This document is one in a set of four documents which present a personnel development program aimed at improving the competence of instructional leaders in planning and implementing curricula in generic work skills, especially in vocational education. (Generic work skills are defined as those skills that facilitate the operation of goal-oriented…

The document, over half of which consists of appendixes, reports on a study of the state of the art in the development of individualized education programs (IEPs) in Connecticut. Specific areas examined included the existence of a diagnostic/instructional link, assessment procedures across handicapping conditions, the development of objectives…

An integrated data base system providing online services to purchasing and accounts payable, which was implemented at the University of Michigan, is described. The system was designed to use online IMS transactions for data entry and inquiry and IMS batch reporting programs. With the implementation of the system, departmental and vendor inquiries…

The stated goal of the project is "to accomplish the design and pilot test of a file of educational practices compatible with and complementary to ERIC." This summary of the phase I (design) documentation outlines product requirements, and describes activities and outcomes to complete those requirements. Eight products are discussed in the report:…

A teacher education program especially designed to prepare teachers for teaching at the middle school level is advocated. A description is given of the education program, curriculum design, and degree requirements for five institutions having outstanding middle school programs--Gordon College in Massachusetts, Findlay College in Ohio, Illinois…

A report is given of the work of a study committee selected to plan and implement a sex education program at the secondary level. The committee was comprised of students, parents, and teachers. After examining what other schools in the area had done to meet sex education needs, the committee wrote a statement of philosophy and purpose, reacted to…

The purpose of this study was to investigate inservice teachers' perceptions about a variety of university course characteristics and to solicit their opinions about future courses. A survey form designed to obtain demographic information, personal reasons for course selection, and evaluation of inservice opportunities at the state university was…

A computer program named Program STANDARD is presented and demonstrated. This program calculates the statistical significance of the overall agreement of the categorical assignments. The program is based on Light's statistic, G, for describing the conjoint agreement of many observers with correct or standard set of classifications on nominal…

This report presents the results of an evaluation of the Nonprofit Organization Program (NPO) of the Emergency School Aid Act of 1972. The program provides financial assistance to nonprofit community organizations to support the development or implementation of public school desegregation or otherwise reduce or eliminate minority group isolation.…

This case study documents reform policies and practices for handling juveniles, and the development of complete monitoring of child welfare and juvenile facilities. Due to the work of citizen and child advocacy groups, ways have been developed in Pennsylvania to determine whether state and federal laws regarding institutionalized children are…

Community-Oriented Mental Health Education is viewed as an economical and effective approach to the delivery of mental health services in rural areas. This review explores the issues in design and implementation of mental health education programs, with particular reference to the program developed in Madison County, New York. A descriptive…

A model for program evaluation with pertinent data from a variety of methods applied in six settings is described. The settings include two university clinical psychology programs at Alabama and Kansas; the Memphis Internship Consortium; the University of Arkansas Student Development Center component of the Counseling Unit; and two county social…

This resource guide supplements catalog information on graduate programs in Family Studies. It also aids students in formulating their own program evaluation criteria. The guide summarizes the prospects for university Family Studies departments. Program descriptions cover four points: size and resources; admissions and requirements; theoretical…

The report presents an executive summary of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a comparative study to assess the services being provided to handicapped preschool children by Project Head Start and non-Head Start programs. This study is Phase I of a larger study of the process of mainstreaming handicapped children in Head Start…

This report presents a summary of the experiences shared and presentations at a meeting attended by 20 women from different cultures, backgrounds, and situations who met to consider the role of women in the media, the responsible use of media, and the image of women portrayed there. Their main task was to find ways of helping the three sponsoring…