A general outline for a model guidance and counseling program for adults enrolled in a basic education program is provided. Items covered are: general outline of the special experimental study, personnel structure, duties of the study team, agencies, institutions, departments and individuals to be used for resource assistance; teachers'…

This is a session-by-session lesson chart of component one of the Instructional Staff Development (ISD) program. The general purposes of this component are listed as follows: a) to provide participants with proper expectations concerning the purpose of the program, b) to promote a group feeling of familiarity among participants, c) to encourage…

A historical description and chronological account of an experience in which an urban school system adopted a criterion-referenced testing program through contract with a publisher is given. A proposal was developed, objectives reviewed, and tests constructed and reviewed. Reports and training programs for school staff were also developed. The…

The School Volunteer Program has made a significant contribution toward enriching and expanding the instructional opportunities available to the Miami public schools' students. During the period from September 15, 1971 to June 15, 1972, 1,237 volunteers contributed 48,358 hours to the students in 35 schools in three districts. The goals of the…

An experimental course covering some of the fundamental principles and terminology associated with environmental science and the application of these principles to various contemporary problems is summarized in this report. The course involved a series of lectures together with a program of specific seminar and discussion topics presented by the…

The semi-annual newsletter allows for dissemination of current information of the World-of-Work Economic Education Project (WOWEE) which will provide a basis for career planning by junior and senior high students. Intended for teachers and other educators, the newsletter typically includes details about upcoming conferences, meetings, and…

The need for community involvement in a teacher training program is stressed in this monograph. The paper is divided into three sections. The first section discusses the historical view of community involvement in decision-making matters pertaining to education and the growing trend toward a concept of many levels of citizen participation in…

Volume III of the evaluation of the School Personnel Program (SPU), designed by Florida State University, assesses the impact of program training. Part I reports the extent to which school personnel trained in SPU projects were able to identify a "flexible staffing" approach and to view the flexible staffing approach as a desirable alternative to…

This report presents a master's degree program for the teaching of underprivileged children. It offers a program consisting of preservice involvement with the disadvantaged, informal seminars, teaching and camp counseling, fellowship to acquaint the faculty with the poor, sensitivity groups to enhance teacher effectiveness, and an evaluation…

The 1972-73 school year Project VITALITY is described to provide coordinated work study career development for students in grades seven through 12 or equivalent ages who are legally assigned to the special programs, students in the Teen Mothers program, and those students dismissed from the educable mentally retarded program after August 1, 1969.…

Described is the community educational resource center (CERC), defined to be a multipurpose, community-based facility that delivers a coordinated system of special educational resources, human and nonhuman, to instructional and administrative personnel confronted by educationally handicapped children. Covered in the description are program need in…

Described is the creativity center program, part of Project Gifted, an educational program for gifted intermediate grade children. The report pertains specifically to the Warwick Public Schools in Rhode Island. The program is described to give gifted children opportunity and encouragement in their academic and personal development. The program…

This report examines legislation proposed by the Nixon administration to (1) make available to employed workers a new type of personal retirement plan having tax-deferral advantages, (2) apply pre-retirement vesting requirements to the private pension system, and (3) broaden tax-deferred retirement plans presently available to the self-employed…

The goal of Project IMPACT is to provide the U.S. Army with an effective, efficient, and economical computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system in a total system framework. This paper reviews the a) reasons for establishment of Project IMPACT, b) nature of the project and its relevance to needs of the Army, c) reasons why the Army needs to develop…

A set of individualized instructional materials dealing with subject matter of varying familiarity to college students was developed and widely used by a number of investigators. In their full version, these materials contained content with which subjects had a fair amount of prior familiarity, and materials with which college-age students had…