The Ohio allied health manpower invitational conference was the initial step of a Federally sponsored project to develop and utilize allied health manpower in Ohio, especially the delivery of health care services. Conference participants included college/university educators, administrators of State health agencies, State/Federal governmental…

A series of readings on career education, the book consists of three main sections: (1) career education (29 articles), (2) current concepts in occupational education (6 articles), and (3) vocational education curriculum development (14 articles). The majority of the articles have appeared in various educational and vocational journals. The…

The focus of a two-week summer institute for 77 Adult Basic Education (ABE) teachers, administrators, and counselors from the western United States, Hawaii, and Alaska was on the problems of the urban poor, with emphasis on the urban poor white. Major emphasis was placed on nonlearning problems of the urban poor. Problems examined were: (1) the…

Presented are Parts 1 and 2 of a teaching guide designed for use in the United States Dependent Schools in the European Area. It provides a developmental, task analysis approach for teaching elementary and secondary level mentally retarded and learning disabled students. Included in Part 1 are steps for use of the guide, an explanation of task…

Critical dimensions of the unemployment problem in Africa brought educational concerns to a head. The present survey, conducted by the African-American Institute, was prompted by a growing desire on the part of African governments and aid agencies to identify productive nonformal education programs in selected African countries and to explore…

This report of the Fifth National Conference of the Tri-University Project is introduced by Paul Olson and contains speeches by (1) Virgil E. Boyd, who presents Chrysler Corporation's job-oriented educational program, (2) Don Davies, who calls for the equilization, individualization, and humanization of education, (3) Donald H. Smith, who explains…

The report of the independent evaluation of this EPDA Institute by the Southwestern Cooperative Educational Laboratory composed the body of this document. Several evaluation instruments were developed for pre-institute and post-institute administration: EPDA Geography Questionnaire, The Geography Content Test, and a History of Geography Test. A…

This language program guide is designed for teachers of first grade children whose native language is Spanish or for children who are limited in their command of standard English, the oral language necessary for success in the usual school environment. The conceptual content for the 40 lessons is drawn principally from three areas: (1) social…

The purpose of this report is to compare part-time day release and block release schemes available to apprentices and trainees in the engineering industry. (Block release provides for one or more periods of continuous attendance at college for study and workshop instruction; one session does not exceed 18 weeks.) The main focus is on educational…

This comprehensive report, prepared by program participants and staff, reviews the objectives of the institute and discusses problems common to student teacher, cooperating teacher, and university staff in the development of student-teacher programs. The operation of the institute is described, including: (1) planning, (2) description of institute…

This study concerns a demonstration enrichment program for intervening into the ways of thinking, learning, and behaving displayed by urban ghetto children in Harlem public schools. The study focuses on the implications of ongoing research by the Institute for Developmental Studies (IDS) for the further understanding of the independent behavior of…

When Armour and Company faced a shutdown of six plants, it joined in a cooperative program of vocational retraining with two labor unions; an Automation Fund Committee was formed, with representation from management, the unions, and "public" (college professors); and an experimental program in Oklahoma City provided experience which was…

Two groups of hard of hearing children entered educational audiology programs between the ages of 6 to 42 months. Of these, 12 children in a unisensory program (U-) and 16 in a multisensory program (M-) were evaluated for speech and language development after they had reached their fifth birthdays. Children in the experimental U-group were first…

This document contains seven papers which examine the functional and organizational roles of the school supervisor in the context of new social, organizational, and professional demands on the school. The papers were presented at a 3-day symposium which focused on three related themes. The first theme, "The Supervisor: New Demands, New…

This document includes the papers presented at an inservice training institute for planners from State education agencies. Guidelines concerning information analysis techniques and basic pupil, personnel, and fiscal information needs are covered in papers by Stanley Hecker, John J. Stiglmeier, Paul Bethke, Robert L. Hopper, and Burton D. Friedman.…