The purpose of this study was to examine the role, practices, and status of Parent Advisory Committees (PAC) as required by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the extent of PAC involvement in the educational decision making process in selected school districts in Texas. The sample consisted of 637 Title I PAC…

This document presents a set of guidelines for high school suicide prevention programs which was created in 1986 by a panel of 71 professionals nationwide with expertise in the areas of suicide prevention and high school suicide prevention programs. Recommendations presented were obtained from responses to a series of three mailed questionnaires…

The objective of this project was to improve the Orange, California Unified School District's system for evaluating school principals through the development, implementation, and evaluation of a model program. The intended result of improved evaluation through the model was to identify those management skills which each participating principal…

Spurred by the success of a pilot program in arts-centered education developed under the Interdisciplinary Model Programs in the Arts for Children and Teachers (IMPACT) project, the Eugene, Oregon, schools established a Magnet Arts alternative school for 150 elementary students. Sharing space and classified staff with a traditional school, it…

This thesis reviews infant learning literature, describes infant education programs, and discusses Piaget's theory of development. Also presented is a curriculum model which is Piagetian in perspective and includes: (1) information on some psychological foundations of infant education; (2) a planning component explaining appropriate settings,…

This paper describes a program designed to increase student motivation to complete homework assignments. The targeted population consisted of 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 10th grade students attending schools in the Midwest. Analysis of probable cause data reveals that parental involvement can be insufficient and misdirected. Homework can lack relevance to…

The doctoral thesis, three-fourths of which consists of appendixes, describes the development and implementation of procedures to maximize the individualized instruction time of speech, hearing, and visually handicapped students in a public school itinerant special education setting in Pennsylvania. A brief review of the Education for All…

The purpose of this study was to investigate in what ways and to what extent Parent Advisory Committees on Title I Elementary Secondary Education Act (PACT) and school authorities influenced each other in regard to decisions concerning Title I programs. By means of a descriptive analytic case study approach, the interactions of the PACTs and…

The paper reports on the organization and implementation of a plan that assisted 75 mainstreamed educable mentally retarded students meet high school requirements. The report indicates that by the end of the second year 50% of all the mainstreamed students received a passing grade in all high school subjects with the exception of physical…

The report describes the step-by-step method used to design and implement a resource room program for 157 special needs children (elementary level) at the Abraham Lincoln School in Revere, Massachusetts. It is noted that a special needs committee investigated programs in operation throughout the state, researched special needs programs utilizing…

The purpose of this practicum was to show the development and evaluation of a multi-unit elementary school (MUS-E) using Individually Guided Education. As an organizational structure capable of permitting planned change. MUS-E provides for the growth of its students on an individual basis, provides in-service for its teachers, involves the public…