This handbook, designed to assist foreign language teachers in planning and executing a language immersion/homestay program for their students, is based on a successful program in Switzerland undertaken by Northport (New York) High School French teachers in 1980. The material is presented in three parts: (1) preparation of the exchange, including…

This publication will help historic sites and museums plan and develop programs of traditional dance interpretation. Outdoor museums and historic sites are increasingly involved with the interpretation of social and emotional life. Because it is a social and emotional event, dance can be a valuable part of this interpretation. There are four steps…

A questionnaire was sent to 97 Indiana University School of Education students who had participated in the Block Program during 1980 to 1982 to ascertain their employment situations. The Block Program option, for junior or senior year students, is characterized by: (1) team instruction and program flexibility; (2) articulated study in program…

This manual provides guidelines for religious congregations interested in setting up programs to sponsor refugees. The manual describes the psychological implications of the refugee experience and discusses initial steps in organizing for sponsorship. Detailed information is provided for sponsors regarding: finances and mobilization of resources;…

This self-audit package is intended for use by Illinois administrative units to determine to what extent they meet the requirements of Public Law 94-142 and the State Rules and Regulations to Govern the Administration and Operation of Special Education. Such determination can be achieved by auditing the Individualized Education Program (IEP)…

Educational outcomes are affected by student level, classroom level, and school level characteristics. The fact that educational data are multilevel in nature poses serious analysis questions. Though strong arguments can be made for focusing on a single level of analysis, such studies have several basic limitations: the choice of analytic level…

This report examines the effectiveness in 1979-80 of a Title VII bilingual (Spanish-English) demonstration project carried out for third and/or fourth graders in four public and two private schools in Dallas, Texas. Included are a list of evaluation questions and description of results. Information is provided on the ethnic characteristics of…

This report describes the organization and function of general child care and development programs, special programs and the State Preschool Program administered by the California State Department of Education. Also examined are the funding sources, eligibility criteria for participation, and program requirements. In addition to child development…

Described here is a rating scale to provide feedback about the success of training and of program implementation when a new program is being adopted. It allows project personnel to determine whether trainees possess the knowledge and skills necessary to implement a new program for which they are being trained. It also informs project personnel of…

The final report documents accomplishments of a 3 year outreach service to programs serving handicapped preschool children. The program includes four basic components: a preschool screening program, a parent initiated and maintained parent education group, an in home teaching program working with high risk or handicapped children from birth to 8…

The document, half of which consists of appendixes, discusses the development and implementation of individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children in the state of Illinois. A sequential presentation of the Illinois rules and regulations applying to IEPs is provided, and the major mandated steps in the development if IEPs are…

The administration of the Post Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program by the Veterans' Administration is described, and the operation of the program within the Department of Defense and its components is covered. Appended materials include proposed rules for a new participatory program for educational assistance for persons who first…

The role of three professional groups--adaptive physical educators, therapeutic recreation specialists, and special educators--in planning individualized leisure programs for disabled persons is discussed. Characteristics of such programs should take into consideration principles of normalization and least restrictive environment. A systems…

Originally established with the aid of federal grants, the continuing state dissemination program--designed to place the results of educational research and other educational resources at the disposal of Montana educator users--is described from its inception in 1976 through 1980. The dissemination capacity of the state educational system is…

This narrative report on a 5-year project summarizes the major objectives and accomplishments of a federally supported dissemination program designed to place the results of educational research and other educational resources at the disposal of Illinois users. The report includes highlights of the first four years of the project, entitled…