In order to effectively bring about permanent changes in a school setting, the educators involved must accept the changes privately as well as complying with them publicly. The staff development specialist must convince the educators that positive change is both necessary and possible and provide support during the implementation period. As used…

Described is the project to prepare special educators for roles as career education program developers, change agents, and catalysts within the structure of existing special education programs. Outlined in an introductory section are the background and need for the project, the three project components (inservice training of special education…

This User's Guide discusses the content and character of the Flexible Learning System (FLS), a series of 15 "competency units" designed for inservice and preservice training in early childhood education. The FLS focuses on classroom process rather than prescribed curriculum, and reflects the values of open education. This publication is…

A staff exchange project designed to provide for an exchange of vocational education teachers and administrators with supervisors and technicians from business and industry is presented in this handbook. A step-by-step plan, for use at State, regional, and local levels, is given for initiating, planning, and implementing an exchange project. Six…

This document contains the best 11 field tested vocational decisionmaking programs (and their attendant evaluations) developed during the Vocational Decision Making Workshop, held in Arizona during the 1975-76 academic year. (Eighteen high school counselors and vocational education teachers participated in the workshop, designed to help them learn…