The first year of a project to develop, evaluate, and disseminate a system for occupational program planning in community colleges is discussed. The focus of the first year was the development of the system. This report of the first phase is divided into three parts. In part 1, materials and concepts important to the development of the system are…

A recent study found a lack of homogeneity among supervisors with respect to their role performance despite a similarity with respect to role expectation. To develop an accurate descriptive model of the supervisory process, data were collected describing both the activities of supervisors and their perception of the purpose of supervision.…

This book is a report of a major curriculum revision undertaken by the faculty in educational administration in the School of Education, Stanford University. Sensing the educational needs of the 1970's and 1980's, the Stanford faculty pondered the kinds of administrative services likely to be needed and suggested one model that might have…

The purpose of this paper is to give a brief overview of the reasons why a model change for servicing children with specific learning needs was recommended for the St. Anthony Village-New Brighton School District, an overview of the Resource Unit model proposed, and a summary report of the Resource Units within a small district's elementary and…

The public school system should be so maintained, as regards courses of study, as to keep abreast of progress generally and to meet the needs of the times, and to this end it is the administrative function of school board members and superintendents to create new courses and rearrange the curriculum in proper cases. A rule or regulation…

A preliminary instructional model suitable for lesson preparation for a Computerized Training System is described. Topics discussed include general course architecture, general course structure, and the training decision process. Guidelines for the design of the model are presented and information is provided on the adaptation of the model to…

Three distinct concepts are included in the report and addendum. The report itself documents two projects conducted under an Office of Education grant. The addendum is a four-page report of the research grant expenditures. The first report, "Unifying a Career Development Theme...," covers the five goals of the study conducted in Mason…

The nature and timing of decisions regarding the diffusion of new instructional materials and practices are critical to the ultimate utility achieved by a curriculum project. This publication is a collection of five conference papers which deal with various aspects of diffusion of innovative materials and ideas. Everett M. Rogers discusses two…

This monograph aims at assuring greater rationality in decisionmaking processes involving boards of education, school superintendents, principals, and teachers. The discussion begins with an analysis of the present confusion regarding who makes curriculum and instruction decisions. A theoretical framework, consistent with some of the established…

Career education concepts are all closely linked to the occupational cluster, which has become the basic element in career education curriculum development and programing. Procedures for preparing a cluster-based occupational curriculum are presented, including the collection of manpower data and occupational selection. Other components of the…

A multimedia course on economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for the final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This document describes how various project activities were performed in designing the course and gives a rationale for the way…

Contents of this book include: (1) "Introduction: race and educational opportunity," Meyer Weinberg; (2) "Project 'Unique' and efforts to eliminate racial imbalance in Rochester, New York," Herman R. Goldberg and Raymond S. Iman; (3) "Project 'Apex': magnet schools for enrichment and exchange in Los Angeles," Albert…

More than 900 consultants, participants, and committee members representing nearly every State and many foreign countries attended the seminar. This document consists of 31 seminar presentations that include primarily descriptions of specific programs as well as information relative to community relations, curriculum planning, evaluation models,…

A project was devised to develop and test a revision model for systematically designed educational materials based on the literature and on previous procedures. The model divides the revision process into content changes and procedural changes, and decisions are based on data collected from measures of student performance and attitudes and on…

This book describes and analyzes the processes involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Peterborough County (Ontario) Mathematics Project (PCMP), a districtwide mathematics program. Apart from describing the features of the PCMP, the book is intended to provide insights into the complexities of school change. The…