To assist a neighborhood committee in applying for federal funding of a bilingual/bicultural library with a distinct Latin American emphasis, a student research group from San Jose State University designed and administered a bilingual questionnaire to a stratified sample of 400 households in the Gardner District of San Jose, California. The…

Designed for grades 3-5, "People and Places, U.S.A." represents one part of an instructional program called "Probing Our Wonderful Environmental Resources" (P.O.W.E.R.). These supplementary reading materials were developed by a special project, the Production of Women's Educational Resources, to provide affective learning experiences which help…

To gain a longitudinal look at the censorship problem facing schools and librarians, an analysis was made of the 110 requests for reconsideration of library or instructional materials that were processed by the reconsideration committee of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Community Schools from January 1971 through May 1981. The school district has had a…

From his experience as a teacher organizer, the author offers concrete and detailed advice about preparing for the successful implementation of an educational innovation, Project Follow Through. In an informal format, he discusses the selection of appropriate school sites, recruitment of volunteer teachers, presentation of the innovation, and…

The instructor's manual and participant's guide are designed for the Project RETOOL Institute on Career Education for the Handicapped, a program of continuing education models for teacher educators in regular and special education. The instructor's manual provides guidelines for replicating the Project RETOOL Institute. Sections on career…

As a result of a survey concerning computer assisted instruction in Arizona schools, Arizona State University developed a program to assist districts in computer instructional program development. In the initial planning phase of the program, a list was drawn up of preparatory functions essential for districts making a transition to computer…

Designed to aid school districts to plan and develop library media programs and to evaluate existing programs in Oklahoma, these guidelines are organized along the four essential components of library media programs: facilities, materials and equipment, personnel, and services. The section on facilities explores the relationship of functions to…

Listed are general policies for handling periodicals and specific policies for their acquisition, renewal, and processing, as well as procedures for checking in and claiming periodicals and handling duplicate copies. Flowcharts accompany procedural statements for claiming and checking-in periodicals and for dealing with duplicates. Specific duties…

In a field as varied and as technical as the classical languages, the professional training of the teacher is of paramount importance. An undergraduate major and graduate school work in the field of classical languages give a general view of the field and show which writings are interesting or important and how difficult they are. A graduate…

Noting that schools have long neglected the verbally talented student, this booklet is designed to stimulate educators first to identify such students and then to develop programs that will meet their needs. The first section of the booklet reviews a number of models that have been used to identify students gifted in reading, writing, foreign…

Social isolation, extreme weather conditions, inadequate housing, and low salaries often characterizing rural areas cause problems in recruiting and retaining special education personnel. Successful interviewers for rural districts must include four components in their recruitment strategies: the use of intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivators,…

This instructional guide for an entrepreneurship program of study in secondary schools is a teacher's manual combined with the essential learning activities for students. The 13 units--also appropriate for use at postsecondary or adult levels--may be used as a one-semester course, or in part, or in their entirety as supplements and hands-on…

This guide is intended to provide rehabilitation facilities with assistance in developing or improving their facility personnel manual, along with examples of what some rehabilitation facilities are including within their personnel manuals. The introduction to the guide discusses how a facility can begin the formulation of its personnel manual.…

This guide is intended to help state sex equity coordinators learn more about adult women's life experiences and the skills, knowledge, and abilities they develop through them. It also shows the coordinators how to help employers determine job relevance of adult women's life experience learning. Chapter 1 overviews life experience learning, while…

Information about the mature student in tertiary institutions in Australia was obtained in a 1976 survey. Responses from 98 institutions provided information on whether there were special entry schemes or other methods of entry for mature aged applicants, the selection procedures, the number of mature aged entrants in 1976, and the courses in…