Rapid technological change makes it necessary to train and retrain personnel as man-machine systems and associated jobs are altered. Because of the continuing rise in required skill levels, the demand for high aptitude, highly trained manpower outruns the supply while it is hard to use lower aptitude men. Recent advances in training technology…

Simulation is the process of synthetically manipulating the variables in a model of a system for the purpose of understanding, experimenting with, and predicting the behavior of that system. Many different models are now being developed by university administrators to aid them in making decisions. Simulation models have been developed for…

Funded by both public and private agencies, Sesame Street, produced by the Children's Television Workshop, is an experimental series of television programs for 3- to 5-year-olds. The program is considered a complement and supplement to early education since 4/5 of the nation's young children do not attend preschool, but do have television sets at…

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…

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…

This paper contains a discussion of problems related to the development, implementation, and evaluation of environmental education programs (K-12). It is the author's belief that environmental education courses and programs can serve as a vehicle for youth to develop and clarify beliefs, attitudes and values compatible with each individual living…

This paper comprises analysis and design components of a program of studies to assess the impact of the federally funded program of research and development centers in education. Opening with an introduction and comments on design considerations, the paper analyzes four systems that taken together, with their mutual interfaces, describe the domain…

This book, comprising seven chapters, describes the TTT (Trainers of Teacher Trainers) program at the national and local levels, discusses some concerns of the program, and describes the impact of the program on individuals and institutions. Chapter 1 provides background information, including definitions and a review of TTT at the national and…

This report describes two sets of training materials used in needs assessment and goal development programs. One set of materials trains local school/community groups to set goals for their schools. The second set trains evaluation specialists to assist the school community in the goal-setting process and emphasizes the technical skills related to…

This practical reference manual is intended for use in the evaluation of learner performance. The guidelines are presented in such a manner so as to make the evaluation process accessible and understandable to everybody involved in educational instruction and administration. A glossary of terminology is included to facilitate this process. The…

This report documents the success of the High Priority Education Project in generating an unusual amount of creative activity in the Florida colleges of education in designing and implementing projects to improve vocational education and counseling. The program's five phases are discussed in terms of their intersecting objectives, their procedures…

The discussion of early childhood education for multiply handicapped preschoolers is intended for teachers and concerns certain aspects of educational practice basic to an effective and efficient preschool program and what teachers can do in planning to meet the needs of such children. Broad goals of a preschool program for the multiply…

The concept of functional literacy might be considered to have its ceremonial initiation at the World Conference of Ministers of Education on the Eradication of Illiteracy in Tehran, Iran, in 1965. At that conference important implications emerged for program development, methodology of teaching, and program content. An effort is made in this…

In the first of four papers dealing with gifted and developmental potential in women and the disadvantaged, Alexinia Y. Baldwin describes a curriculum package entitled Ecology the Web of Life, designed for high potential students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. It is intended to develop higher level thought processes, features several methods…

This manual describes a variety of approaches a college or university can take to support student volunteers. It summarizes 6 models of volunteer programs currently in use on campuses and describes in detail a seventh "comprehensive" model that allows the school to assist and give general direction but permits students freedom to run their own…