The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has developed a new means of financing a portion of PBS' national programing--the "Station Program Cooperative" (SPC). Established in April 1974, the SPC is the product of a multifaceted attack on three critical and interrelated problems: (1) an increasing scarcity of funds for national programing;…

This paper argues that measuring the degree of implementation is important if causative statements about effects of an innovation are to be made. It identifies four classes of problems which impede such measurement: the purpose problem, the local adaptability probelm, the scalor problem, and the innovation completeness problem. An understanding of…

A generalized evaluation model (GEM) has been developed to evaluate primary prevention program impact. The GEM model views primary prevention dynamically; delineating four structural components (program, organization, target population, system) and four developmental stages (initiation, establishment, integration, continuation). The interaction of…

This handbook has been compiled to aid concerned individuals and ecology groups more adequately define their goals, initiate good programs, and take effective action. It examines the ways a group of working individuals can become involved in action programs for ecological change. Part 1 deals with organization, preliminary organizing, structuring,…

The booklet presents guidelines for program development which resulted from Project CHILD, a research effort to validate identification, intervention, and teacher education programs for use with language handicapped children. School districts engaged in developing and implementing a language disability program are encouraged to consider the…

A network of systematic concepts related to preparation and criticism is presented. The concepts are grouped into four categories: conceptualization, planning, writing, and editing. (Author)

Long-range planning involves the identification of priority programs and services and the detailing of the necessary resources (staff, equipment, facilities and materials) required to implement these programs and services. This report discusses what is involved in this process and provides a fundamental understanding of the following three basic…

Development of effective professional training programs for adults requires: careful, honest analysis of organizational needs and conditions; an overall training approach geared to distinctive adult characteristics; and a logical program planning sequence, normally involving a number of steps. These steps or elements in planning would include…

This bibliography is intended as a reference on manpower planning, at the national, industry, or company level. Certain recurring themes guided the selection of documents in this survey: (1) The main objective of macroeconomic planning is the guidance of changing unemployment patterns towards desired goals, (2) Manpower planning should be closely…

This booklet provides guidelines for administrators, curricula directors, mathematics coordinators and supervisors, mathematics department chairmen, and classroom teachers for the orderly evaluation of improved mathematics programs. The purpose of the booklet was (1) to identify the kind of organization that enables the implementation,…

This annotated bibliography is composed of 70 citations relevant for Program, Planning, Budgeting Systems (PPBS) and ranging in date from 1962 to 1969 but emphasizing the 1965 to 1968 period. Listings are arranged alphabetically according to author under the general divisions: Overview of PPBS, Systems and Administrative Theory, The Planning…

The National Council for Educational Technology (NCET) was established in 1967 by the British government as a central agency for the promotion of research, the initiation of development, the coordination of training, and the dissemination of information relevant to educational technology. This report covers the activities of the council from its…

This report describes the first-year progress of the Fredonia/Hamburg Teacher Education Center and is concerned with aspects of the general format, program, and organization of the center. Chapter one defines and discusses the development of competency-based programs and describes the purpose of the Teacher Education Center at Fredonia/Hamburg.…

During the period from January 19, 1972 to July 19, 1973, the Portland, Oregon, schools involved in Project Career Exploration 7-10 (PCE7-10) have focused on the goal of providing for every student in grades 7-10 the opportunity to explore, through hands-on experiences, many jobs found in broad families of occupations, with the aim of enabling…

This report takes a broad, analytical look at three systems that emphasize individualized instruction: Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs (PLAN), Individually Guided Education (IGE), and Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI). In this assessment the following areas are examined: (a) the principles that characterize the system, (b)…