The booklet presents guidelines for program development which resulted from Project CHILD, a research effort to validate identification, intervention, and teacher education programs for use with language handicapped children. School districts engaged in developing and implementing a language disability program are encouraged to consider the…

This document has been published by an ad-hoc committee with the purpose of guiding the development of industrial arts activities as an element of career education. The relationship of industrial arts education to career education and the scope and sequence of industrial arts activities within this relationship are discussed. The integration of…

This second edition of the "Resource Book" assembles a selection of scientific, philosophical, and educational drug abuse literature. The publication, as viewed by its authors, serves as a basis for improved understanding, trust, and communication between teacher and student concerning drug use and its place in both contemporary youth culture and…

This model, which provides tried and proven concepts and principles and which can be adapted to a health facilities services delivery system, is designed to assist the professional in planning for patient and family education and may be used with any illness regardless of its etiology or chronicity. The model presents a step-by-step procedure,…

This position paper on quality career guidance programs outlines basic assumptions, guidelines, a comprehensive program development model, and recommended uses. Highlights of the program development model include management questions, information, and program standards. This represents NVGA/AVA Guidance Divisions efforts to establish standards for…

Students in effective peer tutoring programs consistently achieve at higher rates than those in other learning situations. Benefits to learners, tutors and teachers are described, and a step-by-step plan for establishing a peer tutoring program is presented. (IAH)

Describes steps in establishing crisis intervention team in schools: determining goals, performing needs assessment, finding model programs, developing membership pool, developing training program, preparing and maintaining list of resources and plans for support services, establishing communication network, designating base of operations,…

Adults with developmental disabilities are at significant risk for health problems. Effective health promotion can improve outcomes--and that's why adult day and residential agencies, schools, and other organizations need this invaluable program development guide. An urgent call to action and a start-to-finish framework for health promotion, this…

Eight steps for organizing an energy education event are outlined in this document. These steps include: (1) forming an organizing team; (2) assessing needs; (3) setting goals and objectives; (4) locating resources; (5) developing strategies; (6) implementing a plan; (7) evaluating a plan; and (8) planning for the future. The major focus in the…

This volume, from a set of documents on planning for inservice teacher education, provides an overview of the process and a set of tasks in program planning. The primary function of the tasks is to assist staff in the articulation of fundamental principles and guidelines for site-specific inservice programs. The initial step is the establishment…

This booklet is part of a set of materials based on the belief that by getting teachers to agree on fundamental issues and values, a comprehensive program of inservice can be easily planned. This component of the set presents six generalizations about effective inservice programs and illustrates each with several different, but satisfactory,…

The manual for the trainer of Head Start teachers is designed to accompany teacher units on basic techniques for working with handicapped preschool children. Following administrator and trainer tests are sections on the following areas: using the manual, setting up the program, the point system, negotiating with the director, negotiating with…

This handbook is intended to provide school officials and members of school councils and advisory committees with helpful information about different ways to plan for school improvement. It focuses on the process of planning, rather than on the process of writing a plan, and therefore does not include any planning forms or instructions for using…

This concise guide to adult education activities begins with a simplified survey of adult learning theory and moves step by step through the workshop process, from the earliest planning stage to the final evaluation. It relates social science theory to practical use in a variety of institutional settings, and is intended as a resource for the…

This handbook presents a step-by-step outline of how to successfully launch and implement a new educational concept or program. A heavy emphasis is placed on the "program marketing" approach, which assumes that a new program must be "sold" to its "consumers" (i.e., teachers or students) if it is to be successfully implemented. Because the handbook…