The consumer fact sheets compiled in this publication present concise descriptions of the major Employment and Training Administration (ETA) programs. Each presentation includes information on: (1) how the program works; (2) who is served; (3) what act authorized the program; (4) how participants may apply; and (5) where to get more information.…

A project was designed to develop a methodology to identify, select, and disseminate information on innovations in occupational education programs of Oregon community colleges that were developed and implemented without the use of vocational research and exemplary fundings. A methodology for identifying, selecting, and disseminating information…

AFTER BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 1966 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ACT AND THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION, THIS REPORT PRESENTS A SERIES OF PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS. A TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE FULBRIGHT ACT BROUGHT TOGETHER WORLD GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS UNDER THE THEME OF "DIVERSITY AND INTERDEPENDENCE…

THE PROGRAM INVOLVED (1) THE 6-WEEK ENROLLMENT OF 222 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR STUDENTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY COLLEGE GROUP GUIDANCE TYPE COURSES AND IN EXPLORATORY ORIENTATION COURSES IN TECHNICAL CURRICULUMS, AND (2) A COUNSELOR'S WORKSHOP TO ACQUAINT 29 TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS WITH THE TECHNICAL OFFERINGS OF THE COLLEGE AND…

This two-part report is an outgrowth of a 1964 conference of 27 high school and university faculty members involved in the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNYAB) teacher education program, which is part of Inter-University Project I. Part 1 is a preconference position paper by Charles R. Fall, School of Education, SUNYAB, related to the…

This paper describes the model for a program of compensatory education designed to intervene directly in the home so that the home situation might lead to better school and life performance. A section on "Rationale and Major Objectives" explains the program emphases: (1) the development of nonprofessionals as parent educators and as…

THIS STUDY DISCUSSES THE POLITICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC ROLE OF TRADE UNIONS IN DEVELOPING NATIONS, EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING NEEDS OF UNIONISTS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING METHODS (OVERSEAS TOURS, REGIONAL COURSES, RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS), ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS, CURRICULUM PLANNING, EFFECTS OF SPONSOR OBJECTIVES, THE SELECTION OF STAFF AND PARTICIPANTS,…

A 4-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED IN A DISADVANTAGED AREA IN THE ADIRONDACK FOOTHILLS OF NEW YORK. TWO PROJECTS WERE OFFERED, ONE INVOLVING 90 CHILDREN IN GRADES 5 THROUGH 8, AND ANOTHER PROVIDING INSERVICE EDUCATION FOR 75 TEACHERS. THE PROJECT FOR STUDENTS CONSISTED OF CRAFTS, FILMS, RECREATION ACTIVITIES, LISTENING TO RECORDS AND…

Involving seven Tucson school districts, a children's home, and a child guidance clinic, the Covert School (Children Offered Vital Educational Retraining and Therapy) was designed to initiate, compare, and evaluate educational approaches to the problems of emotionally disturbed children. Six distinct approaches were implemented, including a…

This feasibility study sought (a) to determine how the University of Chicago, The Woodlawn Organization, and the Chicago Public Schools could collaborate to improve inner-city public education, and (b) to develop an operational plan for such collaboration. Necessary collaborative dialogue was developed and maintained through the creation and…

Agricultural education programs available through North Carolina's newly created system of industrial education center, technical institutes, and community colleges are described. The information is for use by administrators, and teachers of adult agricultural courses and counselors of high school dropouts and graduates. It describes the need for…

The major portion of this issue of the Bulletin consists of reports of various aspects of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Project on the Induction of Beginning Teachers, a three-year demonstration program (involving 188 beginning teachers and 37 cooperating teachers in 33 schools in Michigan, Virginia, Missouri,…

Presented is a project proposal for improving the assimilation of Puerto Rican and foreign born students in Hoboken, New Jersey. The project, to be funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III, intends to aid acculturation by giving school staffs an "in-depth experience" in Puerto Rico. It is felt that this field trip…

The primary purposes of this developmental and demonstration project were to reduce the number of dropouts and failures and to increase the amount of learning in the technical mathematics core courses. In June 1965 a decision was made to pilot test locally developed programed units in technical mathematics. After the identification of the desired…

Some informational materials used in the project reported in "Health Manpower Research. Volume 1" (VT 005 426) are presented. A 97-page bibliography covers manpower, health occupations, planning and legislation, migration of health personnel, staffing and utilization, health economics, and research into health manpower. Appendixes include: (1) a…