Society still carries the lingering remains of the autocratic cultural mores of reward and punishment. Staff in a group home setting for children must be aware of the complexity caused by the mingling of autocratic and democratic mores. This phenomenon causes discrepancy in parenting methods. It was surmised that training the staff (N=4) at one…

This study attempted system-wide institutionalization of a consultation-based ancillary service delivery model into the norms and work behaviors of the elementary school organization, through modifying the role and function of members of existent school-based multidisciplinary Child Study Teams (CSTs) and the demonstration of the potential of the…

Intended as a model to aid school districts as they develop and review their curriculum documents and not intended for direct use by teachers preparing lessons, this guide to the kindergarten curriculum lists topics/concepts, learning outcomes, and sample learning objectives for children's social, physical, emotional, creative, and cognitive…

The paper explores basic concepts of mental retardation and proposes wilderness adventure programing as an approach that offers mentally retarded persons the dignity of taking a reasonable risk. Benefits of such programing are cited for affective, cognitive, and psychomotor domains. Processes involved in the therapeutic bases for program…

Dropping out of school before high school graduation has re-emerged as a priority issue for professional and public debate and concern. Dropping out of school is viewed as a gradual process as the bond between student and school weakens, representing the final step that occurs after opportunities for intervention at earlier stages have been…

Effective strategic planning has clearly become a skill that is essential to the survival of managers in public and private sector agencies alike. While sometimes thought of as being an overly quantitative and excessively time-consuming activity, strategic planning does not need to be characterized in these terms. In its simplest and most…

The paper describes an interactive evaluation process based on E. Brown's transactional evaluation model, and its application to evaluating programs serving children with severe and multiple disabilities or other low incidence populations. The model emphasizes the first part of the assessment process, determining which questions to ask and what…

Intended for local educational administrators and practitioners, the technical assistance guide addresses student related and program related connections in providing vocational programs for handicapped students at the secondary level. Following an introductory section, section II looks at the structure of vocational systems by explaining the…

A new computer simulation of student performance in the elementary classroom allows the model builder to incorporate into a mathematically precise computer model all the information on variables affecting pupil performance which research has uncovered. (HMD)

Experienced in the process of student evaluation of teachers, this author suggests ways of using student assessment to best advantage. (Editor)

CUNY's comprehensive data base and its geographic and educational parameters make possible the computation of an Admissions Accountability Index built on an input-output (hours-applications) ratio. It helps staff determine which high schools need and deserve more time and service, and helps high-school advisers compare their results with similar…

A presentation of a model for planning a successful workshop in which each participant produces a learning package for use in his or her own classroom. (Author)

This Needs Assessment Compendium has been developed to provide Rhode Island school districts in the Local Planning and Assessment Process with a means for selecting or developing a needs assessment instrument. This document contains descriptive summaries of 23 approaches that were undertaken by local, state, and commercial agencies throughout the…

Two models for program evaluation as related to decision making of routinely operated special education programs are discussed. One model deals with judgmental data collected from staff members once a year and ways to insert that data into the budget planning and program change processes. The other model deals with inclusion of student performance…