The annotated bibliography on mainstreaming program descriptions contains approximately 110 abstracts and associated indexing information for documents published from 1955 to 1974 and selected from the computer files of the Council for Exceptional Children's Information Services and the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). It is…

The General College of the University of Minnesota has a course of study for the training of legal assistants and legal administrators. In 1974 the General College Legal Paraprofessional Program was evaluated by a team of visitors representing the American Bar Association (ABA). The visitation was part of a ABA pilot project to test guidelines and…

The treatment and care of the mentally ill and developmentally disabled is now and has been the subject of volatile public debate. This paper is the result of an attempt by the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities to reorient public focus to concentrate on the major issues involved in delivering effective treatment…

The need for management skills in engineering professions is discussed. An engineering program designed to prepare students for technical management is described and compared to a typical program granting a Master's of Business Administration. Institutions with programs are listed. (MLH)

All asPects of professional engineering in India are discussed, including the structure of basic, technical and professional education, the pattern of engineering curriculum, the role of professional societies, the role of industries, and recommendations and conclusions. Comparisons are made between these aspects and those now existing in the…

The third report of the greater Milwaukee area career education project documents the phase 3 activities and accomplishments of the project, from October 1974 to July 1975. The following objectives were accomplished. Contact persons have been established in each district to promote career education. Three one-week workshops, two adult career…

The report describes the accomplishment of the objectives of a project, the overall purpose of which was to disseminate a video-taped adult basic education teachers training program (Basic Education: Teaching the Adult) to interested institutions of higher education in 10 educational regions. The 10 objectives dealt with conducting regional…

The report describes a workshop for adult basic education teachers in Ohio which utilized the teacher training television series, "Basic Education: Teaching the Adult." Responses from teachers identified the two clusters of content presented: (1) measurement/diagnosis of student learning and individualized instruction, and (2) teaching reading and…

This book is a collection of 11 essays that present the experiences and views of individuals who have played major roles in large-scale curriculum development projects. The opening chapter examines conceptions of curriculum, provides an overview of the curriculum reform movement since 1950, looks at some persistent dilemmas facing the curriculum…

The Academic Common Market is an interstate agreement among Southern states for sharing academic programs. Participating states are able to make arrangements for their residents who qualify for admission to enroll in specific programs in other states on an in-state tuition basis. Thus far, the arrangements have been limited to unusual graduate…

These two booklets comprise a new program by the Jaycee's called Operation THRESHOLD. Patterned after the U.S. Jaycees Family Life Development Program, these booklets focus primarily on prevention. They employ a group discussion format to elicit responses from people on how we influence and teach children. The responsible use and nonuse of alcohol…

Project CREST (Clinical Regional Support Teams) is an innovative, LEAA-funded action project, using paid and volunteer counselor education students to work as referral agents with juvenile delinquents in several north Florida communities. The program is distinctive in that its assessment, counseling, and consulting services do not replace but…

This three-part report evaluates the progress of the Texas Center for the Improvement of Educational Systems (TCIES), and examines the nature and extent of collaboration at each of five Local Cooperative Teacher Education Centers (LCTECs) in Texas. Part 1 discusses the development and operation of the Texas Center from July 1971 through December…

Reporting the results of statewide assessment looms as a problem as more states pass from the planning to implementation phase in their assessment programs. When energies are focused on the purpose of the assessment, formulating objectives, and instrument construction, reporting takes a back seat because it happens last. There are some general…

This report evaluates five NIMH (NIDA) -administered drug education projects for their operations and effectiveness. Findings and recommendations are presented in Part I, while the second section utilizes a process model and specific observations to discuss a variety of dimensions of drug education procedures. (Author)