Results of a study conducted for the Ministry of Education (Ontario) and designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Ontario School Record System (OSR) as revised in 1973 are reported in this paper. In order to evaluate the OSR's effectiveness, the study team examined educators', parents and students' perceived needs for student information,…

Describing and evaluating an experimental program in experiential education conducted during the 1973-74 school year at Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this paper includes: a discussion of program planning and development; a report on the operation of the Seminar; a discussion of the evaluation process and results; and a…

With upcoming global realities of interdependence in mind, this report attempts to usefully inform citizens, educators, and policy makers about worldwide educational issues. The result of a colloquy among representatives of a wide variety of educational interests and federal agency interests, the report provides recommendations for ways that…

Effective buymanship and effective financial management are the cornerstone of an elementary and secondary school consumer education program. The curriculum must meet some basic and essential criteria in order to prepare the student for learning about budgeting, a concept which encompasses buymanship and financial management. Through knowledge,…

The annual report contains a narrative description of New York State's accomplishments in terms of the objectives of the fiscal year 1974 State Plan for the Administration of Occupational Education under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, as well as important statistical information concerning the status of occupational education in the…

The Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Law Enforcement Training Program has been developed to provide the alcohol enforcement officer trainee with working knowledge and skills which will enable him to effectively carry out his alcohol enforcement tasks. The instructor's manual has been prepared to serve as a text to assist the instructor in…

This booklet reports on the 1975 National Conference on Parent/Early Childhood Education (P/ECE) which addressed the question of parents' influence on the cognitive and social-emotional development of their children during the preschool years, focusing particularly on ways that the importance of learning in the home can be stressed to parents and…

The Title VIII Student Support Program (SSP) of the Minneapolis Public Schools was initiated in the 1971-72 school year. This report describes activities of the project for the final (fourth) year and includes descriptions and some comparisons with the previous years. The purpose of the program is to design and implement various ways of reducing…

An interdisciplinary career education program called Career Education Activity Kits (CEAK) for grades 5-6 are presented in the document. The materials in the teacher's handbook may be used as an aid to achieve pre-established instructional outcomes. Fourteen career generalizations were utilized to develop the CEAK materials. Each generalization…

Concerned with the freedom to teach and learn, this document offers guideline procedures for avoiding censorship disputes and for dealing with controversies which surround these issues. The experience and advice of several superintendents, principals, librarians, teachers, and curriculum workers who have recently been involved in textbook…

The DILENOWISCO Educational Cooperative designed the Four I's Project (intervention, introduction, investigation, and involvement) and the K-12 Career Education Program for Norton City in an effort to assist in solving some of the educational problems existing in this isolated central Appalachian area of Virginia. The two projects are discussed…

The reporting booklet is required for the Census Data System (CDS) of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE); it contains the reporting forms which collect data that describe program structure and job-entry skill outcomes expected of program completors in the individual occupational education area of quantity foods.…

The reporting booklet is required for the Census Data System (CDS) of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE); it contains the reporting forms which collect data that describe program structure and job-entry skill outcomes expected of program completors in the individual occupational education area of child care.…

The purpose of this study was to develop land-utilization options for the present holdings of the Berrien Springs Public Schools. In order to base these proposed options on facts and observable evidence, substudies of educational goals, enrollment projections, present school site, and the educational program were conducted. On the basis of the…

This master plan was drafted in order to provide guidelines for the continuous development of the Metropolitan Community Colleges over the next 10 years. In order to reach consensus, the various chapters were reviewed by college personnel, trustees, and consultants during the planning process, which culminated in a final two-day planning charrette…