Public Education Religion Studies Center's (PERSC) general packet of materials is designed to provide supplemental information to the basic questions answered in PERSC's Guidebook (see related document SO 008 364). For a description of the purpose and activities of PERSC see related document SO 008 363. The contents of the packet include: (1) a…

The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…

The El Paso (Texas) school district provides a bilingual, bicultural list of filmstrips, games, recordings, kits, books, posters, and charts. Within these categories items are listed alphabetically by title and include producer, date, physical description, source, price, suggested Dewey number, grade level, recommendation, and critical annotation.…

This handbook, first in a series of guides concerned with major areas of the school curriculum, describes successful practices in the development of school band programs in Texas. Major sections of the book are The Elementary Band Program, The Junior High School Band Program, The Intermediate-Advanced Band Program in the Junior and Senior High…

This report presents data concerning the validity of a set of experimental computerized and paper-and-pencil tests for measures of on-job performance on global and job elements. It reports on the usefulness of 30 experimental and operational variables for predicting marks on 42 job elements and on a global criterion for Electrician's Mate,…

The document presents a status report and summary of State advisory councils on adult education. It is not restricted to those councils using Federal funds, but reports on all adult education advisory activities at the State level from the 50 States and other possessions and territories. Pertinent portions from the Adult Education Act concerning…

The evidence supporting the selecting of students with and without regard to race and sex is discussed. It is concluded that students should be selected by race-sex subgroup. The support for this position centers around three clusters of study results: (1) studies that show no relationship, or perhaps a negative relationship, between traditional…

The ranking of university geography departments based on hiring transactions is compared to the ranking of Indian village castes based on food transactions. Fifty-one geography departments were examined for the period 1960-1974 when 326 hiring transactions occurred. A study of caste ranking in a north Indian village by McKim Marriott and existing…

A mathematical model was developed of military enlistment behavior based on the principle of occupational choice. A quality adjustment, applicable to all labor markets, was incorporated into the model in estimating the supply of volunteers. It was assumed that the greater the excess supply of volunteers, the greater the average quality of…

This handbook identifies California Education Code provisions that have reference to part-time adult education personnel, assesses current personnel practices in adult education, and offers possible approaches to the solution of problems. The chapters of the handbook are as follows: I. Principles of Personnel Management (general; peculiarities of…

This questionnaire study surveyed the attitudes of public school administrators regarding several topics associated with teacher preparation programs. These foci included: (1) the content of the letter of reference written for student teachers and interns by cooperating teachers (in this study, cooperating teachers are those practicing teachers…

Education vouchers are a means of providing money directly to parents enabling them to pay for their children's education at the school of their choice, public or private. Three important ground rules are part of the present proposal: (1) no school should be able to charge parents tuition in addition to the voucher amount, thus preventing…

This study used not only formal interviews, questionnaires, and attitude surveys, but also observations and informal interviews, to evaluate the internal workings of a secretarial and clerical skill training program for nonwhite women. Most data came from over 1,000 two to five minute observations of trainees during the on the job phase of…

Intended as a practical, comprehensive guide to conducting training within an organization, this manual shows how training personnel can create and administer effective programs within the constraints of time, staff, and budget. The first part covers preparation of training forecasts, selection and training of instructors and other basic program…

This article surveys the College Entrance Examination Board's future program, in a possible move toward establishment of a national secondary school curriculum. Attention is focused on the future content of tests and on their effects on young people. The existing program of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) and the way the program…