This description of the establishment of KRPS--a public radio station--at Pittsburg State University in Kansas, focuses on the strategies pursued to acquire the necessary approvals to construct the station, the problems encountered in its construction, and information on costs, equipment, and budgeting. Seven appendixes provide additional…

This bulletin reports the outcome of a short study that investigated the issue of work-related nonadvanced further education (WRNAFE) opportunities for the unemployed, reviews planning strategies for the unemployed, and examines the practices observed in a small selection of local education agencies (LEAs) in Great Britain. Various plans for…

Intended for people interested in replicating the ideas contained in this manual in their own communities, the handbook describes the Family Exchange Center (FEC), an approach designed to support families with developmentally disabled children. Services offered include social, recreational, educational, mutual aid, support, and respite activities.…

This manual incorporates the Clinical Teacher Education Guidelines which grew out of a program of research studies conducted by the Research in Teacher Education (RITE) program from 1980 through 1985. Three major studies covering preservice, induction, and inservice contributed to a better understanding of the nature and effects of clinical…

This document offers a comprehensive study of the present status and future needs of the public schools in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Chapter I defines educational planning and concepts of and guidelines for such planning. The processes used in developing educational plans and the organization of the document are also described. In Chapter II…

The booklet describes the approach to career education for hearing impaired students developed by the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) in the District of Columbia. The KDES model is described in terms of project direction and the seven model components: planning, staff development, program development, curriculum development,…

The experience of the New York Association of Child Care Workers (ACCW) in implementing and further developing over a 4-year period a statewide program for certifying child caregivers is described in this paper. The certification program is discussed in three sections. After the first section's brief introductory statement, the second section,…

The document describes development and implementation of a program offered by the Boston Children's Museum to facilitate museum visits for handicapped children and their families. An advisory council was formed with professionals who work with families and parents of severely disabled children. Among the original objectives were the provision of a…

The development of the College of DuPage's (CDP's) business mathematics course for delivery on CDP's FM radio station took place in four phases. After business mathematics was selected for radio delivery, tentative course specifications were written and discussed by a development team consisting of a mathematics instructor, a script writer from…

During the last two years many legislatures and state boards of education have been devising plans and establishing programs to reward outstanding performance of teachers through incentive programs. States are implementing large-scale statewide programs, funding pilot projects, or funding the local development of performance-based incentive…

Materials developed by the Alabama community, junior, and technical colleges as part of a state-funded professional development effort are presented. The first sections provide information on Alabama's systemwide professional development activities; the organization and characteristics of the community, junior, and technical college system;…

Designed as a practical guide for educators and parents, the guidelines explain cluster grouping of gifted students, i.e., the intentional placement of several gifted students in a regular classroom with a teacher who has additional training in gifted education. Personal teaching styles related to success with gifted students are noted as are…

This project was conducted to develop a curriculum for dental auxiliary training in the dental specialty field of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Research was conducted to identify the major functions performed by an oral surgery assistant and then to organize these functions into an educational program that would provide adequate didactic and…

Since 1979 collaborative activities in continuing education for human services workers in Montana have shown that combining training efforts among agencies and higher education units provides better instruction at a considerable savings in cost and particularly suits rural agencies with small training budgets and small, widely dispersed staffs.…

This 45-paper anthology presents an overall picture of 1973-1983 writings in Roundtable Reports, the quarterly journal of Museum Education Roundtable. Thirty-five of the articles appeared in previous Roundtable Reports, while some are new articles that reflect on original articles to provide context and historical perspective. Papers are grouped…