A planning guide for local school districts to assist them in improving their educational planning, the document focuses on the implementation of career education planning in a local education agency (LEA), but includes the total educational program. The steps outlined can be used by LEA's who do not have a career education emphasis. The…

The knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for an administrator, who is an evaluation layman, to design an educational evaluation system are presented. Five aspects of an evaluation project are investigated: (1) the need for sound, clearly articulated, and current research to serve as a framework for evaluation; (2) the essential features of a…

Part of the Project CAREER guidance component, this manual was developed to provide a resource to educators interested in establishing a center to house informative job and career materials for students. Information presented includes functions of the career resource center, minimum physical and personnel requirements, basic information materials,…

This state plan is a working document in the planning and developing of the Department of Education's guidance program for the present and the immediate future. The plan identifies approaches and activities to help students with their normal but nontheless crucial growing up tasks, as well as with their special problems. It anticipates their needs…

This guide was the first of its kind for public supported Resident Outdoor Environmental Education Programs (ROEEP) in California. The document contains an instrument which will identify the strengths and possible areas of improvement for specific resident outdoor environmental education programs. The instrument and procedures were field tested.…

This guide is based on a study of how to improve population programs in universities. Staff from 25 universities contributed questions and answers that serve as much of the content of the guide. The guide is intended to sharpen the map of the world of population program building in universities. The guide identifies 23 features of programs that…

The major goal of the Right-to-Read program is to increase functional literacy so that, by 1980, 99% of the people in the United States who are under 16 years of age and 90% of those over 16 will be sufficiently competent as readers to function effectively as adults. This booklet suggests ways in which groups and organizations can initiate and…

This guide describes the final stage in a project to develop an Air Force technical training development model and presents the model. Chapter 1 summarizes the total project and its objective to facilitate the effective use of training technology through the development of a model for matching training approaches or innovations with specific…

The product of a 1972 Dental Health Branch contract with the U.S. Public Health Service, this manual is designed to aid in the development of school fluoridation programs and presents: background information on general concepts relating to the action of fluoride on teeth; discussions dealing with community and school fluoridation studies; and the…

This planning guide describes the BEST Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeship Program, provides perspectives on the benefits of apprenticeship and other considerations for community stakeholders, and offers guidance on planning milestones and activities needed to accomplish Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeships through…

When supported by school and community facilities and reinforced by workplace health education, the family can serve as an effective channel for health education and the implementation and practice of wellness activities. (LH)

Discusses the four major concentrations that can form the framework for a childrens literature program: children's interests, literary types, literary elements, and creators of children's literature. (DD)

Reviews examples of interventions and programs that address the first strategic target of the National Agenda for Achieving Better Results for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance. Outlines a framework for improving the effectiveness of these programs and discusses implications for teacher educators, practitioners, researchers,…

Nurturing children's passionate interest in writing increases the chances that they will incorporate writing into their lifestyles. Educators can help children in their journey toward success by creating a positive professional attitude about writing in school, allowing substantial time for writing, providing opportunities to become immersed in a…

This book offers step-by-step guidance on using needs assessment to design high-quality programs in continuing education. The book begins with a definition and description of needs assessment as part of the process of developing a continuing education program. The first of the book's 10 chapters describes the role of needs assessment in…