THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBREGIONAL WORKSHOP, HELD IN 1965 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, WAS TO ENABLE ADMINITRATORS, OPERATORS, AND EDUCATORS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED FIELDS TO REVIEW THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF NATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, TO…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE WAYS IN WHICH THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, WILL USE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I FUNDS. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE "UNITIZED" SCHOOLS WITH RESTRUCTURED GRADE ORGANIZATIONS AND TEAM TEACHING INSTRUCTION, THE USE OF ART AND MUSIC SPECIALISTS IN…

ATTEMPTS WERE MADE IN THE PROJECT OUTLINED HERE TO MODIFY TEACHER ATTITUDES TOWARD NEGRO CHILDREN, TO EQUIP TEACHERS WITH SKILLS TO DO A BETTER JOB OF TEACHING, TO ACCCOMPLISH THE SAME OBJECTIVES WITH THE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, AND TO SURVEY BUILDING NEEDS IN TERMS OF CONTINUED DESEGREGATION IN THE SCHOOLS. A CORE GROUP OF TEACHERS WITH PREVIOUS…

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX PROFESSIONAL LEADERS OF VOCATIONAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS AND OFFICE, DISTRIBUTION, HOME ECONOMICS, AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY FROM 46 STATES MET TO CONSIDER THE ROLE OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AS TEACHING DEVICES. MAJOR PRESENTATIONS WERE--(1)"EMERGING CONCEPTS OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR PURPOSES" BY…

TO DETERMINE THE PATTERNS OF PRE-SERVICE (VESTIBULE) TRAINING, JOB ORIENTATION, ON THE JOB TRAINING, INDENTURED APPRENTICESHIPS, AND AFTER-HOURS TECHNICAL AND GENERAL STUDY IN THE PREPARATION OF WORKERS IN SKILLED, SEMI-SKILLED, AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, THE LITERATURE ON TRAINING MANAGEMENT WAS EXAMINED. AN INTERVIEW…

IN THE DRAPER MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROJECT, INITIATED TO TRAIN INSTITUTIONALIZED OFFENDERS IN TRADES, 810 INMATES HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR ABILITY, APTITUDE, AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. A PICTURE VOCATIONAL PREFERENCE TEST WAS DEVISED TO OVERCOME THE GROUP'S VERBAL DISABILITY. OF THE 331 INMATES ACCEPTED FOR TRAINING, 231 HAVE GRADUATED,…

AN ANNOTATED, SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY IN THE FIELD OF EVENING COLLEGE EDUCATION HAS BEEN COMPILED JOINTLY BY THE ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADULT EDUCATION AND THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY EVENING COLLEGES (AUEC). SPECIAL NOTE IS MADE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LIBERAL EDUCATION FOR ADULTS (CSLEA), WHICH OPERATES AN INFORMATION…

MANY ARIZONA PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPANISH SURNAMES ARE CONFRONTED WITH BOTH LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL PROBLEMS. TO COPE WITH THIS SITUATION, TEACHERS NEED TRAINING TO UNDERSTAND THE FAMILY STRUCTURE AND WAY OF LIFE OF THESE PEOPLE. MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN ARIZONA ARE DEVELOPING BILINGUAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO HELP THOSE OF INDIAN,…

NINETY-EIGHT ANNOTATED REFERENCES (FROM 1933 TO 1967) ON SELF HELP AND REHABILITATION FOR THE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED ARE INCLUDED IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY. ALL RELATE EITHER TO THE SELF HELP FORM OF ORGANIZATION IN THE STRUCTURING OF HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES OR TO THE SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF REHABILITATION. THE REFERENCES…

LARGER SCHOOL DISTRICTS USUALLY HAVE BETTER INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM, HOWEVER, IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE PROGRAM GUIDES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOULD EMPHASIZE READING, WRITING, ARITHMETIC, AND SOCIAL STUDIES. A FLEXIBLE PROGRESSION OF GENERAL EDUCATION, COLLEGE PREPARATION, AND…

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES REPRESENTING EIGHT MAJOR PROGRAMS OF THE INSTITUTE ARE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF NORMAL CHILDREN IN NORMAL ENVIRONMENTS, PROVIDING EARLY TREATMENT OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISORDERS IN CHILDHOOD, AND DEVELOPING TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR SEVERELY DISTURBED CHILDREN.…

This report contains six presentations by members of the Task Force on Libraries and Lifelong Learning. "Library Programming for Groups with Special Needs" describes the library as a local alternative education agency, complementing school systems, and ways libraries serve adults with special needs through outreach and special programming efforts.…

Data on higher education enrollment in Montana for fall 980 are analyzed and compared with that of previous years. For 1980, 81.4 percent of the enrolled students attended the Montana University System, 9.2 percent attended independent colleges, and 9.4 percent attended community colleges. The enrollment rate of both institution and sector for…

A plan for community college finance in 1981 is presented, based on an examination of socioeconomic factors likely to affect the California community colleges between 1981 and 1985. The report first outlines 11 assumptions concerning trends in community college finance and mission and, then, presents a general approach to financing the California…

Sixty-one reports, books, papers, journal articles, bibliographies, and handbooks are cited in this bibliography. Each reference deals with urban education on the elementary, secondary, postsecondary, or adult continuing education level. Among the topics addressed are urban problems, urban areas, curriculum, research/evaluation tools, teacher…