This description of the Erie Basic Educational Skills (BES) Program provides examples of the achievements made by the Erie Public Schools and Head Start toward BES and Responsive Educational Program goals. Staff positions, staff responsibilities, the curriculum, and programs initiated and carried out in the Erie Public Schools are described. The…

The purpose of this study was to investigate inservice teachers' perceptions about a variety of university course characteristics and to solicit their opinions about future courses. A survey form designed to obtain demographic information, personal reasons for course selection, and evaluation of inservice opportunities at the state university was…

The purpose of this book is to explain how urban schools can deal productively with problems found embedded in their organizational structure. Written for persons interested in organizational change in schools, the book focuses on the theory of how problem solving in schools does work, how it can work, and how it can be facilitated by change…

This paper provides a brief review of the Lewiston program and evaluates the vocational education project on the basis of the objectives around which it was originally developed. Each of fourteen objectives listed is discussed in terms of how well and effectively the objective was met during the tenure of the project. Major factors considered…

Following an earlier study of public libraries in Pennsylvania, issued in 1958, this "re-survey" has two purposes: (1) to determine the extent to which the 1958 Pennsylvania library program has been achieved and (2) to propose a revised or new Pennsylvania library program. The basis for the study is 1965-66 data which was obtained from…

The effects upon libraries of the major social changes of the past two decades and the probably future effects of such changes are analyzed in this report, based upon a search of the professional literature, a field survey, and opinion sampling from leaders in the library profession and civic leaders belonging to the National Book Committee. Five…

The Research Division for the Center for Creative Leadership is committed to staying abreast of research on leadership and to developing new research approaches to that topic. This paper examines some of the problems with the accumulated research on leadership, reviews some studies of managerial work that stimulate new ways of thinking about…

This State Education Agency (SEA) Process Model Instrument for ESEA Title I is one of the products developed and validated by the SEA (State Educational Agencies) Management of Compensatory Education, a multistate project funded through ESEA Title V-505. Representatives from each State Educational Agency, their selected Local Education Agencies,…

This Local Education Agency (LEA) Process Model Instrument for ESEA Title I is one of the products developed and validated by the SEA (State Educational Agencies) Management of Compensatory Education, a multistate project funded through ESEA Title V-505. Representatives from each State Educational Agency, their selected Local Education Agencies,…

Decline in student enrollments in a given subject area may be due to a variety of factors. It may, for example, result from poor student understanding of the potential course and program offering; it may result from inadequate program promotion; it may stem from inadequate understanding of business education courses and sequences by guidance…

A survey of 133 industrial education electronics instructors in 115 4-year colleges and universities in 40 states was conducted to determine the expressed needs of college level electronics instructors for updating educational experiences in specified elements. An attempt was also made to determine the nature of course content needed in graduate…

By passing the 1968 Vocational Education Act with its special provisions for cooperative education, Congress has highlighted the value and rapid growth of on-the-job programs. However, with this increased emphasis on cooperative education comes the need for investigating the present practices of selecting and preparing the on-the-job trainer…

It is the role of the school to assist the individual toward appropriate educational and occupational experiences. Twenty-five New Jersey high schools endeavored to improve their programs for career development by sponsoring innovative guidance projects. The projects explored and developed guidelines in five areas: (1) Special vocational guidance…

The primary purpose of this project was to develop a procedural model for improving vocational guidance programs in senior high schools. Using a systems approach, the model: (1) emphasizes student behavioral objectives, (2) gives alternative methods for accomplishing these objectives, (3) provides program evaluation strategies, (4) incorporates…

To determine the current status of business education in the public secondary schools of Illinois, a comprehensive analysis was made regarding specific aspects of the business education program. The study was accomplished with a questionnaire designed to obtain data regarding the business education program, such as the organization and…