This article describes the community-based block program in the Department of Counselor Education at San Diego State University. This program allows counselor trainees to work with disadvantaged youth in schools and other community agencies. The emphasis of this program is on the development of skills counselors can use with minority students…

The development of a Competency Based Teacher Certification System is a cooperative effort of the Carroll County System and the School of Education, West Georgia College, supported by a grant from the Georgia State Department of Education. As a step toward solving the problem of recertifying teachers who possess basic credentials and have taught…

Included in this document are two competency-based tests created to evaluate candidates for Basic Media Endorsement and Professional Media Endorsement. There are two forms for each test, and each test emphasizes the skills required to evaluate and select media materials. Questions can be answered in writing, orally, or on audio cassette tapes, and…

Reported are proceedings of a conference on competency based teacher education (CBTE) and the preparation of special educators. Papers on the following topics are included: CBTE and the education of the handicapped (H. Saettler); models for coalitions in special education teacher training (M. Reynolds); principles and practices for designing…

There are no data in this research report that would support the generalization that educational administration will face a doctorate glut during the 1970's or 1980's. There is far more reason to be worried about a glut in the number of institutions producing doctorates in educational administration than about a glut in the number of doctorates…

This report, fifth in a series, is a collection of information on 1974 state education legislation and activity. The raw data information, rapidly processed for early release, includes 700 legislative items related to general governance and administration of elementary and secondary schools. The legislation from all 50 states reported has been…

A theoretical proposal for a government-sponsored system of licensed parenthood is suggested, based on the premise that overpopulation, child abuse, and emotional, intellectual, and physical handicaps in children could be controlled through legislation. The three-part legislative proposal for licensed parenthood outlined would include: (1)…

This handbook consists of information related to the licensing and funding of child care centers (which serve children aged 2 years, 10 months to 6 years) in the Chicago area. Included are: (1) a brief outline of some basic issues in the development of a child care center; (2) lists of Chicago and Illinois licensing requirements and helpful…

This study of selected characteristics of local teachers who were trained to teach in the Florida Civil Defense Adult Education (CDAE) program during 1961-1962, examined sex, field of certification, and previous experience in teaching adults. These characteristics were then analyzed to determine which of the trained teachers taught local classes;…

Reported in the second of a series are summarized versions of approximately 80 bills relating to the education of exceptional children that have been introduced in State legislatures in 1974. The report, produced by the Handicapped Children's Education Project of the Education Commission of the States, is said to make no attempt to present all…

This document reports on a three-year demonstration day care project. The Southern Regional Education Board has responsibility for coordinating the project, providing training and assistance, and evaluating the program over the three-year period. Specifically, this report is one of a series of bulletins around a variety of topics related to day…

To meet the increasing demand for teachers in vocational programs, most states have adopted requirements for certification different from that of teachers of academic subjects. What these qualifications are and how much they vary from state to state is information of much concern to vocational educators. This study sought to identify the…

To serve a population that had not been served in the past, the deaf of the North Texas area, a task force comprised of Dallas County Community College District personnel and interested community leaders recommended the establishment of a training program for technicians to train deaf students for suitable employment and to provide for their…

Continuing education for health service professionals operating nursing homes is the subject of this report. Reasons for the growth and development of nursing homes are discussed, and licensure is defined. Methodologies and techniques employed in Missouri and other states are identified, after a background report on the Missouri Nursing Home…

This volume of the report of the New York Commission on the Quality, Cost and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education is organized in four parts. Chapter 11, "Governance," discusses local control and citizen participation; the local school district; BOCES (Boards of Cooperative Educational Services) and regionalism; and, performance…