The purpose of this manual is to provide practical help in designing and improving educational components of family planning programs. It discusses methods and techniques which may be used to assist couples in developing positive attitudes and behavior with regard to family planning--activities which influence how they act, how they feel, and what they know about the subject. It is written for the educational specialist or person responsible for the educational services of a family planning...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Program Development
This publication is intended to help administrators, board members, and citizen groups plan facilities for the education of very young children. Parameters are set within which planners may explore a variety of flexible ideas to enhance learning experiences for young children as they embark on their first school experiences. Some of the basic considerations in planning facilities that are treated in the manual are: indoor spaces, outdoor spaces, ancillary spaces, transportation, size of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Program Development
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Topics: ASTHMA, HEALTH PROMOTION, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Topics: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, DRUGS
Topics: CULTURAL COMPETENCE, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, OMH
Topics: RURAL HEALTH, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH CARE SERVICES,...
This booklet is a simplified guide for program planning and is intended to complement a somewhat lengthier companion booklet on program evaluation. It spells out in outline fashion the basic elements and steps involved in the planning process. Brief sections focus in turn on different phases of the planning process, including problem identification, program goals and objectives, program strategy, program implementation, program monitoring, program evaluation, and budget preparation. (Author/JG)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Guidelines, Objectives, Program Budgeting, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Team teaching, which provides added professionalism, increased teaching skill and specialization, and individualized learning, can be incorporated into schools by developing a firm philosophical rationale and commitment and by proceeding with sound planning and action. This involves considering the need for the understanding and support of the principal and teachers, open and honest criticism between teachers, expert help in planning a program, acceptance of educational change, and space for a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Program Development, Team Teaching, Boren, William R.
Topics: COMMUNITY COALITIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH PROMOTION, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
The first of three reports on a North Carolina project to help counties plan community based status offender programs describes a statewide needs assessment to collect information about the needs of status offenders and youth at risk of entering the juvenile justice system. A questionnaire covered situational and behavioral problems experienced along with questions on the intervention that would meet the specified needs. Data are reported in terms of problems experienced and program...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Programs, Intervention, Needs Assessment, Prevention, Program Development
This document provides guidelines for workshop planning. The first section, "Getting Started," discusses identifying needs, choosing the workshop format, setting goals, and forming a planning committee. The second section, "Procedure for the Planning Committee," lists seven main tasks. The third section, "Duties of the Personnel," outlines the responsibilities of the Chair, Treasurer, Registrar, Local Arrangements committee, Exhibits committee, Publicity committee,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Committees, Planning, Program Development, Workshops, Lewis, Dorothy G.
Amid the uniformly low physical activity rates among children in the United State, practical solutions for increasing physical activity (PA) are needed. Whether interventions to increase PA need to account for individual demographic characteristics or safety context is unknown.Methods:Study Design:This community based participatory research project used mixed methods, including secondary data analyses and concept mapping.Setting:Five demographically diverse, geographically contiguous, urban...
Topics: Exercise, Program development, Safety, Health and Behavioral Sciences, Children
This report presents a comprehensive description of the computing methods used for testing ANACONDA (Analysis of Concepts by Data processing). Of special importance is the program developed for identification of words in the text with words in the dictionary. In the form of an appendix some background information to the ANACONDA method is given.
Topics: computer language, program development, word identification, matching procedure
The New England Consortium criteria of excellence are 26 statements of conditions which describe a quality reading program and which must exist if all children are to learn to read. These statements are grouped under five goal areas, the fourth of which, selecting and utilizing materials, is treated in this position paper. The paper supports attainment of the following criteria for this goal area: the school media center meets the ALA-NEA standards; all textbooks and other materials are...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Program Development, Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Plans for the American Chemical Society's (ACS) information-oriented activities for the next five years (1971-1975) are summarized. Although the Society is concerned with a great variety of matters, only those programs closely related to chemical information are included in this document. It brings together thinking from all parts of the Society--membership, management, and staff--on how to deal with problems of scientific and technical information transfer in the near future. This Plan is...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Chemistry, Information Dissemination, Information Systems, Program Development,...
Topics: CONFERENCE PLANNING, CULTURAL AWARENESS, CULTURAL COMPETENCE, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
The document presents the Nevada State Plan for Gifted and Talented adopted by the Nevada State Board of Education, May 16, 1974. The first section gives a position statement. A section on planning includes a table of the estimated number of academically talented students in Nevada school districts. Other sections outline State Board of Education goals, specific objectives for completion of the goals, programs, budgetary considerations, and strategies to attract support for education of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted, Program Development, State Programs
This booklet presents reactions, opinions, and recommendations of the 52 teachers representing 37 states at a conference designed to make them aware of the whole spectrum of problems of education in the big cities and to stimulate them to think creatively about them. Introductory sections present the background of the conference and describe the design, which included a day of visitation in inner-city schools of the District of Columbia, small work group discussions, and presentation and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Conferences, Program Design, Program Development, Urban Education
This report reviews California's Child Support Enforcement program (CCSEP) and prospects for increasing support payments. Chapter I describes the structure of the CCSEP, recent collection experience, and prospects for growth in collections under current practices. Chapter II describes recent revisions in federal law concerning the program and the expected effect of the changes on collections of support payments in California. Chapter III presents an analysis of county collections in 1982-83 and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Legislation, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, State Programs
PREPARED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL, THIS BOOKLET USES A QUESTION-ANSWER FORMAT TO EXPLAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL SPEECH AND HEARING SERVICES. SPEECH DISORDERS AND SPEECH THERAPY ARE DEFINED. THE NEED FOR THE SERVICES OF THE SPEECH AND HEARING SPECIALIST AND CLASSROOM SPEECH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS DISCUSSED. AN OUTLINE SUGGESTS HOW A PROGRAM MIGHT FUNCTION, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON THE CASE LOAD, PARENTAL ROLE, SCHEDULING, AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPEECH ROOM. THIS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Program Development, Speech Therapy, Therapists, FEARON, ROSS E.
Forms and activities used in planning, developing, and conducting a career education conference are offered in this guide for any individual or agency planning to conduct a similar activity. The basic format was to provide twenty small group sessions in which successful practitioners demonstrated methods and/or materials with a keynote speaker of national prominence in the study of career education concept and implementation. Activities, dates of completion, and sample forms are included for...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Career Education, Conferences, Models, Program Development, Resource Materials
Topics: SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TREATMENT, CULTURAL COMPETENCE, ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
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In this digest identification and development of leadership skills in gifted and talented students are examined. Leadership is analyzed and its scope expanded from qualities of one who leads to a more complex view of how a person exerts influence. Conceptions of task-oriented versus relationship-oriented leaders are considered. Ways in which teachers can identify leadership among gifted and talented students are noted, including interviews, leadership styles instruments, and nomination and/or...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Gifted, Leadership Training, Program Development, Talent
Despite years of research and endless theorizing, little is known of what leadership really is. A distinction is made between leadership and the related constructs of creativity, management and group dynamics. A useful definition of leadership is provided, and a four-stage program for actually providing for the emergence of leadership is described. The program is drawn from theories and models in many disciplines, developed over 6 years, tested and found to enable gifted children to become...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Creativity, Gifted, Group Dynamics, Leadership Training, Program Development
The digest considers the operation and function of mentorships in gifted and talented education. Defined as learning partnerships between two or more individuals regarding a mutual interest, mentorships are designed to differentiate the curriculum through such means as creating opportunities for learner access to professional expertise in the community, offering real-life experiences, establising a network of community resource people, and providing leadership opportunities through tutoring...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Mentors, Program Development, Talent
Topics: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, HIV INFECTION, AIDS, DISEASE PREVENTION, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
The purpose of the study was to consider the viability of expanding the medical school within existing resources such as personnel, hospitals and clinics, in North Dakota. Questionnaires were used to obtain information about existing health education programs, the facilities for training physicians, and the willingness of area physicians to teach medical students, and also to discover the response of medical schools across the country to the possibility of entering into a contractual...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Demand, Financial Support, Labor Needs, Medical Education, Medical...
This document describes the Resource Agent Program as inaugurated by the Vermont Department of Education. A resource agent is described as a teacher who has developed a program or activity that has been successfully applied in the classroom; resource agents are available to share their ideas, experiences, and some materials with other teachers who are interested in developing similar activities for their classrooms. The process for utilizing the program is detailed as follows: (a) consult the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Education, Program Development, Resource Materials, Resource Teachers,...
This six-part document describes Project League, which was established to implement and refine the Individually Guided Education/Multiunit Elementary School Program (IGE) in Massachusetts. Part 1 provides an overview of the project. Parts 2 and 3 discuss two important objectives of the project, which are: (a) the development of an evaluation design for ongoing use in the League schools and (b) determination of the extent to which the 35 process outcomes characteristic of IGE have been or are...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attitudes, Educational Programs, Elementary Schools, Objectives, Program Development,...
In the spring of 1988, 33 representatives from 20 institutions or organizations sponsoring National Issues Forum (NIF) literacy programs attended a national conference in Washington, D.C. Throughout the conference, representatives from the organizations sponsoring NIF literacy programs made statements on the importance of NIF as a tool for learning basic skills and as a means of giving citizens who would otherwise be left out the nation's public policy debate a chance to take part in it....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Program Development,...
This handbook is designed to help the sponsors, staff, and partners of Neighborhood Networks Centers, which serve apartment properties assisted or insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to develop effective programs for young people under the age of 18. Part 1 identifies key issues in creating programs and highlights effective strategies for program design, support, and staffing. Part 2 includes case studies of successful youth programs in Neighborhood Networks Centers and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, Case Studies, Community Programs, Neighborhoods, Program Development,...
This document, replacing a 1992 edition, offers administrative guidelines to assist in the implementation of Regent policy on academic planning and program review in the University of Wisconsin (UW) System. These guidelines provide information on the UW System: (1) planning in academic programs and academic support programs; (2) planning and review principles; (3) joint UW System administration/institutional planning and review; (4) institutional review processes; (5) reporting procedures; and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Planning, Guidelines, Higher Education, Program Development, Program...
A review of the contributions of evaluation to school television is presented, and some policy suggestions for evaluation programs are offered. The purpose is to assist the Agency for Instructional Television (AIT) in determining how to utilize evaluative research in conducting its projects and the focus is upon decision-making related to the production of television programs. Four categories of decision-oriented research are identified--background, formative, summative, and policy. Major...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Research Needs, Summative Evaluation,...
Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) has not been cost-effective, despite its instructional effectiveness. This financial failure can be attributed to many factors, including: oversell of CAI capabilities, poorly authored content, expensive and unreliable hardware, an educational bureaucracy resistant to innovation, and the decentralized nature of American education which works against the widespread implementation of CAI systems. Educators can achieve a high level of awareness of CAI's...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Program Costs, Program...
This document briefly presents the rationale and a description of a K-12 model program designed to demonstrate the practical applications of career education in the State of Delaware. An outline of project activities at all grade levels, the Kent County Vocational-Technical Center programs, and district-wide activities are included. Major conclusions drawn from the yearly independent evaluations of the DOVEM program are outlined. (For detailed reports of the project see CE 000 706-9 and CE 000...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Career Education, Educational Programs, Models, Program Development, Vocational...
This report provides an overview of selected key national and multinational initiatives in digital preservation occurring outside North America. It examines digital preservation initiatives in four countries--Australia, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom--as well as related multinational initiatives. The initiatives were chosen in consultation with the U.S. Library of Congress (LC) and the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) because they were believed to be of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Archives, Foreign Countries, Information Storage, International Programs, National...
Topics: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, ELDERLY PERSONS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, MIGRANT HEALTH CENTERS, GERONTOLOGY
In a memorandum to the Chief of Planning and Program Development, Teacher Corps, the Program Development Specialist for the Pontiac Urban Corps in Oakland examines the role of the program development specialist. Although the program was successful in that 31 beginning teachers were placed and modules were developed in three discipline areas, the fact that the program development specialist served less than half-time limited the achievements of the program. Within the time limitations, the major...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Role Perception, Role Theory, Specialists
Written primarily for supervisors, consultants, and university professors in reading and English education, this paper discusses the importance of effective graduate and inservice education. Two of the primary responsibilities of the professional supervisor are explained: to observe inservice teachers and listen to them talk about their problems, and to help teachers move beyond the limitations of their teaching situations so they might understand and implement a better instructional program....
Topics: ERIC Archive, English Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development, Reading,...
This is a manual on planning land and water use seminars for citizen leaders. It draws on experience of 17 such seminars. This publication updates information on governmental and institutional tools useful to citizens seeking solutions to their water resource problems. Organizational techniques outlined are adaptable to small local conferences, multicounty or statewide projects, or conferences of national scope. Sections include: (1) Initiating the Project; (2) The Planning Committee; (3)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Involvement, Conferences, Environment, Land Use, Leadership Training,...
A consumer product safety monthly planning guide for community organizations is provided. The material is organized into suggested monthly topics with seasonal emphasis. Each section highlights selected information about how to identify potential hazards associated with categories of products. Each section also includes recommendaitons of ways to reduce the risk of injury and a few examples of activities to assist participants in acquiring new knowledge about the topic. Some sections include a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accident Prevention, Community Education, Community Organizations, Community...
The newsletter offers guidelines for conducting playdays or large group activities for handicapped students. Among the factors to consider when planning activities are total number participating, levels of physical and mental abilities, age span, sex, and assistance needs. Activities should meet the needs and interest of the students, include a game or sport with which students are already familiar, include new programs students like to try themselves or see others perform, not include sports...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities, Play, Program...
The five year plan for gifted education in Illinois includes an historical overview, a brief statement of program philosophy, and summary of the plan's components, which include student identification, local program development, intermediate level services, and planning and development. The major portion of the document consists of a chart detailing objectives, activities, and timeliness for the four components of the plan. Among objectives are the following: establishment of the two categories...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academically Gifted, Gifted, Program Development, Regional Programs, State Programs,...
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOKLET IS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING APPRENTICE PROGRAMS IN ANY INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION WHICH REQUIRES SKILLS THAT TAKE MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS TO LEARN. TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM IN A COMPANY WITHOUT A LABOR AGREEMENT, THE PERSONNEL SHOULD (1) ORGANIZE AN APPRENTICESHIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE, (2) DETERMINE ALL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED FOR THE OCCUPATION, (3) SECURE THE COOPERATION OF WORKERS AND FOREMEN WHO WILL BE PROVIDING THE ON-THE-JOB SUPERVISION, (4) ARRANGE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrative Agencies, Apprenticeships, Directories, Guidelines, Program...
Because there was a need for counseling services in the elementary school, seven districts joined together in a cooperative effort to provide guidance services. The staff consisted of a project director, four elementary school counselors, a school psychologist, and consultant aid from the college level to serve a population of approximately 2,000 elementary school students. Itinerant services were available to districts on a pro-rate time schedule. Weekly staffings with consultant aid provided...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Counseling Services, Elementary Education, Program Development, School Guidance,...
Provided in working draft form is a matrix for developing written program plans (at either the school, district, State Department, or Regional Office of Education planning levels) for educating gifted and talented students. The matrix contains separate columns for elements, objectives, and implementation and focused on the following major elements: position statement, planning tasks, goals, objectives, programs, budgetary considerations, and strategies for change. The implications of each...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administration, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted, Program Budgeting, Program...
The handbook provides suggestions and guidelines to assist local education agency personnel in planning and implementing inservice education programs for the teacher of the gifted and talented. Information is presented on the following topics: the need for inservice education; twelve guiding principles for inservice education (including use of a needs assessment to plan inservice training); actual planning of the inservice program (including an inservice planning model containing dimensions for...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Guidelines, Inservice Teacher Education,...
This publication identifies and discusses considerations in facilitating the installation of competency-based education (CBE) programs and for maintaining effective program operation. Where appropriate there is also discussion of the possible effectiveness of various strategies as used by change agents at different stages of implementation and in operationally varied CBE contexts. Major sections of the paper focus in turn on CBE implementation strategy considerations for schools and districts,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Change Strategies, Competency Based Education, Educational...
Topics: HIV INFECTION, AIDS, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY...
Topics: SUBSTANCE ABUSE, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM EVALUATION, ALCOHOL ABUSE, DRUGS,...
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE 16-MODULE COURSE OUTLINED IN THIS GUIDE IS TO HELP TEACHERS PREPARE FORMER FARMERS, HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND GRADUATES, AND UNEMPLOYED, AND EMPLOYED PERSONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL ENTRY AS AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY SETUP MEN, MECHANIC'S HELPERS, MECHANICS, PARTS MEN, AND SERVICE SUPERVISORS. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY A NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON THE BASIS OF RESEARCH FROM STATE STUDIES. THE SELF-CONTAINED, NONSEQUENTIAL UNITS OR MODULES ARE (1) DEALERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION, (2)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Machinery Occupations,...
A LOCAL TRAINING PROGRAM TO PREPARE HOTEL AND MOTEL HOUSEKEEPING AIDES CAN BE DEVELOPED FROM RESOURCE MATERIAL IN THIS GUIDE. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE TO PREPARE TRAINEES TO PERFORM THE JOBS INVOLVED IN KEEPING HOTEL OR MOTEL ROOMS CLEAN, TO FOLLOW CORRECT PROCEDURES IN USING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED IN CARING FOR BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS, AND TO USE OTHER SKILLS NEEDED IN CHECKING ROOMS FOR CUSTOMER READINESS. THE COURSE IS SUGGESTED FOR 60 HOURS WITH UNITS PLANNED TO MEET THE PROGRAM...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Vocational Education, Hotels, Household Workers, Housekeepers, Occupational...
Three purposes are listed for this paper: (1) to share the results of a national survey of vocational education exemplary projects; (2) to emphasize the importance of a project director's communication with five clientele audiences; and (3) to suggest specific actions likely to result in institutionalization of a demonstration project. A brief procedural overview is presented of the national survey which investigated the activities of demonstration project directors through...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrator Role, Administrators, Audiences, Demonstration Programs, Guidelines,...
Provided is a guide to individualizing instruction in vocational education. Background information on the Alternatives Approach to Individualization in Vocational Education (AAIVE) Project and an introduction to the publication are presented in section I. Section II contains a glossary of terms used in this handbook and in the literature pertaining to individualized instruction. Section III provides a system to identify the current level of individualization in a classroom: a questionnaire to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Individualized Instruction, Information Sources, Program Descriptions, Program...
Intended as an aid in the selection of software techniques and tools, this document contains three sections: (1) a suggested methodology for the selection of validation, verification, and testing (VVT) techniques and tools; (2) summary matrices by development phase usage, a table of techniques and tools with associated keywords, and an alphabetized table of keywords with associated techniques and tools; and (3) descriptions of 30 individual VVT techniques and tools. Each descriptive entry...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Programs, Computer Science, Glossaries, Program Descriptions, Program...
In a background report and five appendices, this fact sheet reviews the automation status of state child support enforcement programs, giving particular attention to the status of automation efforts, state and federal officials' views, and reasons for progress or lack of progress. Information was obtained primarily by telephone interviews of officials in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. As of May 1988, each of the 54 governmental units reported...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrator Attitudes, Automation, Financial Support, Law Enforcement, National...
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT AREA VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS--WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THEY CAN DO, AND HOW THEY ARE ORGANIZED, ADMINISTERED, AND STAFFED--ARE REEXAMINED TO SHOW HOW EVEN THE SMALLEST COMMUNITIES, THROUGH COOPERATIVE EFFORT AND LARGER ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS, CAN AFFORD THE DIVERSIFIED SERVICES THAT PROVIDE SUPERIOR EDUCATION. FOUR TYPES OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS ARE--THE SHARED-TIME VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, THE VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT IN A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, THE SELF-CONTAINED VOCATIONAL...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cooperative Planning, Program Administration, Program Development, Regional Schools,...
Recent regulations of the Commissioner of Education recognize the need for local school districts in the State of New York to extend existing programs or to develop new ones designed specifically to meet the needs of pupils who fail or underachieve. Guidance counselors contribute importantly to these programs. Some of these ongoing programs, developed to implement these regulations, are described herein. Methods for evaluation of current programs are explored; techniques for the identification...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Counselor Role, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Guidance Programs, Program...
This report on a 4-month survey was made to assist in the academic planning for the urban (Buffalo) campus of Erie Community College. The Office of Institute Research reviewed current literature and (by interview, questionnaire, and group discussion) sought opinions from educators, businessmen, community leaders, and students. It collected data on (1) the number of students interested in attending the campus, (2) how they differed from those at other colleges, (3) what programs should be...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Planning, Instructional Programs, Program Development, Questionnaires, School...
While the future of education will undoubtedly be intimately tied to the computer, there is still considerable doubt regarding the mode of operation and the kind of relationship which should exist. Among the implications for teacher education are these: Prospective teachers need to gain part of their own liberal arts and professional education through the new medium and need to become familiar with the available elementary and secondary level programs. Regarding the fulfillment of the dream of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Assisted Instruction, Program Development, Programed Instruction, Teacher...
This report describes the basic objectives, assumptions, orientation and development of the Space Analysis Manuals Project. The main objective is to write and distribute a series of annuals describing methods and procedures for use by college and university personnel in planning and managing college and university facilities. One of the basic assumptions is that the primary audience will be composed of administrative personnel and faculty at new and/or small institutions who are not specialists...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrators, Facilities, Guides, Higher Education, Information Systems, Management...
Development of effective professional training programs for adults requires: careful, honest analysis of organizational needs and conditions; an overall training approach geared to distinctive adult characteristics; and a logical program planning sequence, normally involving a number of steps. These steps or elements in planning would include analysis of needs, creation of a planning committee, general and specific objectives, facts about one's potential audience, methods and techniques,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Adults, Guidelines, Individual Characteristics, Professional...
The historical background, information, and proposed policies and procedures for the special education services of the Michigan Department of Education are set forth. The status of each of the following programs is considered: physical and health handicaps, aurally handicapped, visually handicapped, educable and trainable retarded, emotionally disturbed, and speech handicapped. Also discussed are the status and objectives of the curriculum resource consultant program and of directors and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Objectives, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Program...
Originally designed to improve the education of disadvantaged children in the public schools, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was amended in 1966 to include children in state institutions who are handicapped, orphaned, neglected, or delinquent. In this collection of brief essays, educators from programs in various parts of the country describe their work and their interests. Included are: (1) a description of the Tennessee Re-Education Program; (2) discussion of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Delinquency, Disadvantaged Youth, English Curriculum, Essays, Handicapped Children,...
This document reports on the activities of educational consultants involved in the appraisal of the Evaluator Development Program. Included are (1) consultant suggestions for program improvement, (2) a tabulation of consultant responses to task items on the consultant form, (3) a list of consultants, and (4) materials used during the evaluation process. (LLR)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Consultants, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, Task...
The bibliography contains 37 references selected from Exceptional Child Education Abstracts relating to administrative concerns of special education. One in a series of over 50 similar selected listings concerning the education of gifted or handicapped children, the bibliography cites research reports, conference papers, journal articles, texts, and program guides on such administrative topics as professional standards, evaluation methodology, program supervision, laws and regulations, program...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administration, Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Annotated...
This document provides a detailed model for the development of a differentiated staffing program, which can continue to be modified. The historical development of the Temple City model is outlined. The organization of the project is set out in detail, beginning with the establishment of a steering committee in December 1966, followed by a restructuring of the District Organization in 1970. A unique concept is the school academic senate, which is the policy-making body within the school directly...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrative Organization, Differentiated Staffs, Educational Administration,...
This report deals with dissemination efforts associated with the Ohio Elementary Teacher Education Model project located at the University of Toledo. A necessary prerequisite for development activities is an adequate expository base upon which a model can be built. A face-to-face confrontation is then needed between those who participated in this process and those interested in developing the model for their own situations. The dissemination activities fall into three groups: 1) Twelve non-Ohio...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary School Teachers, Information Dissemination, Program Development, Teacher...
Reported is a review by the U. S. General Accounting Office of procedures and requirements related to grants totaling $2.9 million to the National Reading Center Foundation by the Office of Education (OE), Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Costs totaling $305,300 incurred during the initial grant period were deemed unallowable. Problems related to unallowable costs and to conflicts over roles and responsibilities of contracting agencies could have been minimized by pre-grant...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Aid, Foundation Programs, Program Administration, Program Costs, Program...
This manual was developed to help community members conduct a dialogue on race. When people explore perspectives and ideas, they discover how much they share and learn to appreciate their differences. The nature of the dialogue process can motivate people to work toward change. Sections of the manual explore: (1) "Characteristics of Community Dialogues on Race"; (2) "Getting Started--Steps in Organizing a Dialogue"; (3) "Conducting an Effective Community Dialogue on...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Development, Community Programs, Cultural Awareness, Dialogs (Language),...
In addition to providing a detailed description of the method in which the Des Moines project operates, this handbook explores the key elements in a community-based corrections approach. It presents evaluation data, describes the experience of several communities which undertook to replicate this approach, and discusses the process by which other communities may explore the relevance of community-based corrections. The handbook has been designed to serve as a practical tool for professionals...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Cooperation, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals, Demonstration...
The concept of wellness is defined and the importance of establishing a healthy lifestyle is discussed. A description is given of the Rochester Institute of Technology Wellness Program, which is typical of the many current programs covering varying aspects of wellness. These programs are offered by private agencies, educational institutions, and communities. A description is also provided of wellness programs in the workplace. A bibliography is included. (JD)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Programs, Health Programs, Life Satisfaction, Program Development, Quality...
Consumer Education is not intended to direct consumer choices. It does provide an awareness of alternatives and opportunities and assists the consumer in making the choice which is best for his purposes in light of his values. It is not the purpose of consumer education to indoctrinate values. Consumer education should provide the experiences that enable students to engage in the process of weighing the evidence necessary to arrive at an intelligent decision. Guidelines are suggested for the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Curriculum Guides, Home Economics Education,...
The author discusses "post-work education" opportunities in Norway (that is, education available to those who have previously completed their schooling and have since been otherwise occupied), and outlines directions which permanent education may be expected to take. He stresses the role which existing educational institutions, and specifically the district colleges, should play. He advocated complete and adequate public financing for post-work education, including extension of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Enrollment Trends, Financial Needs, Institutions, National Programs,...
"Helpful Hints" offers a quick overview of school emergency preparedness topics that are frequently the subject of inquiries. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools strongly encourages schools and school districts to develop emergency management plans within the context of the four phases of emergency management: prevention-mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. In addition, schools should collaborate closely with police, fire and emergency...
Topics: ERIC Archive, School Administration, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs, Program Development,...
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