This paper describes the freshman orientation procedures and activities of 17 public-supported institutions with student populations of 9500 or more. In addition, large, public-supported institutions are compared with all other institutions (N = 93) studied on proportions of informational, social, and intellectual activities offered in orientation…

Training in design and test development may not be of much help in dealing with the evaluation of Federally funded projects in a large city school system. Planning and carrying out evaluation in a large urban school system requires that much skill and time be spent on typically managerial pursuits. Therefore, a specialist in evaluation and…

This paper comments on the thesis that cognitive style and affective reaction variables ought to be taken into account in the evaluation of instruction. Observations are expressed as questions relating to cognitive style: Which style is it better for an individual to have? Can cognitive style be adapted to fit a particular learning task? Can it be…

Cooperative work experience programs were examined in terms of their scope and success in meeting student and community needs. Teacher-coordinators, administrators, and students participating in work programs at eight colleges offering work programs were interviewed. Students from industrial technology classes at a 4-year college were surveyed to…

An investigation was made of the success of a developmental reading program with students possessing limited skills, the effect of reading instruction and counseling on grade point average, and the effect of reading instruction and counseling on attrition rate. Ninety freshmen students from the University of Missouri-Rolla were divided into three…

This instruction guide was prepared in order to assist schools in upgrading their health education programs. It is organized in a K-12 sequence of appropriate concepts indicating articulation between the primary, intermediate, junior, and senior high levels, but it provides flexibility for local school district scheduling. The format within each…

In response to a felt need for systematic evaluation of the varied but isolated programs designed to provide teachers with international understanding, an in-depth study will be made of international programs at all US colleges and universities that prepare teachers. As a first step, an information retrieval instrument was developed during the…

Actions taken in the area of outdoor recreation on Federal, State, local, and private levels are reported in the document. Financing actions are listed according to states, government agencies, and names of private financers. The organization and administration section includes new agencies, personnel, reorganizations, and significant resolutions…

This handbook describes the 1969-70 Region II West Virginia New Careers in Education Program which includes three training and development components: (1) a 4-week summer preservice institute for teachers (K-12) and teacher aides and a 1-week institute for principals; (2) weekly inservice seminars for teachers and aides, on-the-job training for…

Project H.E.L.P. is a promise to youth that we do care and that we will show we do. However, in innovating a program for dropouts, many concerns arise, as more difficulties arise. These areas of concern are: (1) the widespread adoption of the innovation which could take place only with the backing and support of the school board and administrative…

In an effort to aid freshmen whose academic backgrounds were weaker than those of other freshmen, the College of the Arts and Sciences, University of Missouri, Kansas City, inaugurated a program called "The Transitional Year." This program was planned to minimize the difficulties encountered by freshmen during the transition from high school to…

This booklet describes how students can finance their college expenses, how the College Scholarship Service functions, and how financial need is determined. Included are a number of suggestions that are intended to be helpful to a counselor. Among these are: (1) encourage all capable students to continue their education whatever their financial…

This study was conducted to determine the effects of individualized reading as a literature teaching method in the secondary school. Seniors in two high schools were divided evenly into three groups, each group having 65 students representing four levels of ability to interpret literary materials. The experimental group was assigned to two…

This curriculum guide, encompassing a total industrial arts and vocational program for grades K-12 for the Leflore County Schools, Greenwood, Mississippi, was developed by a local staff of educators. Special emphasis is given to industrial arts in grades K-6, vocational orientation in the seventh grade, introduction to modern industry in the ninth…

The rationale for present manpower programs and its utility for future manpower policy are discussed. The approach focuses attention on such questions as the following: Does the present de facto meaning of manpower policy, which is implicit in what is now being attempted in the so-called "manpower programs," exhaust the potential…