A mobile interdisciplinary consultation and training team trained residential staff in behavior modification and program development. Involvement of top and middle administration as well as of direct care staff was critical to program success. Training emphasized active and direct methods, emphasized maintenance, and confronted political/social…

The paper describes the development of an interactive computer training program (COMP-TREX) that uses microcomputer technology in a nonthreatening way and that has proven successful in classroom applicants with learning disabled students. Use of the Super Pilot software system in language processing is discussed. (CL)

In South Carolina a practicum-based copperative internship program for potential administrators has been developed. It gives students a unique opportunity to put into practice administrative concepts. (MD)

Participation in vocational training was correlated with working conditions and social background factors through a discriminant analysis procedure. It was found that individuals who were employed as operators or who performed routine tasks were unlikely to participate in training programs. Implications for the development of job training programs…

Staffordshire Local Education Authority and North Staffordshire Polytechnic have served both individual and joint interests by developing a program for potential head teachers that incorporates lectures and seminars, weekend schools where experts from educational and business administration illustrate good management, and summer schools devoted to…

Developing a clear idea of needs and objectives for any particular school system is the first step in planning for educational processes. (MB)

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The Black educator's role in the development of a Black Studies program is; (1) to convince the administration of the need for good programs; (2) to assure that the best qualified instructors are selected; (3) to encourage Black students to enroll; and (4) to help in obtaining adequate teaching materials. (DC)

Historical development of the Chautauqua from the orginal 1874 New York event through its 1975 revival by the University of Nebraska in six of the State's communities is summarized. Regional planning meetings, program development, and production are discussed. Favorable newspaper excerpts and the 1976 Nebraska Chautauqua schedule are included. (MS)

Good records of a vocational agriculture program should be divided into three areas: a tentative schedule of summer activities, a daily diary of actual happenings, and a thorough summary report. Listed are eight reasons for the importance of this record system. (Author/MS)

Considerations peculiar to recreational program planning for American Indians are examined. (GW)

Transcultural training programs can provide several key solutions to some personnel development needs. Such training programs are designed to enable the participants to identify and understand their capabilities for dealing with the new environment of foreign countries. Effective transcultural training programs enhance awareness and adaptation,…

Provides the school principal with a checklist of items to follow in introducing innovations such as instructional television (ITV). (Author)

This document is the direct result of a panel of nearly three dozen autism experts in New Jersey from the fields of education, medicine and psychology. The panel reviewed research findings and best practice models with a major emphasis on the conclusions and recommendations of the National Research Council and on documents from other states,…

The aim of this report was to analyze, through a desktop audit, international trends in adult literacy policy and programs. The audit includes an examination of the significant research undertaken, and policy statements made by international institutions such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the…