The purpose of an academic advisory board is to provide feedback and recommendations to college representatives for an identified academic program or grouping of programs. It is a mechanism through which academic program representatives, typically faculty and program coordinators and/or department chairs, maintain consistent connection with…

The programing role of the conference coordinator is analyzed in terms of his input as an adult educator (administrator, change agent, or evaluator); the input will vary due to the different types of program planning situations and to the variety of the coordinator's work. (BP)

This article discusses the advantages of interagency cooperation in recreational programming. (PD)

Organizational and administrative procedures for conducting a successful blood donation drive are presented. (MJB)

In this secound part of a four-part series, planning for a cooperative education program is examined and an agenda provided. The availability of interested students and degree of community support must be investigated. The teacher-coordinator is the key to the program's success. (AG)

Offers specific recommendations for teachers starting a new forensics program. (MH)

Presents a definition of career education/CETA coordination and its components (statement of purpose, relationship of career education to the total education system, impact produced, needs of clients, and support of the schools); and describes stages of the coordination process (awareness, exploration, and preparation). (CT)

The first part of this document describes the formation of the Education Steering Committee for Basic Skills Coordination by the Education Department, consisting of representatives from six staff offices and "Head Start." The Committee's goals and accomplishments are summarized, including compilation and distribution of a legislative…

Chronicles the work of various American Theatre Association members to obtain a grant from the Alliance for Arts Education to fund a status study of the theatre opportunities for and by senior adults. Theatre News American Theatre Association, Inc. 1029 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Subscription Rates; one year, $5.00; two years,…

The term cooperative education is generally associated with a school and work program in which student-learners receive supervised payroll experience as part of the school curriculum. Steps in planning a program include surveys of community resources, student aspirations, and existing curriculums, and evaluation in terms of the criteria for…

An instructor-designed course to help industrial arts students express themselves in reports and in day-to-day business or industrial communications. (GR)

This manual provides regulations to assist local education agencies in Georgia in planning, designing and implementing programs of compensatory education for Title I eligible children. The areas considered under program planning include: the responsibilities of local educational agencies, allocation and reallocation of funds, accounting of fiscal…

BOTH THE TEACHER-COORDINATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OF A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS INTERESTED IN INITIATING A PART-TIME COOPERATIVE PROGRAM CAN USE THIS GUIDE. IT GIVES A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND THE NEW CONCEPTS PROPOSED IN THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963 AND THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT.…

This pamphlet addresses itself to the subject of the role of vocational education for disadvantaged youth. Answers are discussed for the following questions and issues: (1) why exemplary vocational education programs should be developed for disadvantaged youth, (2) the role of the residential school in the education of disadvantaged youth, (3)…