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Woodington, Donald D. – 1973
Educational accountability is defined as "a condition of being accountable for the results . . . achieved in the elementary and secondary schools." Goals are basic to the accountability process. The effectiveness and efficiency of education are basically the responsibility of educators. The manner through which human and material resources are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Board of Education Role, Cost Effectiveness
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Special Continuing Education. – 1972
The proceedings of an inservice leadership training seminar for enriching the education-recreation programs for the elderly in New York State are presented. The following speeches were given: (1) "The Anatomy of Leadership" by Alan F. Klein; (2) "Leadership for What?" by Marvin S. Schreiber; (3) "Operationalizing Your Leadership With Groups" by…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Programs, Adults, Age
Dunteman, George H. – 1973
The probability sample was a two-stage stratified sample. The first-stage units were schools and the second-stage units were students. Because certain subpopulations were oversampled, the data had to be weighted for analysis purposes. The analyses concerned contrasting North Carolina and its various subpopulations with the nation on standardized…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Moore, E. B., Jr. – 1973
The problems confronting the public community colleges of Alabama are discussed, and alternatives are suggested. Following a brief discussion of the history and growth of Alabama's state junior colleges, the following major problems are identified, and solutions are proposed: (1) There must be a master plan to insure that the junior colleges are…
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Cooperation, Financial Support, Master Plans
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Washington, DC. – 1971
The Province of New Brunswick, Canada, as part of a mammoth reshuffling of provincial-local relationships, established an Equal Opportunity Program and took over the entire burden of financing public elementary and secondary education on January 1, 1967. On May 20, 1971, at a conference on State financing of public schools, questions about the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Equal Education, Federal Programs
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1971
It is essential that priorities be realigned and that we return to the concept of education as career preparation. This should include the full range of educational endeavors from preschool through graduate school and adult education. Each state should have a complete plan for occupational education that includes priorities, immediate and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Community Programs
Center for New Schools, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1971
A network of quality schools has been suggested as a means of achieving excellence in Illinois public schools. Such a program to be effective, must be specific while at the same time addressing the broad and complex needs for education. Also, the proposed network must be built upon the mistakes of the past and must stimulate renewal at the local…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Takuatoong, Ponsook Na; And Others – 1972
A study was conducted to gather data on inservice training programs of extension agents. Objectives included: (1) To gather historical information regarding Extension agent inservice training programs conducted in various states in the United States in the area of educational needs of mothers of preschool children; (2) To review generally accepted…
Descriptors: Child Development, Data Collection, Educational Needs, Extension Agents
Hathorn, John R. – 1971
The 1970-71 annual report of the New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Indian Affairs describes the committee's purpose and function as being to render, through the several state departments and agencies represented, various services to the 8 Indian Reservations--Cattaraugus, St. Regis, Tonawanda, Tuscarora, Allegany, Onandaga, Shinnecock,…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Annual Reports, Education
Office of Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Development (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1972
These materials are intended to provide suggestions for the development of legislation for programs of delinquency prevention and treatment administered by state and local public agencies. Recommendations for both content and language are offered as aids to planning the improvement, coordination or unification of existing law, or on the drafting…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Delinquency Causes, Delinquency Prevention, Legislation
HORNER, JAMES T. – 1966
THE PRELIMINARY WORK OF THE NEBRASKA VOCATIONAL-OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT WAS DESCRIBED. THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF THE UNIT WAS THE COORDINATION OF EFFORTS WHICH PRODUCE DATA, INFORMATION, AND THE PRODUCTS OF RESEARCH, TO FACILITATE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES RELATING TO VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT STATE AND LOCAL…
Descriptors: Coordination, Data Processing, Educational Needs, Educational Research
White, Thomas R. – 1975
This project explored the feasibility of using the correspondence study concept as a means of providing vocational education. A search of the literature supplied information on the past use of independent study programs in vocational education and other areas. Factors related to the acceptance, cost, and development of independent study programs…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Correspondence Study, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Research
Gentry, Don K.; And Others – 1976
A 2-year project to focus on diverse approaches to placement and followup in vocational education within Indiana included seven sub-projects funded to local educational agencies across the State and targeted to specific problems. Products of the seven sub-projects were developed to provide adaptability to secondary and postsecondary schools…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Guidance Programs, Job Placement
Johnson, Clara L. – 1973
Reported is a study of child abuse legislation and state programs relating to principles of reporting abuse in the eight southeastern states in Region IV (Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi). Chapter 1 introduces the report and includes research objectives, format, and methods of data…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Disadvantaged Youth, Exceptional Child Services
Luker, William A.; Abernathy, Lewis M. – 1973
As a possible solution to the problem of inaccurate perceptions and negative attitudes toward vocational-technical occupations among teachers and pupils, the project investigated the feasibility of training secondary school teachers in a range of disciplines to serve as agents of manpower-economic information dissemination and attitudinal change.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Inservice Teacher Education, Occupational Information, Secondary Education
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