Converting research facility costs from indirect to direct costs is used as an illustrative example of the problems of making changes in research program costing policy. (MSE)

Camp health center management begins with assessing the population served, camp areas impacted, and the contract of care with parents. That information is used to plan the size of the center; its location in the camp; the type of equipment; and considerations such as medication management, infectious disease control, size of in- and out-patient…

As a collection of articles this book is intended for use as a guide for planning and building teacher centers. The beginning articles tell how a combination of convictions, experience, high energy, and happenstance formed the first American teacher centers. The next several articles focus on practical matters such as staffing, needs assessment,…

Various types of after-school child care programs are discussed, and characteristics of high-quality programs, such as staff requirements, parental involvement, and space needs are identified. Suggestions for administering and financing these programs are included. (PP)

The major purpose of the report is to reveal through case-study examination how seven carefully selected medical faculty practice plans evolved and how they work. The satisfactions and dissatisfactions of faculty and administrators were determined in on-site interviews. Among the findings and conclusions: (1) medical practice plans have become an…

This manual is one of seven publications designed to implement the Home-Oriented Preschool Education (HOPE) Program, which uses televised, mobile classroom, and parent instruction to educate 3-, 4-, and 5-year olds. It describes (1) responsibilities of the program materials production team; (2) responsibilities of the field team which operates the…

A set of criteria for use as guidelines in evaluating educational media programs in institutions of higher education was developed from two primary sources: first, from the literature dealing with educational media programs such as articles, books, and monographs; second, from papers discussing model media programs written by 12 outstanding…

This module is one in a series of seven focused on skills vocational teachers need to develop and manage programs that are performance-based and fully individualized. Designed to allow for individualization of a teacher education program, these modules supplement those prepared by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education for…

This document provides a step-by-step guide to assist administrators in implementing a career awareness development program on the elementary level. First the program is described by the four basic attitudes and ten overall objectives which underlie all the program activities. Then the administrative responsibilities are presented under the…

This module is one in a series of six designed to help vocational educators develop skills needed to make use of the Vocational Technical Education Consortium of States materials and to develop and manage individualized instructional programs. Recommended for use by both pre- and inservice teachers and curriculum development specialist interns,…

The administrative problems of public sector research programs in developing nations include lack of major public policies and too many minor ones, inadequate or haphazard planning, budgetary constraints, inadequate evaluation and monitoring, inadequate or obsolete equipment and facilities, trained manpower shortages, and limited motivation. (MSE)

Information is provided concerning Florida's facilities construction plan for the mentally retarded. Aspects covered include the administering state agency, methods of administration, and program development. Also detailed are the following: needs and services for Florida's mentally retarded; inventory, services, and programing; and priorities.…

This third in a series of nine learning modules on instructional management is designed to help secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers achieve competence in arranging to improve vocational facilities by (1) evaluating present resources, (2) identifying need for improvement, (3) obtaining and reporting information about technological…

This description of how to organize a team teaching program begins with a definition of "team teaching" and distinguishes between hierarchic and synergetic teams. The next two chapters describe 10 team teaching programs in operation in elementary and secondary schools in Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Massachusetts, and…

In 1961 a three year study was inaugurated in Hampshire County, England, to investigate the possible applications of closed-circuit television in secondary schools. The study included investigations of new teaching methods and of the technical, financial, and administrative arrangements prerequisite to the use of television on a large scale. The…