This program planning guide for school district use in planning secondary, post-secondary, and adult programs in home economics is an enlarged version of the Home Economics Section of "Planning Education for Nevada's Growth--A Master Plan for Education." Part I, The Prevocational Years, covers: (1) planning programs, (2) present practices, (3)…

A teacher staff of 21 was employed for 6 to 8 weeks during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969 at Virgin Valley, Nevada, with funding provided by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Title III). The purpose of the study was to determine the feasibility of summer employment for teachers by the school system. Project design called for 3…

Thirty-nine selected participants representing 21 states and Puerto Rico and including directors and consultants in homemaker-home health aide agencies and vocational-technical home economics educators participated in the 2-week workshop in July 1968 at Rutgers University. The objectives were to develop plans to improve and expand programs to…

To ascertain how to serve the vocational, technical and adult education needs of the citizens of a 4-county district in Wisconsin, a study was conducted with interagency involvement utilizing previously existing data and data collected during the course of the investigation. Inputs considered in arriving at findings, conclusions, and…

The authors discuss the information needs of developers in the early prototype phase, where the developer requires input that provides guidelines for the tryout revision cycle that cannot be satisfied by pre- and post-test data. When a develop-user relationship conducive to open communication allowed users to convey their perceptions and problems…

The community education concept and program is an important evolving tool in bringing the resources of education and other disciplines into direct contact with a large number of individuals of every age group. Articles by 12 authors present the philosophy, objectives, and activities of community schools. The book discusses organization, staffing,…

Described are five elementary level resource room models which were developed in a 1-week Michigan summer institute and followup sessions to serve special education students in regular classes. Each of the models is explained in terms of an introduction, description of the resource room setting and components, population identification, program…

This document describes a 1-year (1972-1973) practicum program which entailed planning, implementing, and evaluating a supervision system of off-campus innovative instruction by parent-teacher teams for 42 gifted elementary school students. Discussed are development and implementation of the following program components: goals, such as teaching…

The subject of this paper is the schooling of children of the poor. In the past most children of the poor obtained very little education in the school; in fact it operated largely as a sorting agency for them. With the increasing demand for universal education, the schools and the public have become conscious of the schools' inadequacy in reaching…

Concerned with comprehensive career development and career guidance programs for grades K-14, the major emphases of this project were: (1) identifying major needs of and gaps in existing career development resources, (2) developing a series of learner directed multimedia career development modules, (3) designing and conducting a series of workshop…

The first of the document's major components is the report of the Cleveland three-year career development program. Intended to bridge the gap between school and earning a living for students in an urban poverty area, the program begins in elementary school and continues through high school. Eight goals and related performance objectives were…

A review of assessment and planning aids is presented to provide the local school district with a practical and a theoretical framework on which to base its planning for a feasibility study of a year-round school program. The first and most crucial decision that must be made is the determination that educational programing is the basis on which…

Minority perspectives on policy formation, programs, and research in child development are presented in this report, which is divided into four main sections. The first section provides a theoretical review of the concepts of racism in general and institutional racism in particular. It defines institutional racism and discusses the function of…

The purposes of this manual, which is part of a series on outdoor education, are: (1) to show some ways in which the spring-type air rifle can be used as an instructional tool in the school curriculum (especially in the elementary school) and in recreational and agency programs involving young shooters and (2) to provide information on the…

The Minnesota project proposal outlined four major areas of objectives for improving the quality of family day care homes: (1) training for a home-bound population, (2) child development resource centers, (3) training materials and supportive services, and (4) the Family Day Care Consultant, a new career. Project activities in the first year…