This collection of articles contains descriptions of nine elementary teacher training program models conducted at universities throughout the United States. The articles include the following: (a) "The University of Toledo Model Program," by George E. Dickson; (b) "The Florida State University Model Program," by G. Wesley Sowards; (c) "The…

This paper deals with a Test Information Service which is being tried out in Tama, Japan. The large scale field experiment of the new telecommunication system is called Coaxial Cable Information Service (CCIS) and was started in 1976. Preliminary findings included that: 1) users are interested in the experiment; 2) two-way communication systems…

This is the sixth annual evaluation report of the South Carolina Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education. Information is provided about program growth in terms of enrollment figures, changes in enrollment from 1973-74 to 1974-75, and number and types of programs. The State goals for vocational and technical education are presented,…

Presented is the final report of the Special Education Simulation and Consultation (SECAC) Project designed to provide simulation-based inservice training to Michigan building principals. Part I reviews project goals, objectives, procedures, results, and learnings. It is explained that the training employed the Special Education Administrators…

The International Extension College (IEC), which exists to make knowledge available to the Third World about distance teaching and its relevance, is discussed. So far most of the work of the IEC has been in Africa. By setting up three colleges, and working with others it has begun to show how distance teaching with the use of print materials,…

The Harrison County Teacher Center is a consortium involving seven institutions of higher learning, Harrison County Schools, and the State Department of West Virginia. The center is committed to relevant changes as the most important goal of teacher education programs. This report describes the program, setting, changes identified through workshop…

This report outlines policies to aid administrators of athletic, physical education, and intramural programs as they seek to provide leadership to the club sports movement on their campuses. The report first discusses the recent emergence and popularity of club sports, and explains some advantages of club sports over varsity sports. The next…

Competency-Based Teacher Education (CBTE) is covered from the standpoint of organization, operation, and management. Organizational aspects include (a) clarification of the roles of administrators, professors, students, and school districts; (b) reorganization patterns of the traditional administrative configurations; (c) reallocation of human,…

This report is addressed to decision makers in the field of juvenile delinquency prevention and to those individuals who have an active concern for juvenile delinquency prevention programs. In addition, the report specifies those program areas which show promise for providing some degree of success and those areas which have clearly failed to make…

Over 100 different sets of computer assisted instruction (CAI) learning materials developed at the Florida State University CAI Center are briefly described in this document. Programs are listed by title; information about each title includes the amount of character storage required on the disks packs within the CAI system, audience level, student…

The handbook is designed as a guide to the school speech therapy programs within the Cooperative Educational Service Agency 5 in Wisconsin. A general philosophy of speech therapy is presented, the professional responsibilities of the speech clinician outlined, and professional associations described. The responsibilities of the administration to…

Ten experts in the field of programed instruction have contributed articles to this book. The articles are designed to show what programed learning is, where it is currently being used and with what success, and how to make the most effective use of programed materials. They demonstrate the use of programed instruction in spelling, reading, social…

Provided are data on the physics programs of 622 institutions which offer the baccalaureate degree in physics. The guide is intended for students who aim to become physics majors in college, students interested in science, transfer students, school and community college counselors, and physics faculty. For each institution, information is supplied…

Technical activity from April 1 through June 30, 1966 involving the development of performance measures used to assess student achievement in relation to instructional objectives are discussed. The major problems encountered in these activities are presented in these sections: General Curriculum Development, Development of Specific Learning Units,…

Based on the philosophy of individuals taking responsibility for their own destinies through mutual self help, and drawing heavily from European cooperatives, Western Co-operative College provides training for elected officials and employees of cooperatives such as marketing, consumer, finance, service, and education cooperatives, and government…