This report is an interpretative review of the state laws and aspects of the general governing structure of Ohio public libraries that are important for development of a statewide library program in accordance with accepted professional standards. Library and municipal laws were analyzed, questionnaires were submitted to public libraries, and…

The information needs of business and industry in New York state were studied in relation to the programs serving them, with specific analysis of possibilities for interaction between existing programs, the geographic configuration of the Reference and Research Library Resources (3R's) Program and the State Technical Services Program (STSP),…

Reported is a needs assessment study designed to determine priority needs for a college Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for setting objectives and long range planning. Opinions were obtained from students, graduates, faculty, and employers. Each of the groups showed agreement on three priority items: (1) practical managerial…

This thesis documents how a wildland site became the cornerstone of an environmental education system concerned with the development of site, educational program, community action, and enrichment projects. The process described should help others interested in developing a similar community based environmental education facility. Four major…

This report is one of three volumes that describe the second phase of a study that examined the implementation of four federal change agent programs related to education. Phase 2 of the study focused on what happens to local projects in the two largest change agent programs--ESEA Title III and ESEA Title VII--when federal funding stops. This…

The annotated bibliography contains approximately 90 citations (1972-1976) on early childhood programs for handicapped and disadvantaged children. Entries are arranged by accession number and usually include the following information: title, author, source, date, pagination, availability (including Educational Resources Information Center number…

This bulletin is designed to provide an overview of teacher orientation practices and suggestions. Its primary audience is the building principals who find themselves responsible for orientation activities. The contents are based on extensive literature reviews, orientation materials and methods used by several selected Oregon school districts,…

The administrator manual describes a program model for delivery of services, within the concept of mainstreaming, to secondary students who are mild to moderate behaviorally disordered. Four sections cover the following project components (subsection topics are in parentheses): introductory information (goal, philosophy, and use of the guide);…

Developed by the staff of the SCAT (Support, Competency-Assistance and Training) Project, the document deals with the third step of the systematic instructional model--sequencing short term objectives for exceptional students. The manual focuses on reviewing long term goals established by the child study team, converting these goals into long term…

Developed by the SCAT (Support, Competency-Assistance and Training) Project staff, the document deals with the fourth step, instructional programing, of a systematic instruction model for use with exceptional children. Purposes of the paper are noted to include providing guidelines for establishing and implementing individualized instructional…

Combining goals from Teacher Corps and Individually Guided Education Programs, this paper presents seven mutually exclusive goals for teachers of middle school reading programs. They are: teachers will learn to conduct a needs assessment; teachers will involve parents and the community; teachers will use multicultural considerations in the reading…

This is one of a series of information packets developed as part of Project ACCESS to aid Colorado teachers, educational administrators, and school board members in implementing local educational improvement plans as mandated by Colorado's Educational Accountability Act of 1971. This particular information packet provides a framework for…

The 1976 International Association of School Librarianship conference focused on crucial issues in school library development and professional education. Complete texts of the keynote address, Crucial Issues in School Library Development and Professional Education by Frances Henne, and the following presentations are included: The School…

The bibliography contains entries for approximately 150 books, articles (one in French), symposia, monographs, ERIC documents, reports, handbooks, manuals, dissertations, and unpublished papers dealing with the implementation and management of individualized and personalized educational programs. Most of the works listed were published since 1971;…

The document presents an account of project activities that evolved around the development and implementation of career education in Leon County School District, Florida. The purpose of the project was to begin effecting needed educational changes at the K-14 level by developing a comprehensive career education program designed to increase student…