The study evaluates the Army General Educational Development Program (GED) in the light of current and future Army requirements under an All Volunteer Armed Forces concept. It includes analysis of education service plans, recommends new concepts to redirect the program toward attracting and meeting needs of potential recruits, evaluates reporting…

The purpose of this technical paper is to outline the procedures used in designing the training programing in educational evaluation and development involving an elaborate collection of data from many sources and a drafting of a tentative plan which was then screened, reviewed, and critiqued by each of the consortium units. The data sources were…

The second technical paper describing the training program in educational evaluation and development contains the description and rationale for the training consortium, including discussions of the value of consortium agencies during planning and training. The following consortium units and their roles are described: University of Colorado, the…

In this third technical paper, the design for a training program for educational developers and evaluators is explicated. Mentioned are 1) the procedures by which the design was generated and 2) the salient characteristics of the several agencies which make up the consortium. The topics considered in this paper include 1) a general description of…

This final volume of the report on the training program in educational evaluation and development at the University of Colorado contains four appendixes: 1) "Vitae of Project Staff"; 2) "Progress Report and Evaluation of the Graduate Research Training Program and the Laboratory of Educational Research"; 3) "Sample Measurement Instruments,"…

This report studies the progress of a self-concept project developed in the Orange County Public Schools, Florida. Over a 3-year period the project was designed to improve the self-concept of the child within the school environment by providing him with opportunities for success. The first year of the project concerned first year students in four…

Two great goals of science instruction are discussed here: teaching students to learn on their own, and teaching students to acquire and process information rather than merely memorizing facts. (Editor)

This article is designed to serve as an analytic aid to understanding the problem of setting development. "Setting" was defined by Sarason to encompass any instance in which two or more people come together in a new relationship over a sustained period of time to achieve certain goals. (JA)

This document consists of a series of materials designed for use as a workshop to train educational leaders involved in implementing new educational practices and materials in the schools of their region. The materials are prepared as a number of handouts which participants receive in sequence. Participants engage in four major activities, and…

The author suggests that labor education, by its organization through trade unions, is clearly distinguished from general adult education activities, although workers obviously participate in adult education. He discusses various ILO workers' education programs around the world. (MF)

This volume presents a sampling of major innovative programs in a broad range of teacher training institutions. A selection of 39 case studies focus on innovations in teacher education in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. The case studies are selective; certain areas of the world were not canvassed; the majority of contributions…

The overall goal of this exploratory project was to initially uncover factors of variables likely to be involved in the impact of educational products. The specific objectives were to construct systematic case studies of the development of selected educational products as an initial basis for arriving at more precise procedures to assess potential…

Article considered how New Jersey teachers are involved both as producers and consumers of successful educational programs. (Author/RK)

Despite gains in educational development in the Soviet Union, much still remains to be done before the structure and systems equal that of this country. (JB)

Principals who see themselves as instructional leaders should not depend on outside stimuli for the impetus to improve science curricula. (Editor)