This interim report describes the development of program implementation and cost studies for Year II of the process evaluation of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC), a Head Start demonstration program aimed at providing educational and developmental continuity between children's Head Start and primary school experiences. Specific areas focused…

Designed for use as a teaching aid only, this instructional guide provides secondary physical education teachers with a basis and direction for realizing those instructional objectives concerned with the development of motor skills and physical fitness. The content of the bulletin reflects an increased emphasis on individualization and student…

The purpose of this study was to design, construct, and evaluate a self-instructional program of study for basic bibliographic research skills at Mankato State University Memorial Library, allowing for flexibility of time scheduling and previously acquired library skills. An existing syllabus for teaching the use of media resources and services at…

Described are the efforts of generating and implementing a generic model for program development at a kindergarten through sixth-grade elementary school in order to satisfy identified needs for program improvements in science. The implementation of the program involved a steering committee, the teaching staff, community members and external…

This report outlines the activities of the University of British Columbia's (UBC's) Center for Continuing Education during the academic year 1977-1978. The first of four sections reviews the development of degree-credit courses and non-credit courses in the guided independent study program. Section 2 discusses the expansion of UBC continuing…

Suggestions of roles and responsibilities are presented in this booklet designed to assist administrators in the implementation of career education in South Carolina. The first section gives South Carolina's concept of career education. Section 2 outlines the roles of the district superintendent, district coordinator, and school principal in a…

This study examines the effectiveness of an accountability system--Alter--whose aim is to facilitate long-term planning. The purpose of the study was to develop a model that school systems can use in implementing accountability systems. The project explored the idea that when formal management systems are introduced into schools, they ignore…

Change is more advantageous if it incorporates an entire society rather than an element of that society, and the goals of educational development will be most fruitfully realized with a minimum of harmful effects if programs of instructional development are made to focus on the entire culture, rather than on a single social institution. A systems…

This document identifies goals, rationale, key concepts, general teaching ideas, and resource materials for teaching consumer and economic education. The document is intended to provide guidelines for elementary, secondary, and adult education programs which emphasize (1) understanding of the relationships between economic, political, and social…

This monograph represents a collaborative attempt to contribute to the definition and understanding of career education. The monograph begins with a conceptual view of career education as a collaborative community effort. The concepts themselves have been derived from interactions with over 200 persons selected as (1) philosophical leaders in the…

School Self Renewal, rooted in the ideas of Organizational Development, is a process of school improvement undertaken with the participation of the members of the school community. Based on reports of Renewal projects in New York City Public High Schools, this paper presents some of Renewal's problem areas, strengths, and the implications of the…

The purpose of the Communications Survival Kit is to serve as a guide for counselors to assist in planning, developing and implementing a public relations program for the guidance department at the local school level. The kit contains practical information in three categories. First is a rationale for a public relations (PR) program, what PR is…

The early development, prebroadcast research, early production concepts, formative research, summative research, evolution of production, and promotion and outreach activities of "The Electric Company" (TEC) are presented. Conclusions discuss (1) the uncertainty of the future of TEC despite its success and positive reception as an…

Concurrent with the problem of declining resources from traditional sources, the results of the rapid expansion and construction of community colleges during the 1960's and 1970's encouraged the development of alternatives in funding. By 1978, 52% of the community colleges in the United States had established the foundation as a vehicle for…

The kit contains a facilitator's guide, a self instructional manual, a filmstrip, audio cassette, and transparency and handout masters for training regular or special educators (or others working with exceptional children and youth) to design and implement career education programs for their exceptional students. After introductory material, the…