The study reported is a nationwide comprehensive analysis of the availability of training and the problems associated with the development of effective state programs for operators of water supply and wastewater facilities. (CS)

The article examines the American Council of Education's programmatic efforts in (1) continuing functions--formal military evaluations and the GED testing program, (2) new functions--a project on noncollegiate-sponsored instruction and developing interfaces among credentials, and (3) general concern for credit policies and practices. (MW)

Outlined are the training and certification programs for individuals who operate treatment plants and distribution systems. The commitment to a comprehensive yet flexible program to respond to operator needs is stressed. (CS)

A project was developed to link together the computer and an operations research technique (goal programming) and to bring them to bear on problems in improving vocational education planning. The process involves using the computer to solve a mathematical model designed to determine trade-off values among alternative goals and plans. Simulating…

This is the second edition of the 1972 publication of the same title. The Program Classification Structure is a set of categories and related definitions that allows its users to examine the operations of a postsecondary education institution as they relate to the accomplishment of that institution's objectives. It is a logical framework for…

An analysis of the major federal goals in postsecondary education is undertaken along with a consideration of the effects of federal programs on these goals. Also included are topics for deliberation by the 95th Congress. The paper focuses on labor market effects of postsecondary education, future policy questions, federal efforts to achieve equal…

Divided into two parts, this document describes the comprehensive career education model at LaGuardia Community College (New York). Introductory material in part 1 includes a general overview of the project, a description of the U.S. Office of Career Education contract which enabled LaGuardia to expand its career education efforts, and a…

This booklet is intended to serve as a resource for instructors who are beginning a job club program for their adult students. The following topics are addressed in the guide: the main purposes and activities of a job club, criteria for establishing the success of a job club, competency expectations for job club participants, job club assessment,…

This program guide examines a comprehensive occupational preparation program for the handicapped that is fiscally responsible, in concert with current practice, and has practical application possibilities. Section 1 is a position statement for the guide. Section 2 is a diagram showing program goals and objectives. The purpose of section 3 is to…

This package contains the instructor and participant manuals for eight modules which comprise a portion of the National Training and Development Service Urban Management Curriculum Development Project. These modules focus on long range strategic planning. The specific modules are: (1) Strategic Planning; (2) Situation Analysis; (3) Setting…

Based on a survey of displaced homemakers and displaced homemaker advisory committee members in Texas and on a literature review, this guide was developed to help leaders of displaced homemaker programs conduct workshops for their clients. Following an introduction which explains the rationale for conducting workshops for displaced homemakers, the…

This sixth in a series of eleven learning modules on program planning, development, and evaluation is designed to assist secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers in gaining the knowledge and skills needed to develop and write program goals and objectives that give direction to the vocational program, make public its expected outcomes, and…

This facilitator's module, part of the staff training for the "Rural America Series," presents the means for setting the keystone of successful program development, i.e., the establishment of appropriate, concrete, and measurable objectives. A distinction is made between behavioral (student) objectives and program objectives, and…

Designed for use by public participation coordinators in natural resources planning, this manual provides information to aid in the development of a coordinated planning strategy by defining reasonable program goals and following through by selecting appropriate means and methods. In a discussion of the orientation stages of public involvement…

The 1972 edition of the Program Classification Structure (PCS) is revised, using essentially the same framework but with additional categories and more detailed definitions. The PCS is a framework that permits the classification of a postsecondary education institution's resources and programs/activities as they relate to the accomplishment of…