In response to the emphasis on expanded use of Vermont area vocational centers by adults, an adult career guidance model was developed and pilot tested in one of the centers. An advisory committee was established to review materials, publicize adult guidance sessions, and survey local business for occupational information to be used in adult…

Material for this directory was gathered from two questionnaires distributed to independent elementary and secondary schools affiliated with the National Association of Independent Schools. More than 250 schools responded. Four areas of inquiry were covered. The first concerned new organizational structures instituted in schools. Special emphasis…

The paper reports on the organization and implementation of a plan that assisted 75 mainstreamed educable mentally retarded students meet high school requirements. The report indicates that by the end of the second year 50% of all the mainstreamed students received a passing grade in all high school subjects with the exception of physical…

The 1978-1986 Educational Master Plan for Northern Virginia Community College is divided into four major sections. The first covers the mission, history, development, formal organization, and program, operational, and educational impact goals of the college. The second section examines the demography and economy of the district service area;…

The report describes the activities of the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (BEH), and state and local education agencies during the first year of the implementation of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). The report includes findings from relevant studies and court cases, data provided by states in their Annual…

Inservice programs conducted in Ohio school districts which were designed to improve teacher and administrator skills are described. Fields in which improvement suggestions are given include: staff development (Ohio schools only) administrative inservice; arts; career education; curriculum design; economic education; guidance; instructional…

This group-oriented workbook for teachers and administrators is a three stage guide to program planning, development, and evaluation. The first stage consists of identifying and ranking areas of concern in terms of value to students, staff, community or school board, and program. A learner goal needs assessment instrument, and a formal statement…

The effectiveness of instructional development evaluation programs is assessed. It is suggested that although it is a basic tenet in instructional development that teaching improvement is closely linked to effective evaluation, it is ironical that most instructional development programs have themselves been evaluated only superficially, if at all.…

The basic premise behind the Dine Teacher Corps Project is that teacher pre-service and consequent inservice education and training is held to be a crucial factor in upgrading the quality of education received by American Indian students, particularly in a reservation setting. Although the Dine Teacher Corps Project includes three phases, only…

DEFINING CENTRALIZED PROCESSING AS ORDERING, CATALOGING, CLASSIFICATION, AND MECHANICAL PREPARATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS, THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED (1) TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF CENTRALIZED PROCESSING FOR ILLINOIS PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND (2) TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PLANNING STATE CENTRALIZED ACTIVITY. GENERAL SURVEY…

INFORMATION TO ASSIST LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, ADVISORY COMMITTEEMEN, AND TRAINING CENTER REPRESENTATIVES IN OPERATING A PROGRAM OF SUPERVISED TRAINING FOR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT IS PROVIDED. THE MAJOR SECTIONS ARE--(1) THE NEED FOR THE PROGRAM, (2) ADVANTAGES OF THE PROGRAM, (3) ORGANIZATIONAL PROCEDURES, (4) PROGRAM POLICIES,…

PAPERS FROM A 1966 CHICAGO SYMPOSIUM OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ON MENTAL DEFICIENCY CONSIDER THE NEED FOR TRAINED PERSONNEL IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES TO PROVIDE SERVICES, DO RESEARCH, AND TEACH OTHER PERSONNEL. INCLUDED ARE "OUR INTEREST IN MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING" BY WESLEY D. WHITE, "MANPOWER AND TRAINING PROBLEMS AS SEEN BY STATE…

AN AVERAGE OF 200 TEACHER EDUCATORS, STATE DIRECTORS, LAYMEN, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS AGENCIES ATTENDED EACH OF NINE REGIONAL CONFERENCES CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TO DISCUSS THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES AND PROBLEMS IN PLANNING AND CONDUCTING VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MAJOR SPEECHES PRESENTED…

IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCCESSFUL YOUNG FARMER INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, A NATIONAL STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO (1) CLARIFY PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES, (2) IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL EXISTING PROGRAMS, (3) CONSOLIDATE SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES INTO PATTERNS SUITABLE FOR TESTING, (4) EVALUATE PROPOSED PATTERNS UNDER…

A PRACTICAL GUIDE IS PROVIDED FOR TRAINERS OF ADVISORY AND EXTENSION WORKERS AND LOCAL LEADERS IN AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING NATIONS. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, COMMUNITY SURVEY PROCEDURES, ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM PLANNING, AND PURPOSES AND METHODS OF PROGRAM EVALUATION ARE DESCRIBED. THEN FOLLOW TWO CHAPTERS…