Describes a six-week summer program designed to "convert" English and language arts teachers and other primary school teachers into teachers of English as a second language. (RL)

Describes the operations of the Job Opportunity Bureau for Students (JOBS), run cooperatively by four private Seattle high schools as a clearinghouse for their students on paid jobs and on volunteer, educational, and other summer experiences. (SJL)

Notes the history of the ERIC indexing vocabulary and the Identifier Cleanup undertaken to reduce scattering in the identifier field. Described in detail is the Vocabulary Improvement Project to review and revise the controlled vocabulary and produce a new Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors. (CWM)

To develop a more diversified economic base in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs implemented the Development Plan for the Vocational Training and Manpower Division, which intends to train a large number of Saudis in employable trades. Methods include building modern training facilities, developing competency based learning…

Highlights approaches to improving student retention used at the Agricultural and Technical College at Delhi, NY. Describes the formation and activities of a fact-finding task force and of an ongoing student retention planning and steering committee. (CAM)

Described is a program, with developmental stages and focus areas, which has the potential for guiding supervising teachers, university supervisors, and coordinators of field experiences as they design and implement inservice programs directed toward improving the student teaching experience. (KC)

A simulation project is described in which graduate nursing students learned about curriculum development, not through a traditional lecture/discussion course, but by assuming faculty roles themselves. The professor identified the developmental objectives, then served as a participant observer, and students structured the experience themselves.…

At Loyola University of Chicago a needs assessment procedure was used to decide whether to establish a master's degree program in public administration that would serve many part-time students. It required the analysis of potential participants, the university, faculty, competing programs, and potential employers. (CT)

Different approaches to program planning in the field of university continuing education are presented, including the purchase model, the doctor-patient model, and the process consultation model. The author adds another approach, the client approach, which represents the traditional relationship between the helper and the helped. (CT)

Describes a program of instructional development for teaching assistants used in the Department of Speech Communication at the University of Washington. Program objectives and implementation procedures are included. (JMF)

As part of its Secondary Schools Project, the Greenfield (Massachusetts) Schools established an Office of Program Planning and Grant Writing to direct a grant writing team of teachers, administrators, community members, and university personnel. This article describes the development of the Grant Writing Office and its success in soliciting funds.…

Describes the application of teleconferencing and videotape in a regional inter-university series of training programs for students studying developmental disabilities. Five references are cited. (FM)

A consultant professional nurse, experienced in the school setting, is needed at the state level to assist in planning and implementing timely and effective school health programs. A federal level school nurse is also needed to help integrate a total school program approach which includes education, service, and environment. (CJ)

Discusses several areas to be considered in designing a faculty development program in the physical sciences, including needs, types of programs, instructional development, and personal and professional development. (CS)

The article describes a highly successful series of workshops which was begun in 1973 in London, Ontario to explore issues critical to secondary schools. The article explains the workshop objectives, organization, results, evaluation, and cost. It describes in detail the format of the two to three-day workshops. (SB)