This paper assesses the impact of cross-role grouping on the social systems of participating schools. Data were gathered informally through conversations and interviews with members of cadres, cadre presentations, liaison and research evaluation personnel in specific cadres, and direct observation in some situations. The study covers three…

The final report of the Special Education Evaluation Project for 16 University Affiliated Facilities (UAF) centers provides a chronological review of the project which focused on the training of persons to work with mentally retarded or other handicapped individuals. Outlined are project objectives including the development of descriptors useful…

A new system of computer-assisted instruction (CAI), developed at Whitworth College, is proposed called PIRATS. It is said to have the following advantages: (1) it uses an author language; (2) it provides facility for branching and responses to unpredicted answers; (3) lesson text is prepared off-line; (4) pictures can be used to accompany the…

Truancy is a growing problem for both individual pupils and school systems in general. Traditionally, truancy has been thought of as a "symptom" of other problems faced by the student. The advent of behavior modification offers a new way of viewing truancy as a discrete behavior capable of modification by the application of scientifically-derived…

This document was prepared to provide a comprehensive view of the programs in biomedical engineering in existence in 1969. These programs are supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and are located at 18 universities. This compendium provides information as to the intent and content of these programs from data provided by…

The traditional psychological assessment approach leaves much to be desired if one considers man to be more than a body or a machine. It fails to consider his humanity, self-respect, intentions, and goals. The author discusses his own assessment procedure which involves a six-hour structured group with up to 20 patients and eight staff members.…

The project provides for a five-State (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico) consortium designed to upgrade competencies of all levels of Adult Basic Education (ABE) personnel. The major points of focus are: establishing bases for higher education; training State Department, university, and local ABE personnel by means of…

A library for the blind is a good public library which deals in several media: Braille, tape, and large type. Such a library has the capability and dedication to provide each patron with personalized service, transcribing materials from regular print on demand. Organizations that simply select books made available the Library of Congress for mail…

This document is divided into six parts, following an introduction on alternative schools. Part 1 contains an NEA briefing memo entitled "Alternative Schools." Part 2 goes into more detail about some of the ideas presented in the briefing memo. Part 3 is comprised of excerpts from the 1972 "Report of the Task Force on Compulsory Education." Part 4…

The purpose of this document is to provide information identifying the location of and approaches followed by several educational agencies implementing career education program services and activities in Iowa. These programs, services, and activities represent the efforts of various educational agencies to incorporate the concepts of career…

Colby Community College has had a campus-wide Human Development Program in operation for two years. This document summarizes the experience of the Human Development Program in the areas of Human Development instruction, staff development, community development, and student development. Specific descriptions of desired classroom, organizational,…

The first of three volumes on the Rocky Mountain Regional Resource Center provides an overview of the Center's functioning from its inception in 1970 through 1974. A perspective is provided on regional resource centers (RRC) in general, including such aspects as the educational system's link to an RRC and the relationship of the RRC to the…

The second volume of a three-volume report on the Rocky Mountain Regional Resource Center provides data on service and training components of the Center's functioning from its inception in 1970 through 1974. Provided are analyses of three 1-year stages in the development of the stratistician model which was originally designed to provide a…

The third of three volumes on the Rocky Mountain Regional Resource Center (RMRRC) explains how that Center functioned as an Outreach project through which federal monies were allocated to Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming for special educational activities that were defined by the states in accord with the law on RRCs. The report covers the period…

The final technical report details activities, events, products and procedures of the Northeast Regional Media Center for the Deaf from May, 1966 through August, 1974 in relation to the following goals: to carry out instructional materials development; to provide media, materials and educational technology training; to establish a media and…