This handbook has been prepared to assist administrators, curriculum specialists, and teachers in local school districts and boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) in the state of New York in developing curriculum, but it could be used by local education agencies in any state. The introduction describes the role of the state and of…

This document consists of assorted supplementary materials for a conference session on the topic of "Improving Education in America through Staff Development and Learning Technology." It contains (1) a preface; (2) a list of assumptions central to West Virginia's educational reform model; (3) a statement of the session's basic purpose,…

The Manitoba Health Education Curriculum focuses on promoting the development of positive lifestyle practices in students from kindergarten through grade nine. The core units of the program are: (1) social-emotional well-being; (2) physical well-being; (3) nutrition; (4) dental health; (5) safety; and (6) environmental health. This overview offers…

This booklet describes the interrelated and complementary educational roles and duties of the school district superintendent, principal, system media contact person, media coordinator, media specialist, curriculum coordinator, instructional staff, system media committee, building media committee, and the community. The descriptions of each role…

This document is designed to provide an overview of the Individualized Learning System as planned for implementation in Oregon vocational education programs. The document provides information and suggested procedures for implementation of an individualized course using Individualized Learning System materials. The guide is organized into six…

Based on the 1980-81 experiences of 12 rural Colorado school districts' efforts to implement the 4-day school week, this manual was written to examine the key decisions that must be considered in implementing the 4-day schedule. The manual delineates the alternatives regarding each decision, potential trouble areas, and the ways one particular…

Volume II of the Education and Experience in Engineering E3 Program is a collection of 21 appendices related to this program which provide information on funding, participants, meetings, and communications among participants. Appendix V, an E3 Handbook for students, contains information on student advising, placement, and evaluation. Appendix VI…

This section of the School Environment Handbook can be used by schools to improve school environment and to develop the necessary change strategies. The handbook serves four major purposes. First, the material is designed to facilitate thinking about steps in the planning process. Second, it discusses how to set goals and to state them in ways…

Project QUEST (Quarters for Utilizing Educational Services for Teachers) was developed in 1976 for the Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, Maryland. Its purposes were to strengthen staff abilities, enrich the school program, and improve the working and learning climates of the school, which were suffering from low staff morale. QUEST was…

Designed to provide a systematic means of analyzing the whole process of planning, implementation, and evaluation, these guidelines (1) suggest how national policies on user training may be related to national information policies in general, (2) suggest lines of action for the achievement of a national policy on user training, and (3) give advice…

This collection of five case studies reveals how screening programs for preschool and kindergarten children are currently being implemented in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Programs in a variety of communities--large and small, rural, urban and suburban--are portrayed. The screeners interviewed were chosen in part because they also vary in…

Since 1970, Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), in Washington, D.C., has conducted programs to train and place disadvantaged women in nontraditional jobs. The results have been record-breaking: high placement rates, high job retention rates, good starting salaries, and upward mobility for women who seemed doomed to a life of poverty and…

This sequential manual for an educational program to prevent premature parenthood and venereal disease is intended for school personnel responsible for designing and implementing human sexuality programs. Chapter One presents the history and description of Project Teen Concern along with a summary of project evaluations for the past three years.…

This monograph, developed as a guide for companies interested in establishing drug abuse programs, begins with a brief summary of studies assessing the extent and costs of employee drug use. The next section addresses some practical and conceptual issues about establishing a drug abuse program. Suggestions for implementing a drug abuse program are…

As defined by the Vocational Amendments of 1976, cooperative education is a program (method) of vocational education for persons who, through written cooperative agreements between the school and employers, receive instruction, including required academic courses and related vocational instruction by alternation of study in school with a job in…