This module is based on the idea that the better the relationship between the counselor and the client, the greater the chances are that the client will have a successful experience in counseling. It is assumed that while this relationship is necessary, it is not sufficient. Those holding this view perceive the counseling process as consisting of…

The role of the school counselor is considerably more diverse and complex than simply serving student-clients. While the serving of student-clients is a vital function, it is also almost impossible with the existing counselor-student ratio to expect counselors to serve the needs of all student-clients. Likewise, the effectiveness of the counseling…

This document on legal and ethical concerns is one of seven staff development programs which target performance skills of school counselors. The staff development programs are one component of a comprehensive student-needs-based guidance system developed by the Pioneer Cooperative Educational Service Agency Guidance Project. The staff development…

This manual is a guide for the training supervisor, specialist, or other official who has to plan, develop, and carry through a training program for improving the effectiveness of the employee development program, particularly in a governmental department of highways. The content is in three chapters: (1) Identifying Training Needs briefly…

This guide summarizes the twelve programs of the television series, "On the Level," designed for viewing by adolescents, and includes followup discussion questions and activities to help students work through the issues of maturity through social and personal growth. The 12 programs, which dramatize common teenage concerns about love, stress,…

This paper provides an overview of a project (now in its formative stages) to develop Head Start measures of program effects on children 3 to 7 years of age. The program approach is distinctive in emphasizing evaluation of all aspects of children's development that may affect their overall competence in reflecting the concerns, views, and values…

This curricular framework for the subject area section, Driver Education, is one of eight Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) Programs of Studies. A foreword discusses Curriculum and Instruction, Use of the Program of Studies, Curriculum Change and Modification of the Program of Studies, State and Federal Government in Relation to…

TO EXPLORE NEW WAYS OF INTRODUCING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES INTO SCHOOLS, FLUID POWER INSTITUTES WERE HELD IN 1964 AND 1965, AND THE SUCCESSFUL PROCEDURES FROM THE TWO WERE THE BASIS FOR PLANNING THE 1966 INSTITUTES HELD IN FIVE INSTITUTIONS HAVING TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. SEVENTY-FIVE HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE LEVEL TEACHERS FROM 25 STATES…

A LIST OF GOALS AND SUGGESTED IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN WAS GIVEN. AMONG THE OBJECTIVES WERE THE FORMATION OF LANGUAGE CONCEPTS, THE LEARNING OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WORDS AND SENTENCES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF AWARENESS OF SELF, AND DEVELOPMENT OF FAMILIARITY WITH ENVIRONMENTS. SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF…

CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS SMALL SCHOOLS PROJECT WERE PRESENTED. THE CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION INCLUDED A TOTAL SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF 500 OR LESS, MEETING ACCREDITATION STANDARDS, EXPRESSING AN INTEREST IN IMPROVING THEIR SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND BEING WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER PROJECT MEMBERS. OUTLINES OF THE GOALS AND POLICIES OF…

The model described here was developed for use as a program planning guide by teachers, many of them business and other lay people, at the secondary school level who offer adult education courses on how to make management decisions and solve problems. Ten features of the model are listed: (1) The purpose is to assist owner-operators or managers to…

Provided is the manual for the "Think Aloud" program for young aggressive boys which is designed to slow down and inhibit first associations; increase verbal mediation; inhibit immature, irrelevant speech; increase repertory of alternative responses; increase skill in staying with a plan and evaluating outcomes; and facilitate transfer…

This guide is intended to aid New Jersey citizens concerned with the improvement of library media services based on the New Jersey Public Education Act of 1975, which provided for a thorough and efficient (TE) planning process to improve opportunities for all children. It is directed to the library media specialist, but can be used in teamwork…

The document presents Module 2, needs of the gifted/talented, of the Star Power modules developed for school personnel who have an interest in or a need to explore the area of gifted and talented education. It is explained in an introductory section that the modules can be used for independent study, for small group interaction, or for a large…

The document presents Module 7, gifted/talented students among the disabled, of the Star Power modules developed for school personnel who have an interest in or a need to explore the area of gifted and talented education. It is explained in an introductory section that the modules can be used for independent study, for small group interaction, or…