This report, the second phase of a three-phase study designed to examine the feasibility of developing evaluation models for Early Childhood Title I (ECT I) programs, describes and analyzes early childhood programs currently supported under Title I. The report is based primarily on information gained from field visits to 10 state education…

The report on education for behavior disordered adolescents focuses on the human resources involved. Analysis of Annual Program Plans, compliance reviews, and interviews with state officials produced findings in four general topic areas (sample findings in parentheses): supply/demand of personnel to serve the behaviorally disordered (approximately…

Services for governments and universities of developing countries offered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), an organization that sponsors international educational programs and provides technical cooperation to governments in education administration, are outlined. Degree and certificate programs, special courses, short-term…

The efforts of Mary Lyon, virtually singlehandedly, to raise money, recruit students, and plan the academic development of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, founded in 1837, are detailed in this book. The founder sought to educate women through rigorous application of the intellect, which she believed to lead to salvation. In doing so she…

The marketing approach used by Moraine Valley Community College (Illinois) was designed to expand the participation of underserved groups within its district at all levels of higher education. The plan was based upon the premises of equal access, provision of program information, setting of priorities among constituencies, program manageability,…

These descriptions of articulation efforts between five community colleges and their feeder high schools were drawn from previous reports and from interviews with community college administrators. Interviews at two Los Angeles (California) community colleges revealed an attitude of unconcern toward maintaining a supply of high school graduates;…

Preretirement education programs can help people (1) to develop an awareness of issues which influence retirement satisfaction, (2) to gain information relevant to retirement planning, (3) to explore options available after retirement, (4) to identify resources for implementing preretirement plans, and (5) to identify community services for…

These proceedings contain presentations made at the National Faculty Plenary Conference, whose theme, Nurturing Vocational Education's Leadership and Intellectual Capital, involved these topics: planning, evaluation, recruitment, and policy implications as they relate to the development and implementation of an Advanced Study Center. Introductory…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS 1,363 ENTRIES ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS. THE GENERAL TOPIC ENTRIES ARE CLASSIFIED AS (1) GENERAL AND REFERENCE, (2) RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION, (3) INSTITUTIONAL STATUS, (4) TEACHING CONDITIONS, (5) TEACHING METHODS--GENERAL, AND (6) TEACHING METHODS--SPECIAL FIELDS. (HW)

AMERICAN EDUCATION HAS NOT YET SUFFICIENTLY RECOGNIZED THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TEACHING QUALITY AND TEACHERS' ATTITUDES AS INSTRUMENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE. UNFORTUNATELY, DATA FROM A SURVEY OF 10 MAJOR TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS SHOW THAT THEY "ARE NOT REALISTICALLY FACING THE PROBLEM OF PROVIDING QUALITY TEACHERS FOR URBAN YOUTH." A REVIEW OF SOME…

A DETAILED SUMMARY OF PROJECT "TEACH" (TO IMPROVE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS FOR INNER-CITY SCHOOLS) PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS--(1) SPECIAL TRAINING AND FIELD EXPERIENCE SHOULD BEGIN IN THE FRESHMAN YEAR AND CONTINUE ON THROUGH GRADUATE WORK. (2) THE ENTIRE PROGRAM SHOULD RELATE TO THE "LABORATORY" OF THE URBAN COMMUNITY.…

IN CHOOSING BETWEEN SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AND SEGREGATED COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, POLICY MAKERS MUST CONSIDER THE CAUSES OF THE EDUCATIONAL RETARDATION OF NEGRO YOUTH AND THE SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND FISCAL COSTS OF EACH POLICY. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN SOCIAL CLASS AND THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE SCHOOLS RATHER THAN "CULTURAL DEPRIVATION"…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY IS DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION. IT INCLUDES PUBLICATIONS AND MIMEOGRAPHED REPORTS BASED ON, OR RELATED TO, THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT THE CENTER. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 1947 CENTER STREET, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA…

A STUDY OF EXTENSION COURSE PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO CANNOT ATTEND REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES ON CAMPUS COMPARED MEMBER INSTITUTIONS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF TEACHER EDUCATION (NCATE) AND INSTITUTIONS ACCREDITED BY THE REGIONAL ACCREDITING ASSOCIATIONS (NON-NCATE). THE PARTICIPANT POPULATION WAS INSERVICE…

TO HELP OVERCOME AN ANTICIPATED 3,000-TEACHER SHORTAGE DURING THE SUMMER OF 1966, THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION COLLABORATED WITH THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK ON AN INTENSIVE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LIBERAL ARTS GRADUATES, RECRUITED NATIONALLY. OF 2,100 SUCH PERSONS WHO ENTERED THE PROGRAM, 1,858 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IT, AND 1,629…