In response to intended future California legislation which would allot state aid to schools on the basis of how well each educational program met its stated objectives, the Comprehensive Career Guidance System (CCGS) was developed. It is a systematic approach to the development and evaluation of guidance oriented objectives and related…

Volume 2 of the New York State Plan for Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services contains the reports of the four Regional Advisory Committees, whose recommendations provide the basis upon which the final State Plan (Volume I) was developed. Each report examines present capability and unmet needs, and offers recommendations related to the…

To determine what is meant by and what was desired in a graduate program of higher education, 275 questionnaires were sent to faculty members teaching courses in higher education at different types of institutions. Questions involved: (1) the areas of study that could be included in the field of higher education; (2) program elements that were or…

It is the role of the school to assist the individual toward appropriate educational and occupational experiences. Twenty-five New Jersey high schools endeavored to improve their programs for career development by sponsoring innovative guidance projects. The projects explored and developed guidelines in five areas: (1) Special vocational guidance…

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is specifically designed to help educationally deprived children. It was amended in 1966 to include the children of migratory agricultural workers. Today more than 235,000 migrant children receive educational and special supplementary services under Title I. This booklet is designed to…

The three position papers included in this publication are concerned with the broad area of illiteracy, with each individual paper presenting a specific point of view. The first paper, "The Costs of Illiteracy," discusses several complex relationships between illiteracy and its economic consequences for the illiterate citizen and for the country.…

A proposed plan for environmental education for the State of Oregon, aimed at coordinating existing environmental education programs and implementing new ones, is contained in this document. Five areas of particular concern are emphasized. These include: Program and Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Educational Facilities, Community…

An institute to retrain teachers (K-8) for multicultural education was evaluated to determine 1) types of knowledge relevant to teaching in a minority community that can successfully be taught in an 8-week summer institute and 2) changes in attitude and conceptual structure associated with the institute. The program included sensitivity training…

Two chapters from the "Handbook on Adult Education in the United States" which have special significance for university extension divisions and evening colleges are reprinted, with some changes and additions. The first gives an overview of institutional arrangements for adult education in colleges and universities, covering factors…

This booklet describes eight University of Washington teacher education projects in operation during the 1969-70 school year to develop and test various performance-based, field-experience approaches and a management system in which the university and cooperating school districts provided for released time for selected school personnel to serve as…

A comparative analysis of the importance of selected program planning procedures and related actions for developing, conducting, and evaluating adult educational activities as perceived by adult educators and urban planners was made. The sample comprised 35 adult educators and 35 urban planners from 21 areas in Florida. An instrument listed, in…

This paper introduces organizational development and describes its potential utility to the planning community. The paper first points out some current practices in educational planning that may violate principles of effective human behavior in educational organizations. The centralization of goal setting and decisionmaking and the failure to…

The document reflects the planning of the Division of Special Education of the Ohio Department of Education for the development of special education programs and services for handicapped children in Ohio in the 1970's. Six major areas at the division planning level are focused upon: long-range goals, assumptions made in order to plan, specific…

This paper presents a discussion of the use of educational tests in guidance services as seen in the light of modern developments in statistical theory and computer technology, and of the increasing demands for such services. A focus and vocabulary for this discussion is found in Turnbull's recent article on "Relevance in Testing." Following an…

In an effort to indicate the needs and goals of residential care for the mentally handicapped, the booklet defines residential care and presents a statement of its purpose. Discussed are conditions under which residential care is appropriate, the legal rights of the individual, needed services, regional and community resources, and the living…