This booklet is the second in a series of annual publications that list and describe a wide array of promising and innovative educational practices in hopes of stimulating the development of alternative educational delivery systems and strategies involving students, teachers, administrators, and parents. Included in the booklet are brief…

The report of a study undertaken for long-range planning and evaluation is in two parts. Part One reviews the institution's academic goals (including an historical overview, statement of educational purpose, and a listing of instructional programs, requirements, and curriculum offerings). Part Two contains five-year projections for curriculum…

The purpose of this assessment instrument is to provide a functional tool that allows for: (1) self-study and self-evaluation of the total secondary school physical education program; (2) identification of problem areas; and (3) eventual improvement of the secondary school physical education program. Criteria items are organized under four program…

Needss asessment is here to stay as shools wishing to apply for grants under the competitive titles of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), must now justify their requests. However, quality assessment data cannot be obtained in the majority of school districts nationally without federal or state budgetary allocations for Local…

The administration of a continuing education program for nurses at the University of Connecticut, independent of the university continuing education center, is described. Data from 76 other State schools showed significant progress in establishing programs that meet proposed American Nurses' Association standards, but also a shortage of funds for…

This article presents suggested policies to help administrators of athletics, physical education, and intramural programs as they seek to provide leadership to the club sports movement on their campuses. (RC)

Discusses the financial advantages of insuring school property through nonprofit state insurance programs, rather than through commercial insurance companies. Summarizes experiences with existing state insurance programs in the states of South Carolina, North Dakota, Alabama, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. (JG)

Evaluation of the basic science curriculum in the regionalized program of the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSM), where first-semester courses are taught at universities in Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WAMI), revealed that students at participating sites achieved as well as those at UWMS. (JT)

The article points out how the Junior Achievement program has provided youth with hands-on work experience and the responsibilities of administering a small business. Program goals, operation, and expansion over its 55 year history are described. (Author/MS)

Discusses what feminists have been trying to accomplish through the many womens programs that have sprouted, flourished, and sometimes faded in recent years and focuses on Women in Transition, Inc., a program that failed. (Author/AM)

Continuing education for rural Americans is seen as a "step-child" to conventional on-campus programs. Elements of the British Open University are explored with the view of adapting them to American rural continuing education. (KR)

Reviews program development, program content, and student experiences in a political science internship program for students from the University of Michigan (Dearborn) in legislative/administrative offices of the Ontario Provincial or Metro-Toronto governmental offices. (AV)

Bibliographic references list 300 randomized field experiments undertaken to study programs in schools, hospitals, prisons, and other social settings. The bibliography provides evidence supporting the feasibility and the broad scope of randomized field tests conducted by economists, sociologists, psychologists, and educational researchers.…