This overview describes the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP), a child-centered Head Start demonstration program which is designed to provide family support services for healthy family growth and development. Part I reviews the program's background objectives and key elements (required minimum services, additional services, assessment, use…

These case studies describe the design and implementation of eight selected Head Start Supplementary Training/Child Development Associate (HSST/CDA) programs. (HSST/CDA training programs are intended to prepare Head Start classroom staff to meet the competency requirements of the CDA credential.) Each case study, selected for its training methods,…

The Bilingual/Bicultural Teacher Training Program at Mississippi State University was developed specifically to train Choctaw preservice teachers, or teacher aides, and other personnel working in Choctaw schools to work effectively in a bilingual/bicultural program. The program is flexible enough, however, so that other language groups can enter…

The HIP (Humanizing, Individualizing, Personalizing) program at the University of Missouri-Columbia was designed to meet demands of teacher educators, students, and school practitioners for earlier, expanded field experiences and for more direct linkage between basic theory and pedagogic practice. Certain basic assumptions are made in this…

A teacher education program that uses direct observation to help teachers determine children's abilities, disabilities, learning styles, self-concept, and interests is described. Topics covered include direct observation, motivational activities, physical health, assessing pupil social interactions, and auditory and visual reception. Information…

A bibliography and a review of the literature on the evaluation of competency based teacher education programs are presented. The literature review highlights over 150 references which would be helpful to program evaluators with little formal training in evaluation, and covers several aspects of educational evaluation. The general theory of…

The primary foci of this evaluation are the achievement gains of Title I students in reading and mathematics, the differences in the educational experiences of Title I and non-Title I students, the ways in which these differences may influence improvement in reading and mathematics, and the interaction between student characteristics and the…

The major goals of this project were (1) to provide high school staff members with an understanding of the process of infusing career education into the curriculum and the capability of applying it in daily classroom lessons, (2) to develop material suitable for use in the process of infusing career education into the high school curriculum, and…

This report outlines topics addressed at the meeting in the areas of policy and procedures, planning and development, reading materials, equipment, reference services, music services, volunteer services, and publication services; information is presented in question and answer format in each subject area. Questions and comments directed to guest…

This comprehensive report of the pre-White House Massachusetts Governor's Conference on Libraries and Information Services includes background and planning information, a summary of events and speeches at the conference, and the resolutions resulting from the conference. Participants were predominantly lay people with some representatives of the…

The "library-college" philosophy conceives of a library as a total educational resource, that (1) fully uses media and instructional aids; (2) stresses independent study; (3) encourages teachers and librarians to share instructional and bibliographic duties; and (4) aids students in achieving competency in reading, speaking, and critical thinking.…

The teacher program described here seeks to widen a teacher's awareness of the effect of his/her actions and manner. The protocol module addresses the understanding of basic teaching concepts and the relation of these concepts to specific teacher behavior. Teacher awareness of anger, reinforcement, negative judgment, prompting, and praise is…

In this report, 22 successful integrated educational programs in California are described in terms of school environment, services offered, grade levels served, curriculum emphasis, number and ethnic composition of participants, funding, location, staffing, special facilities, method of bringing students together, time students spend in program,…

Teachers in Ohio's Mansfield City Schools, K-10, participated in a project designed to include career development as a regular part of the instructional program. First, career education coordinators provided inservice sessions to enable school personnel to incorporate career development within the curriculum. The career development program also…

Workshop proceedings in Fresno, California, concerning the development of the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education (MATCHE), a preservice home economics teacher education curriculum design, are presented in this report. Presentations from the workshop include unique and timely competency-based individualized…