Program monitoring permits assessments to be made on a community-based program--its managerial and operational efficiency, its effectiveness, its acceptability by clients, and suitability to needs. It assists a program in defining objectives and developing and implementing quality care in an effective manner. This guide lists kinds of things…

The author reviews commonly held myths about public school programs for behavior problem, chronically disruptive students in Iowa, citing the lack of resource options for these students in many areas of the state. He disputes the following "ill-founded notions": 1) behaviorally disordered children are qualitatively distinct from normal…

The study investigated programs for elementary level gifted and talented students available in all Ohio public school districts and training programs for teachers of the gifted and talented available in 51 Ohio colleges approved for teacher education. Surveys, visitations, and interviews were used to collect the data. Among five major conculsions…

This report presents the findings of a joint government/industry study group which investigated the technical feasibility of standard benchmark programs for testing vendor systems in the competitive selection of computer systems within both private industry and the federal government. As part of its investigation, the study group reviewed earlier…

An overview of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education March 1979 clinic concerning management practices in teacher education inservice program operation is presented. Two Teacher Corps projects, one urban and one rural in setting, are used as the basis for discussion. Three areas of management practice are considered. The…

This manual, geared for mental health professionals, demonstrates that social network intervention provides an excellent framework and set of tools for working with the multiple problems of older adults. Social networks are "family" groupings of client, family members, friends and other community supports. The intervention focusses on bonding and…

This study examines responses of elementary and secondary school students to a questionnaire regarding the effect of family life and sex education programming. Suggestions from the students were also requested. Numerical data was tabulated, the lengthy responses were catalogued, and frequencies recorded. Analysis of responses is presented by grade…

Thirty-six schools were involved in a three-year-long investigation of the utility of the Right to Read model for assessing and planning needed improvements in school reading programs. Among the findings were the following: (1) The Right to Read model was not useful for addressing all of the improvement-related problems faced by the schools. In…

This report explains the output of a computer program which was developed for use by media specialists in calculating the statistics on data gathered from PSES questionnaires, as well as the computer program itself. Written in PASCAL, this program computes descriptive statistics, a bar graph, and percentages for the PSES instrument. Appendices…

This report explains the output of a computer program which was developed for use by media specialists in calculating the statistics on data gathered from PSES questionnaires, as well as the computer program itself. Written in PASCAL, this program computes descriptive statistics, a bar graph, and percentages for the PSES instrument. Appendices…

This teacher's guide is for a course designed to teach business students the fundamentals of the BASIC language and computer programming using a series of business-oriented programs. Each lesson contains an introduction, flow charts, and computer programs. The six lesson topics are print-out and format control, count-average, withholding tax…

The described inservice teacher education program is designed for elementary school teachers who wish to develop skills in handling hearing impaired students who are mainstreamed into their classroom. The scope and sequencing of program topics is outlined. Activities and resources involved in the program are described. Ordering information for…

The described inservice teacher education materials are for the use of both secondary school English teachers who are training tutors in reading and for lay tutors. An outline of the scope and sequencing of topics in the program is presented as well as a description of activities and resources involved in use of the materials. Ordering information…

This brief history of women's participation in college sports at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, is divided into four sections. The first period prior to 1901 coincides with the later Victorian era. The second period from 1901 to 1926 includes the first World War and the passage of the 19th amendment. The years from 1926 to 1959 are spanned…

As a description of a self-instructional module course designed to improve educators' knowledge and skill in instructing gifted and talented children, information is provided concerning the purposes, goals, and objectives of the course, the scope and sequencing of the course modules, the activities and resources involved in the effective use of…