This report describes the efforts being made through the Educational Research and Development Program to implement the new state strategy of reducing restrictions on local and institutional officials and at the same time holding them accountable for the effectiveness of their programs. Chapter II considers the development of techniques for…

This document summarizes a four-volume report on the Wisconsin Elementary Teacher Education Project (WETEP) covering the period from November 1967 to March 1969. The project was designed to provide improved elementary education through individualization of learning and instruction, to improve the quantity and quality of personal contact between…

This document is both a survey of inservice training practices for police officers in the State of Texas and a manual for use in the training and education of police officers. The survey indicates that continuous training for Texas peace officers is far from sufficient while the manual provides information on developing and improving inservice…

This manual, the third in a series of publications growing out of a pilot project in Extension Transportation Education undertaken at the University of Missouri under contract with the Federal Extension Service, has been prepared primarily for Extension personnel assigned to develop a state level educational program in transportation. It provides…

Originally designed to improve the education of disadvantaged children in the public schools, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was amended in 1966 to include children in state institutions who are handicapped, orphaned, neglected, or delinquent. In this collection of brief essays, educators from programs in various parts of…

The purpose of the project was to develop a reality-based simulator with training materials as one component of preservice and inservice training programs for persons in leadership positions in public residential institutions for the mentally handicapped. In order to identify the responsibilities and problems of leadership personnel, site visits,…

The purpose of this paper is to suggest some steps that must be taken to convert network planning into reality, based upon experiences in New York State. The importance of study committees, both for making sound plans and involving library and state leadership at the earliest stage in the implementation process is emphasized. The first action step…

Within the classical framework of the camp counselor's role, this 446-page book discusses the details of everyday camp life and the dynamics of the counselor's role, as well as providing a philosophical frame of reference for the values of outdoor education and of ecology. Beginning with a history of organized camping in the United States, Part I…

Intended as "a practical guide to the development of Native American Studies programs, Native American Studies courses, and Indian-oriented higher education programs," this handbook places emphasis upon materials actually utilized in the development of Native American Studies at the University of California, Davis, and in the creation of…

This booklet uses the example of Micro-U--a hypothetical example intended as a training tool-- to illustrate the application of WICHE's basic Management Information Systems (MIS) concepts. Micro-U embodies a microcosm of higher education management problems related to the instructional functions MIS is designed to address. This initial version of…

Concerned with developing a master plan for interlinking recreational trails throughout Cook County, Illinois, this document consists primarily of proceedings of a conference on trails in an urban setting. Presentations are Urban Trails: A Tremendous Recreation Opportunity; Legal Considerations; Development; Utilities; Planning; Getting Started;…

This paper presented the concepts underlying an evaluation model which has been developed and used for several years. The model emphasizes the synergism necessary for optimal evaluation strategies. The model is divided into four domains: (1) policy, (2) program development, (3) instruction, and (4) feedback. It is synergistic in that (1) its…

This paper presents the results of research conducted to develop a model or a conceptual framework fo the study of project management in the field of educational research and development. The basic framework incorporates two dimensions; (1) the project and (2) its environment. Four project components; task, temporary management system, project…

Assembled are the ideas, techniques, and written documents of a 3 year, five county vocational skills training program designed to provide vocational skills and counseling to blind and partially sighted students in grades 7 through 14 within regular vocational classes. Technical and industrial arts, homemaking, and work experience are vocational…

Intended for local school administrators, the guidebook suggests policies for the initiation, organization, and operation of special education programs in Arizona. Brief general definitions for various handicapping conditions are provided, along with general procedures related to the following activities: screening, referral, evaluation, primary…