This article reports on implementation efforts of a comprehensive school based health education program. (MM)

Argues that instructional development provides an efficient model for planning programs for adult learners. Outlines three stages of instructional development: analysis of needs, goals, course content, learner characteristics, and the learning environment; development of instructional strategies and delivery systems; and program evaluation. (CAM)

PTEP engages both teacher and student in analyzing student needs and forming an educational program based on student choices, using (1) repeated feedback and counseling, (2) assignment of instructional tasks contingent upon student characteristics, and (3) self-observation and feedback on the student's teaching behavior. (MB)

Common problems and issues related to programming for continuing education in social work and efforts to deal with them are described. It is shown that rurality has a definite impact on the content, structure, and methods used, and that demographic factors and organizational characteristics must be considered. (Author/LBH)

This paper reviews and analyzes the literature dealing with training teachers of adults. Existing exemplary training programs and practices are identified and described, enabling practitioners to choose alternative models and programs for practice. Contents include: Need for the study; search of literature, needs of teachers; identified desirable…

Reporting the effectiveness of Phase II of Portland's Career Guidance and Counseling project, this document presents the summative data documenting the goals, objectives, and participant attitudes toward the project. (Phase I centered on strategies to improve counseling staff involvement in cooperative efforts to upgrade career guidance and…

The Montgomery County, Maryland school district has a five-year plan to develop and install revised instructional systems in four major subjects. The components of the instructional system are: performance objectives for pupils, appropriate student placement based on performance, instructional guides for teachers, assessment tasks, and pupil…