"Teaching, Including, and Supporting College Students with Intellectual Disabilities" provides higher education professionals and proponents of post-secondary education programs for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) with a comprehensive guide to developing new programs and inclusive practices for college students with ID.…

From setting the stage to engaging the community in understanding the purpose of collaborative professional learning teams, this volume covers what leaders need to know to implement more effective professional learning. Chapters focus on changing school culture, scheduling time, planning, using data, designs for professional learning, facilitating…

This book presents information on new scheduling concepts and approaches that are currently being used by different schools and is intended to aid school principals at all levels who are interested in revising, adapting, or rebuilding their scheduling systems. Individual chapters focus in turn on instructional programming and scheduling,…

This book arose from a felt need for more Canadian (as distinct from U.S.) oriented content in the study of the organization of Canadian physical education. The resources for the book are heavily Canadian, and much of the data is based on the results of surveys conducted specifically for the book. In addition, a series of site visits to Canadian…

Evidence suggests that self-care among school-age children has significant costs to the children, in the form of increased fearfulness and loneliness, heightened vulnerability to peer pressure, and greater likelihood of substance abuse. In response to the need for quality school-age care, this book serves as a guide for anyone wanting to implement…

Noting that the demand for day care has consistently outpaced supply, this book explains how to capitalize on the economic opportunities available and turn a child care center into an attractive and lucrative business that will at the same time benefit the community. Following an introduction, Part One covers the basics of planning a child care…

Designed for those interested in the mechanics of establishing outdoor education programs, this text is basically a guide to program development and includes examples of procedures, forms, conceptualizations, etc. Chapters deal with: (1) the contemporary education scene (an overview); (2) the basic concepts of outdoor education (17 concept…

This book discusses the educational philosophy, accessibility, administration, staffing and other related aspects of day care services in Cuba. Chapter I identifies three long-term goals which form the philosophical basis of early childhood programs in Cuba: the liberation of Cuban women from the exploitation and chauvinism of the past; the…

This guide for developing programs for adult learners is called "interactive" because it involves cooperation among planners, organizational sponsors, and program participants. The following are among the topics covered in the guide's 14 chapters: understanding the program planning enterprise (who plans programs and how); using the interactive…