Before discussing the problems confronting middle schools, the author examines some characteristics of effective middle schools. Successful middle schools possess certain common elements in the areas of climate or learning atmosphere, instruction balance, teaching strategies, emphasis on achievement, guidance orientation, organization, teachers,…

The self evaluation guide is explained to be designed for accreditation of services to blind and visually handicapped students in service programs for which the NAC (National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped) does not have specific program standards (such as radio reading services and library services).…

Described is a sex education program for preschool children with emotional and learning problems in a therapeutic center. It is explained that the "Baby Week" method combines experimental and didactic learninq sequences geared to the developmental needs of this age group. The setting, planning, and organization of the program are discussed, and…

This applied project recognized the priority to identify, describe, and evaluate existing vocational education programs that are coordinated with the adult performance level (APL) competency based approach. Furthermore, the project supported the value of developing and testing one or more models for APL/vocational education interface. In order to…

A project summary and 20 related papers are presented on the Argonne Braille Machine, a device which produces braille-equivalent information on magnetic tape rather than embossing dots on paper. The summary traces the machine's development while 10 papers cover such issues as user reactions, evaluation proposals, use and care of the machine, the…

Current policies and practices governing the transfer of credit at the University of Pittsburgh were reviewed. Both the general policies of the university and the specific policies of the School of General Studies, the degree granting unit, were included for study. Consideration has been given to expediting the progress of mature adults through…

The highlights of the 1978 Ohio White House Conference on Library and Information Services are presented in this report. Brief sections describe pre-conference activities and the democratic processes of the conference, and summaries of the presentations indicate the major issues addressed at the meeting. Conference recommendations, listed under…

The National Diffusion Network (NDN) was established to bring together representatives of federal, state, and local agencies to promote widespread adoption of new and innovative programs within and across state boundaries. The goal in publishing this directory is to help local educators solve problems through program improvements gleaned from…

The document describes the In-School Suspension Project (ISSP), a program of the Northeast High School Complex in Macon, Georgia, which assigns students to in-school or in-house suspension rooms as an alternative to suspending juvenile delinquents/offenders out of school. The remedial strategy is reported to call for the cooperation of the county…

The paper describes the T.O.T.E. (Teach Our Tots Early) Infant/Toddler Intervention Program to provide educational programing for handicapped children from birth to age 3 years. Sections address the following program components: program development, delivery model (primarily home-based), staffing, population (southeast Wayne County, Michigan),…

Intended to present information about the activities and use of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system that are available through the ERIC clearinghouses, this report briefly describes the variety of activities, methods, and services that are employed in the dissemination of the system's educational information. After a short…

This guide to the national bibliography of Canada includes works published in and about Canada, works by Canadian authors, and federal, provincial, and municipal government publications. "Canadiana" became operational in 1951 when bibliographic citations to monographs and serials were listed. As resources became available, more…

This description of the technical details required for using the HIER-GRP computer program, which was developed to group or cluster regression equations in an iterative manner so as to minimize the overall loss of predictive efficiency at each iteration, contains a discussion of the basic algorithm, an outline of the essential steps,…

The project described was initiated in 1974 by an institution for mentally retarded citizens to expand its library services from a poorly equipped library for school age residents to an adapted service appropriate for mentally retarded adults in a public library type setting. Project goals were directed toward improving institution life, preparing…

Enrollment decline raises questions about decision-making in school systems and about the kinds of solutions to problems that arise. According to this paper, one of two related documents, policymakers, educators, and community members need to be aware of the hidden costs and concerns resulting from different solutions. It addresses questions of…