the Windsor, Vermont career education project, lists project activities, catalogs and critiques project materials, and makes recommendations for future planning. A 34-page section presents a sampling of the school district's career education activities, offering the activity title, grade level, goal/concept,…

Prepared in 1969 for the Division of Education Laboratories (DEL), this report examines the teacher training programs and projects of the 15 educational laboratories and three selected Research and Development Centers, established to systematically develop ideas and technology relevant to educational problems. The procedures involved reviewing…

The source book is designed as a guideline for all persons who wish to have a better knowledge of the history of the Mexican American people in the United States. The author states that the guideline is not intended as a history per se; therefore, the usefulness of the book depends upon how well the reader uses the bibliography and suggested…

Some 45 public and private schools were involved in planning for coordinated data processing services. Considerable emphasis was placed on inclusion of in-service activities for school personnel in connection with the planning. The personnel, through questionnaires, indicated the anticipated value of the benefits of the plan. The questionnaire…

A study was made to establish the patterns in past library automation development activities within the Federal Government of the United States so that these could be available for setting the boundaries for a generalized system design for computerized library operations. More than 50 administrative and technical personnel within the Federal…

The Early Training Project, supported by the National Institute of Mental Health experimentally tested a developmental intervention program designed to improve the educability of young educationally deprived children. Three groups were randomized from a group of 65 deprived children born in 1958 in a small southern city. One group had three…

Small private colleges are in the midst of a grave financial crisis that may force mergers and even closures in some cases. The purpose of this workshop was to suggest and discuss solutions to the fund-raising problems of small private colleges. The first three papers deal with the roles of the development office and development officer, the…

Albert Bandura of Stanford University has proposed four component processes to his theory of observational learning: a) attention, b) retention, c) motor reproduction, and d) reinforcement and motivation. This study represents one phase of an effort to relate modeling and observational learning theory to teacher training. The problem of this study…

A 3-day institute was held to assist 30 school superintendents in acquiring information and an understanding essential for planning, implementing, and administering more adequate vocational education programs in their schools. Major presentations were: (1) "The Role and Responsibility of the Superintendent for Vocational Education" by J.W. Letson,…

Written to provide local educational administrators with a definition and rationale for career education as well as information for organizing and implementing career education programs, this document describes the four U.S. Office of Education sponsored career education developmental models in addition to 26 federally-funded exemplary career…

To discuss common problems and plan for their solution, this meeting of personnel from the Office of Education, the State Department of Education in Region VIII, and career Education Projects in the Rocky Mountain region was held. Specific goals included efforts to: (1) identify new approaches and alternatives in an effort to continue examplary…

Five propositions, to be considered topics for further cross-cultural research, are discussed. It is recommended that questions of who has information and what causes information to flow should be examined before studying the operative value of any particular flow pattern in a setting. The propositions are: (1) the flow of information (two-step or…

This pilot project, intended to introduce secondary students to health occupations, includes a curriculum that is being designed for replication in secondary schools throughout the nation. Evaluation of the project is intended to provide a valid means of curriculum adjustment. This document presents the proposed research design to be used for…