Outlined is the history of conservation and outdoor education with special emphasis on California. The roles of Californian state agencies and professional organizations are described. Purposes and programs of the Association for Outdoor Education are outlined and Californian legislation related to provision of outdoor education, authorization of…

This concluding report of a project initiated by the Cogswell Polytechnical Institute entitled "The Richmond Plan," focuses on the results of a reevaluation of the principles and practices of high school programs in the Richmond City Schools in California. This project, designed to meet the specialized needs of "average" high…

Project Upper Cumberland was a three year endeavor which served 16 Tennessee counties. The final report and evaluation, in three documents, summarizes the three innovative programs which it engendered: (1) teacher inservice training, emphasizing human relations; (2) a pilot cultural arts program (art, music, drama) for grades 1-12; and (3) a pilot…

To increase the efficiency of human and financial resource allocations, the El Dorado County, California, Office of Education initiated a planning, programing, budgeting system (PPBS). This document is a progress report on the effectiveness of the system after one year of operation. It contains (1) a statement on goals, (2) charts of the program…

This bulletin contains the Proceedings of a conference on Follow Through held on December 9-10, 1969, at the University of Florida. The conference was sponsored by the Florida Department of Education, the Institute for Development of Human Resources, and the Florida Educational Research and Development Council. The purpose of this conference was…

This set of two cassette tapes resulted from the 1969 AAAS conference on undergraduate environmental science. The topics selected for the seminar were: (1) What is the Field of Environmental Science and how does it relate to the Ecological crisis? (2) What should be the role and the goals of the educational institutions in dealing with these…

Contained in this report is an evaluation of the ESEA Title I Environmental-Ecological Education Program for educationally disadvantaged students operated by the Brookville Area School District, Pennsylvania. The program is a modification of a previously operated ESEA Title III Rural Youth Enrichment Program. Conducted during the summer of 1970,…

This publication describes (1) the origin of the Follow Through program, (2) the present status of the Colorado Follow Through program, and (3) criteria for establishing other such programs. It contains a dozen photographs of children participating in Follow Through programs. (WD)

Thirty children and their mothers from a poverty area of Kansas City enrolled in a Head Start parent cooperative nursery school. The mothers actively participated in a parent-training program consisting of tutorial training in which a series of lessons designed to teach preacademic concepts and skills to the children was presented to the mothers.…

This final report of the Delaware Occupational Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) summarizes activities during the period from October 1, 1968, to August 31, 1969. Specific activities reported are related to major activities and accomplishments during the period, significant findings and events, dissemination activities, other activities, and…

This final report of the New York State Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education summarizes the activities covered between the period of April 1967 and August 31, 1969. Major topics considered are (1) objectives of the unit, (2) organization chart, (3) summary of activities April 1967-June 1967, (4) summary of activities, July…

This final report of the Kentucky Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education summarizes the activities covered from April 1, 1967 to August 31, 1969. Major activities during this period included: (1) stimulating research, (2) carrying out research and development projects, (3) identifying potential research problems, (4) disseminating…

This final report of the Minnesota Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) for Vocational Education summarizes the activities covered between March 1967 and August 31, 1969. Major topics considered are (1) background of the Unit, (2) methods, including organization, personnel, and facilities, (3) a listing of activities and how they meet the Unit's…

This final report of the Oregon Vocational Education Research Coordinating Unit covers the activities during the period July 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969. During this period the aims of the Unit were reoriented to meet newly determined priorities. These aims are to: (1) identify current issues and problems, (2) stimulate research and development…

The Texas Small Schools Project is described and efforts to improve education in small schools are presented in this document. Various innovative activities implemented are discussed. These activities include: a summer workshop, seminars for talented youth, health career days, and a student testing program. Instructional activities considered are:…