This manual is intended to assist those Peace Corps field staff and volunteers who are considering or planning an all-volunteer conference (that is, an inservice event that is designed to provide personal, programmatic, and technical support to Peace Corps volunteers). The first chapter reviews current practices (including objectives, designs, and…

This kit of materials is intended to assist local operators providing early childhood services (ECS) in evaluating their entire program or some aspect of it. Contents which are presented in topical outline form (1) stress the importance of objectives and list characteristics of a useful objective; (2) discuss planning an evaluation by deciding…

To assist school administrators, this handbook discusses types of supervision and evaluation and suggests ways to assess teacher performance. After a brief introductory section, the handbook's second section addresses five "fictions" about evaluation, including that evaluations must be "objective" and annual, require direct observation and…

Nebraska school districts are advised that they need to prepare for a potential future shortfall in energy, particularly in liquid fuels. This document was written as a guide for planning and policy development concerning energy emergencies in the schools. Energy emergencies are divided into three categories. A phase 1 emergency would be a…

A multitrait-multimethod design provided the basis for variable selection and analysis on the nature of cognitive impulsivity in natural classroom settings. Observational measures were developed for field dependence-independence, as well as for low- and high conceptual level to determine their ecological validity. They were designed to form an…

A clinical peer review of client treatment at the Weber Mental Health Center, a facility serving two Utah counties, was conducted. Gathered from 25 randomly selected charts of clients 8 years of age and younger who were seen during the period 1978-1982 and whose treatment was terminated, data indicated that 28 percent of the sample was improperly…

In 1979, the National Childminding Association published a report on the operation of the Nurseries and Childminders Regulation Act of 1948. That report revealed several unsatisfactory aspects of the 1948 legislation and made several recommendations. In the years since 1979, no changes have been made in legislation or in government guidelines.…

The scope and sequence of oral and written communication skills in this kindergarten through grade 12 language arts curriculum guide are organized in three ways: (1) as a total overview of all skills at all levels, (2) as a summary of each skill with grade level designations for attention, and (3) as checklists for each grade level to aid…

To persuade adult audiences in business and industry of the need for change in the writing, the consultant must first know precisely what changes are desirable. One source for this information is the Document Design Project funded by the National Institute of Education, conducted by scholars from a variety of disciplines, and supported by…

Designed to assist local board of education members, administrators, teachers, and parents, this guide provides information on planning a comprehensive computer education program and on selecting hardware and software. Planning topics discussed include purposes/types of computer use, staff training, location, distribution of computers across…

Since the energy shortage occurred, pupil transportation has employed major conservation measures that have reduced the amount of fuel required to transport children to and from school and school authorized activities. Some basic guidelines for sound fuel reductions in school transportation are supplied in this pamphlet. From these guidelines, a…

Summarized are results of a validation study of the Observational Checklists for Referral (OCR), developed to assist classroom teachers to identify problems that interfere with learning, to make appropriate referrals to other professionals, and to communicate with parents and professionals. Results of the study involving more than 25 teachers and…

This article offers one approach to determining the degree to which any school is contributing to the struggle to improve our urban environment. (Author/ND)

Four interrelated parts make up a school health program: an administrative component; a health services component that determines the total health status of the student and seeks remedial action for health problems; a healthful school living component that designates the plans, procedures, and activities that provide a school environment conducive…

This handbook was developed to provide educators with a process to aid them in reviewing the reading curriculum in the local school. The handbook provides checklists and other methods to help teachers formulate a philosophy of and rationale for reading instruction; develop developmental, recreational, and functional student outcomes; develop a…