This guide for establishing and evaluating Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) worksites consists of seven sections. Section 1--the introduction--describes the history and scope of the SYEP and discusses the need for worksite development. Section 2, which deals with identifying community needs, lists eight information-gathering approaches.…

There is agreement among most physical education professionals that the quality of graduate programs in physical education must be more closely monitored. There is general agreement that graduate degree programs in physical education are being offered by some institutions that have inadequate faculties, inadequate facilities, and inadequate…

This group of reports constitutes the first series of observations designed to document the experiences of six state agencies (Delaware, Oregon, Michigan, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Mississippi) which are developing model program evaluation/management support units that will affect the development and implementation of policy in federal/state…

Designed for directors and staff members in bilingual vocational instructor training programs to be funded by the United States Department of Education, this monograph is a guide to competencies needed by bilingual vocational instructors. Chapter l discusses the project which developed the monograph. Chapter 2, Using the Monograph in Bilingual…

This paper concerns the increasing number of employee counseling programs and the critical issues underlying their credibility. The history and current services of an employee counseling program at Citibank are briefly reviewed. The critical issues for credibility include: (1) a program appropriate to the structure and needs of the organization;…

Objectives of a business opportunities project were to design, develop, test, and validate curriculum guides to be used by continuing and adult educators and others to encourage and assist low income women, especially minority women, to explore business ownership as a career option. A business opportunities workshop instructor's handbook…

This report is part of the National Community Education Evaluation effort, which sought to identify (1) problems and strategies in developing a community education program and (2) techniques which may be adopted by others who are implementing community education. Following a statement of community education project objectives, the report analyzes…

This monograph includes two reports describing the results of three years of field research on the implementation and impact of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in Eastern Massachusetts. They represent a thorough and detailed study of the problems faced by prime sponsors in the initial years of CETA. The first report, CETA in…

The focus of a summative evaluation of the Promising Practices Diffusion Project was on soliciting descriptions and views of several different groups about project operation and merit and comparing the "ideal" model against what had taken place so far. Preliminary activities involved review of the project-developed Implementation Kit for…

A research project was conducted by Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) to investigate the computer-based education (CBE) needs of DMACC, design a CBE system to meet those needs, provide a plan for implementing that system, and justify implementation costs. The project report begins by discussing initial planning activities, including…

The future of community services in the Los Angeles Community College District is examined in light of current fiscal constraints and reductions in force. The report first examines the impact of Proposition 13 on community services throughout California and within the District. The increased reliance on permissive fees and self-supported programs…

This booklet is a teacher's manual that promotes sex equity in elementary school physical education. The first part of the booklet explains the development and effect of sex stereotypes in the classroom. The second part lists games, activities, and sports in which both sexes can participate equally. Appendices include behavior and discipline…

Goals of the secondary health occupations workshop held May 16-18, 1974, in Madison were to develop a set of guidelines for health occupations education in Wisconsin secondary schools and to increase educators' awareness of the need for such education in Wisconsin. Speeches and panel discussions were titled as follows: "Health Care…

IPAR, whose name originally stemmed from its official name--Institute for Public Affairs Research, Inc.--is described as a nonprofit organization operating in Portland, Oregon, and designed to bring students and their teachers into closer contact with all aspects of the working world by (1) recruiting community resources as speakers in classroom…

This Personalized Activity Kit is designed to provide an overview of the major factors that must be considered in improving existing school programs as well as in initiating needed programs. The factors reviewed here are student objectives, districtwide program structure/program objectives, school building philosophy/staff objectives, staff…