Selected presentations from the National Conference on Program Planning and Evaluation held in Washington, D.C., March 12-14, 1969 are reported in this mimeographed publication: (1) "Vocational Education: From a World of Stability to a World of Change," by G. Venn, (2) "Staffing the State Department to Meet the Needs of Vocational…

The dichotomy that exists between social and physical planning continues to be a major community problem. A comparison and examination is made between the basic concepts of social and physical planning with the purpose of recommending the creation of a working model that can be adaptable for environmental design. Consideration is given to the…

Guidelines basic to the foundation of a new program of informal, continuing adult educational services have been taken from an analysis of the literature in the field of adult education and presented in this document. The areas covered are: steps in initiating the program, organizational structure (including the state and local governing boards,…

The primary objectives of the study were to develop a model for a National Academy for School Executives (NASE), to determine the receptivity of school administrators to such a program, and to determine the feasibility of implementing the model within the near future. Four academic task forces studied the structural elements, fiscal requirements,…

This handbook explains planned preventive maintenance program, which is an operational system of maintenance designed to increase the effectiveness of the maintenance staff and the use of maintenance funds through efficient scheduling of inspections and follow-through of work to be performed. Sections are included for the chief administrative…

This progress report studies the effects of programs funded under Title III in a selected group of colleges and universities. Thirty-seven developing institutions in the South and Midwest were visited and administrators, faculty, and students were interviewed. In addition, a brief opinion questionnaire was distributed to faculty members on 21 of…

Utilization of the systems approach to design of teacher education programs should result in greater program effectiveness through provision of frequent opportunity to practice application of knowledge in realistic situations. Development of an instructional system might include (1) development of a human factors systems analysis model, (2)…

Development of the Oregon Small Schools Program is traced against the background of other small-school projects, such as the Western States Small Schools Project and the Texas Small Schools Project. Information is given on the various procedures involved in the organization's development and on problems (e.g., high turnover of teachers and high…

Over 400 representatives from industry, labor unions, government, universities, and nonprofit organizations attended the Governor's Conference on Manpower in Springfield, Illinois on March 14, 1969. Recommendations from the 11 workshop sessions held during the conference are presented in the report, and cover the areas of: (1) coordination and…

The Michigan-Ohio Regional Educational Laboratory uses one of its own research projects as a model to outline recommended procedures in the planning of research efforts. The model used is an inservice teacher education program where three distinct phases operate in an overlapping manner as the program progresses. In the first phase, the problem is…

The essay challenges the quality of the USAR officer educational program. Decreases in numbers of personnel in the Active Army emphasize the need for an improved Army Reserve, which will require changes in the educational program. Reasons are explored for improving the program, and its history, present status, weaknesses and strengths are…

This monograph defines program evaluation as the process of placing a value on a program, with the two major benefits of evaluation being those of expanding the base for decisionmaking, and the providing of information to motivate the individual, or unit, to improve performance. Most importantly, program evaluation is needed to determine if a…

Described are four preschool programs for gifted children at the preschool level, and discussed are components of a good preschool program for the gifted and talented. It is believed that programs for the gifted can easily be included in a Head Start program. Reported are the results of on-site visits to two programs in Utah which resulted in…

Summarized are the planning and implementing activities for the two-day program entitled Exploration Through Technology, developed as part of the Research and Development Project in Career Education, Milford, Mebraska. The proposal presents the utilization of the Nebraska Technical Community College as a communtiy resource. Objectives were to…

The workshop was attended by 72 participants representing a variety of health agencies. The disciplines they represented included medicine; nursing, hospital, and public health; psychology; nutrition and dietetics; social work; rehabilitation; occupational, physical, and speech therapy; volunteer and juvenile service work; counseling; training;…