By 1973, a number of special programs existed in the Los Angeles Community College District to meet the needs of the over 3000 handicapped students in the system, as well as of other handicapped members of the community. Handicapped enablers had been designated on each of the eight campuses to provide special supportive services, such as priority…

This study attempts to evaluate the effects of special training for collegial supervision under the conditions of two types of organization development (OD) training within the multiunit school. The first type of OD intervention involved training for all the staff members of a multiunit school. The second was called group development (GD) and…

This report describes the basic goals, philosophy, and methodology of a rural non-formal education project designed to develop and disseminate educational materials in Ecuador. The majority of the population lives in rural settings where facilities are severely limited and the few learning resources seldom relate to the experience of rural…

This guide is intended to give the reader an understanding of the processes used and programs developed in the Boston School/Business Partnership Program. Chapter 1 discusses the rationale for partnership, including such topics as Boston's initiative to use business resources to upgrade educational curriculum, underlying principles, and one-to-one…

This follow-up report examines the status of the recruitment and retention strategies implemented by Triton College in 1978 as part of an effort to utilize the marketing concept in identifying and meeting changing educational needs. The report first provides operational definitions for "institutional advancement,""marketing concept,""promotion,"…

A MODEL INTENDED TO PREDICT THE RELATIVE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS WITHIN THE SAME SCHOOL-COMMUNITY SETTING IS DEVELOPED. THE MODEL IS AN ATTEMPT TO AID IN DECISIONS CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS OF TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. COSTS ARE ESTIMATED FROM BUDGET ALLOCATIONS.…

TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON CURRENT PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE PROFESSION, THE 1966 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES PUBLISHED ITS WORKING COMMITTEE REPORTS ON LANGUAGE LEARNING RESEARCH, WIDER USES FOR LANGUAGES, AND THE SUPERVISION AND COORDINATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. THE FIRST REPORT, "RESEARCH AND LANGUAGE LEARNING,"…

THE SELECTIONS IN THIS VOLUME DESIGNED FOR TEACHERS, STUDENT TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, CONSULTANTS, AND OTHERS NOT ONLY PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHT, BUT ALSO EXAMINES IN DETAIL ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF FLES PROGRAMS. PART ONE OF THE VOLUME, "A PHILOSOPHICAL RATIONALE FOR FLES,"…

DESPITE RECENT RESEARCH IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGLISH MAJORS IN PHILIPPINE TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES HAVE REMAINED RELATIVELY STATIC THE PAST 15 YEARS. TO REDUCE THE WIDENING GAP BETWEEN TEACHER TRAINING INSTRUCTION AND THE FUNCTIONS TEACHERS ARE ACTUALLY EXPECTED TO PERFORM, MANILA HIGH SCHOOL…

THE PLAN FOR EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN CORRECTIVE INSTITUTIONS IS ORGANIZED INTO FIVE TIMED PHASES TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE YEARS. A CHART REPRESENTING THE PROGRAM, AFFILIATED RESEARCH AND AGENCIES DELINEATES PLANNED ACTIVITIES. PHASE ONE (15 WEEKS) WILL SURVEY EXISTING PROGRAMS (VOCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES,…

PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION FOR ALL CHILDREN AND TO IMPROVE ETHNIC INTEGRATION OF THE SCHOOLS WERE PRESENTED. INCLUDED WERE PROPOSALS FOR NEW SCHOOL LOCATIONS, FLEXIBLE STUDENT TRANSFER POLICIES, ZONING PLANS, ENCOURAGEMENT OF LOCAL INITIATIVE, AND HUMAN RELATIONS PROGRAMS TO BE CONDUCTED FOR PUPILS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.…

Community involvement, administrator and teacher education, student self esteem, and cultural awareness are four priorities for Mexican American education at all levels--from early childhood programs through higher education opportunities. The community involvement necessary for effective education requires sincere two-way communication; the…

This book details research from January 1975 to December 1977 on the three-year BBC Adult Literacy Project and the government-funded Adult Literacy Resource Agency (ALRA). Chapter 1 sets forth these three research objectives: effectiveness of the campaign (including the broadcast element) in reaching and holding the adult sub-literate,…

Within the context of the reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended, the predominant issues for vocational education in the eighties will be refined into policies. Central issues related to reauthorization and to the larger picture of the future of vocational education can be generally grouped into four broad categories:…

Congressional hearings concerning H.R. 7557 and H.R. 7757, which pertain to grants to 1890 land-grant colleges, are presented. H.R. 7557 provides for grants to the states for the purposes of assisting eligible colleges, including Tuskegee Institute, to receive funds under the act of August 30, 1890, in the purchase of equipment and land and the…