The Program Development Center was formed to establish collaborative relationship between Teachers' College Physical Education Program (Columbia University, New York) and physical education staff of several school districts. To improve school physical education programs, several projects were undertaken, including: (1) a high school elective…

Describes Wisconsin's cooperative education service agency program organized to help groups of small rural schools get special industrial education expertise that would be too costly for a single school to support. Presents K-12 curriculum descriptions for a cluster of five school districts with sequenced course content. (MF)

This evaluation project presents a plan for a program to establish a clearinghouse for exchanging qualitative and quantitative data on instructional materials used in Australian schools. A range of elements necessary to plan a program suited to Australian requirements and conditions was investigated. Focus was on: the program's mission,…

The handbook is designed to assist teachers to obtain an clear picture of many kinds of activities and programs used in a resident program for environmental education. Information and guidelines are included on such items as: (1) role of the teacher who brings a class to a resident program; (2) preparation and planning programs; (3) use of the…

In this final report, 17 special consultants view from the perspective of their own specialities the future of the Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) program funded under ESEA Title III. The 17 individually authored reports approach the problem of whether or not this innovative and creative program has been afflicted with loss of…