The development of a checklist was the principal activity of the third part of a 3-phase study examining the potential of cooperative ventures and combination libraries for improving school and public library services in Florida. This report includes the checklist, which was designed for use by community members working with professional library…

In response to the problem facing college faculties of choosing textbooks that are both "readable" by students and adequate in content coverage, a text selection process has been developed that can be used with or without the aid of a reading specialist. The first step in the process, a preliminary check, examines each proposed text's publication…

The Inventory of Individually Perceived Group Cohesiveness (IIPGC) is a self-report measure of an individual's perception of group cohesiveness, which is defined as the perceived degree, extent, or strength of mutual attention given by the membership to processes of cooperation, control, and task communication. The IIPGC provides a reliable…

This manual outlines an improved school budget and accounting system developed by the U.S. Office of Education (USOE). Instead of the usual line items, the new system lists accounts by program. This change will help the citizen and the school administrator see how much programs cost and where the educational dollar is being spent. Chapters focus…

The author discusses 12 principles for helping K-12 students develop values. The principles are: watch your modeling; help students feel secure and cared for; help students feel capable and appreciated; accept student confusions with empathy; encourage the sharing of confusions; make learning a living process; introduce neglected life issues for…

Intended for local school district and state education agency personnel, the resource manual provides a guide for placement committees to follow in fulfilling their responsibilities, especially in developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children, and a guide for those responsible for training placement committees in…

The booklet is a checklist to provide information about the tasks of the physical therapist in the Air Force physical therapy career ladder. The first major section is on background information; there are multiple choice questions on job attitudes, places of employment, future plans, and general types of duty. From a list of 137 pieces of physical…

This list of books, equipment, and supplies in speech offers several hundred resources selected by individual advertisers. The resources are divided into such categories as fundamentals of speech; public address; communication; radio, television, and film; theatre; speech and hearing disorders; speech education; dictionaries and other references;…

A guide intended to be used by boards of education and administrators lists economical and socially useful ways to put unwanted schools back to work. Items include minimizing community opposition, help that can be obtained from consultants, zoning questions, and some alternative building uses that may be considered. (Author/MLF)

The instructional technology committee of the North Central Association (NCA) of Schools and Colleges has developed a preliminary inventory on policy and program for instructional technology. This inventory is general and qualitative to facilitate its use by the various member institutions. Its purpose is to assist institutional self evaluation,…

This booklet discusses counseling for adults in the adult school--either by guidance officials or the teacher. The typical counselor interviews students, functions at group meetings, does cooperative placement work, trains other staff, keeps records, and gives tests. When the teacher acts as counselor, he must relate teaching goals to guidance…

The diagnostic-prescriptive observation checklist is designed to allow the regular classroom teacher to diagnose and prescribe for each child's learning abilities or disabilities in the sensory-motor, perceptual, or language areas. Five to ten observable characteristics and five to eight suggested teaching strategies are listed for each of the…

This paper discusses the development and uses of an instrument to assiss attitudes and behaviors in students adjusting to a new learning environment. The pilot program in personalized education, designed and implemented at Auburn University, was constructed around a framework of four global teacher roles (diagnostician, facilitator, interactor,…

This document is in fact three separate entities which are issued as companion volumes. "Programs of Media Centers Recommended for Visiting and Observation" (November 1972) lists 13 schools throughout New Jersey which would be attractive to those interested in media centers and programs. The schools are listed by level--elementary,…

This publication is a compilation of eight appendices to the final technical report on a project which studied the effects of parent participation in Head Start. These appendices include the request for proposal, the telephone survey interview forms, the self-concept test forms, the program quality checklists, questionnaires, and other instruments…