This paper furnishes a framework that allows the local audiovisual administrator to develop a management system necessary for the instructional support of teaching through modern media and educational technology. The structure of this framework rests on organizational patterns which are explained in four categories: complete decentralization,…

This statewide report documents the number and kind of media program staff members and the type of media program facilities for elementary and secondary schools in Wisconsin through 1978. Status report 1 presents percentages of public school buildings with centralized media center facilities, percentages of students in schools with media centers,…

PRACTICES RELATED TO THE EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CAREERS OF READING REMEDIATION SPECIALISTS IN NEW YORK CITY ARE REVIEWED. NEW YORK CITY WAS STUDIED BECUASE ITS PROGRAM OF REMEDIATION IS EXPANDING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LARGE NUMBERS OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, MANY OF WHOM ARE SEVERELY RETARDED IN READING. THE STUDY INDICATED THAT NEW YORK CITY…

A survey of research and development studies currently needed in early childhood education stresses child development and its relation to instruction. Topics which have been discussed are perception, oral language, concept formation, learning set, motivation, and the psychology of learning. Universities and public school systems working together…

This document describes the present federal effort on behalf of learning disabled children, beginning with its recent history. It traces the field of learning disabilities as a subspecialty within education from 1963, when a steering committee was appointed to organize a symposium on "The Child with Minimal Brain Dysfunction," through the Learning…

The purposes of the project described in this report were to train curriculum specialists and to develop and test curriculum design training materials. The first phase of the project included the development of training materials and their use to train a small group of students. During the training of the pilot group of students, an effective…

For media center volunteers or inexperienced technicians, a workshop training guide provides reference and assistance in everyday problems and situations that arise in an instructional material center (IMC). Two five-hour days of instruction and participation, using the guide, are suggested for workshops. Step-by-step processing of book materials,…

A program to train administrators, faculty, instructional designers, media specialists and computer programers in use of a new PLATO IV computer system for Florida State University is outlined and discussed. Three major areas of competence are identified: selection of appropriate PLATO materials, design of courseware, and production and TUTOR…

A budgetary analysis and allocation system for college and university media (audiovisual and library) resources and services is proposed which is aimed at helping administrative personnel make decisions concerning future needs. This Minnesota Plan, used for the state college system, proposes a media materials budget based on three components--an…

This catalogue takes the case study approach in presenting a descriptive inventory of what is being done to train and retrain teachers in the use of audiovisual media. Included are the following sections: (a) training of specialists in audiovisual media and educational technology, dealing with training "generalists," specialists for particular…

In this first national directory are listed college and university faculty members and administrators who are administering media programs or are directing or teaching programs for the training of teachers and librarians in the uses of education educational media. Nearly 3,400 individuals at 824 institutions are listed by name, academic rank,…

The position taken here is that much greater stress needs to be put upon improving instruction through improving the amount and nature of the staff and the time resources available to the classroom teacher. The proposed minimum supportive-services staffing for a model educational unit would include six special services leaders (coordinators); six…

Listed in this "Guide" are 68 schools where a student can major in film, and an additional 233 schools where film courses are being taught. The schools are listed alphabetically by state. Each entry is headed by the name of the school and the department sponsoring the film program. This is followed by the mailing address and the name of the…

It was the purpose of this study to investigate and compare the expectations of the school for the child and the expectations based on research findings from the field of child growth and development and to discover the nature of the discrepancy, if any, between these two expectations. Data was gathered for comparing the evaluations of early…

This document reports proceedings of a conference attended by state department of education members, college deans of education, and school superintendents from Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois. Major contents are two addresses: (1) "The Future and Educational Personnel Development" in which Dean Corrigan of the U.S. Office of…