This paper examines the problems of management and governance that developed during the course of the National Program for Educational Leadership (NPEL), an experimental four-year project that recruited and trained 62 noneducators for leadership positions in educational organizations. NPEL students were assigned to one of eight participating…

THE DISSEMINATION-PUBLIC RELATIONS PORTION OF THE PROJECT HAD TWO OBJECTIVES--(1) TO CREATE A CLIMATE FAVORABLE TO EFFORTS DIRECTED TOWARD PLACING GRADUATES IN JOBS, AND (2) TO SOLICIT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHOSE AREA OF EXPERTISE WOULD ENABLE THE PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE STUDENTS. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE…

This is a report on the development of a service-learning project conducted in the southern region since 1967. The program provides college students with internships in community agencies to work on social and economic problems. Each student is assigned a project and works under the supervision of a project committee made up of a host agency…

Describes an experimental course in communication arts covering reading and language arts from kindergarten to grade l2 designed to promote cooperative learning between the special educator and the classroom teacher. (CM)

This report briefly describes Philadelphia's Joint Public Parochial Planning Councils (JPC) project and presents an evaluation of the project's impact during the 1975-76 school year. The JPC project is intended to provide sustained interaction between the Philadelphia School District and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. During 1975-76, 102 joint…

Dual organization of faculty and curriculum provides flexible, interdisciplinary undergraduate program that leads to concentration in an engineering specialty. In operation for two years, the plan has utilized teaching staff and facilities more effectively, and provided students with a broader than usual perspective of engineering. (WM)

A social science perspective is offered on the educational challenge of fostering students' independence while cultivating their abilities to coordinate with others. Rejected are the alternatives of reinforcing the values of American society or permitting free reign to individual development. Educators are reminded that, since their role is to…

This document describes a cooperative tutorial program designed to break the cycle of educational disadvantagement in urban areas. The program involves three age groups (disadvantaged seventh graders, kindergarten students, and parents of both groups) in three coordinated subprograms: (1) a structured course in human growth and development and…

The Kentucky Right to Read Institute was intended to present Kentucky librarians and other interested citizens with an introduction to the Right to Read concept and to stimulate thinking and discussion on ways in which libraries and schools might serve this important movement. Participants were educators, librarians, government officials, and…

A National Council on Social Work Education project to develop, test, and evaluate models for continuing education in five social work education programs is described. Its aim is to demonstrate how the education and practice systems can work together, and to focus on mental health care delivery system issues as a whole. Five pilot projects in…

This paper consists of six short articles concerned with different facets of student articulation programs and a brief background description of Syracuse University's Project Advance, an experimental effort to improve program articulation between the senior year of high school and the freshman year of college. The articles, which were prepared by…

This document, consisting of seven chapters and 12 appendixes, is a full final report of the Doolittle Family Education Center Experimental In-Service Training Project. Chapter II consists of the history and plan of the project including an explanation of the framework of the model that was used to conceptualize the project. Chapter III is a…

The Appalshop School Initiative is a joint research project between eastern Kentucky teachers using the Foxfire instructional approach and a media arts and education center. Teachers use Appalshop's documentaries about central Appalachia as part of an educational strategy to challenge students to interpret their own environment, culture, and…

This extensive report describes activities of the PEACESAT AUSTRALIA Project (the Kangaroo Network) which parallels, on the Australian continent, the endeavors of PEACESAT (Pacific Educational and Communication Experiment by SATellite), and other Pacific Basin ATS-1 networks. An executive summary reviews the development of the project and its…

To provide a personalized curriculum and to test certain hypotheses concerning vocational students, the Hudson School System has been operating an experimental vocational education project. This 4-year project has now been absorbed into the regular school program and has been extended to a cooperative vocational education program with neighboring…