This manual is designed to help elementary and secondary school administrators to create an Arts in General Education (AGE) program consistent with the needs of their school community. The history of AGE, a program developed in New York City in the mid 1970s, is reviewed. The rationale for the program's underlying concept, that is, that the arts…

This guide is designed to assist teachers, group facilitators, church workers, and community leaders involved in alcohol or other drug education programs, by de-mystifying alcohol/drug films and turning them into useful instructional tools. Topics include: (1) the use of films as an educational tool; (2) common resources for obtaining films; (3)…

One of 33 self-paced industry services leadership development (ISLD) modules, this module contains three sequential learning activities on developing performance objectives. (The industry services program for which these materials were developed would involve provision of job training by public agencies for new or expanding private industries.)…

This guidebook offers school administrators a number of tested approaches to solving security problems that plague most school districts today. It suggests that establishing a program is the most effective way to take control of events and attempt to prevent as well as limit the effects of criminal acts in schools. The topics covered include…

Two papers are presented, related to Australian activity therapy centers (places which teach the mentally handicapped personal, social, and prevocational skills complementary to their vocational needs). The first paper discusses the assessment of needs and implementation of client-based programs. Assessment and programing are said to be…

The report describes Maryland's plan for a Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD), as mandated by P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Procedures are outlined by which local education agency personnel can request assistance in inservice training. A discussion of needs assessment procedures includes tables on…

There are indications that increasing numbers of people will seek career changes at mid-life. The data that are available suggest that these people will seek to make career shifts for both voluntary and involuntary reasons and that their change will be both within and between fields. Also, many will require additional education. Their educational…

Designed as an aid for establishing and strengthening occupational safety and health programs on college and university campuses, this administrator guide is divided into four chapters. The first chapter defines and gives background information on the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). In addition, it presents a discussion of what the OSHA…

A supplement to the related document "Delinquency Prevention: Theories and Strategies," this paper analyzes the options for state agencies (particularly state planning agencies participating in the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration formula grant program) to promote and support program forms recommended in the companion document.…

This paper addresses the role of the local Head Start program mental health consultant and outlines ways in which the program can assure optimal use of the consultant's services. The Head Start program incorporates the services of a local consultant to promote the mental health of children and parents. The specialist's role is to assist staff and…

A product of the Offender Research Project, this handbook is intended for use in designing and implementing offender programs. The first of six chapters explains the necessity and techniques for developing community and financial support for offender programs. Chapter 2 is a synopsis of the twelve model projects developed as a part of the research…

This project was designed to aid trainers and educators in the field of aging in the identification of useful current training resources. Project goals include: (1) developing and refining a review format for evaluating training resources in aging; (2) selecting "high demand" training resources for evaluation; (3) training specialists in the field…

In a Program Development and Evaluation model, guidelines are presented for program directors at Delaware County Community College. Based on the premise that the process of developing programs is essentially that of evaluating programs, the model includes the following steps for both processes: (1) involve the appropriate publics; (2) identify…

This document examines the concern of teachers at the school level for continuing, relevant inservice training, the disatisfaction they are experiencing with traditional inservice programs, and the ways in which local education associations (LEA's) can help improve inservice education. Teachers are now demanding that inservice (1) be related to…

This guide is the tenth in a series of eleven generated in 1978 as the result of workshops that focused on peer training, a different approach to teaching. The workshops provided the opportunity for members of eleven identified role groups to work together with peers to examine the relationship between their specific role group and community…