Studies show that participatory management in the business field tends to improve employees' attitudes and performance, to lower costs, and to increase production. This paper describes the process of setting up democratic decision making in the welfare field. (SDH)

The Leaving School Early (LSE) Program, established in 1975, is designed for 14- and 15-year-olds who find none of the public school programs suitable. Applicants are assessed by a social worker and an individualized work or education contract written. LSE participants are monitored by teacher advisors. (SJL)

Presented at a writing center conference by English department faculty members from around the United States--all involved with writing centers--the papers in this collection relate personal experiences and discuss many of the problems faced by writing centers. The ten papers deal with the following topics: (1) the progress and future of writing…

A handbook for participants of a workshop on bilingual program evaluation is presented as part of the Bilingual Evaluation Technical Assistance project. Workshop objectives are as follows: make a schedule for evaluation management tasks; create a staffing plan; prepare a budget appropriate for the particular bilingual evaluation; develop a plan…

This program description provides a detailed summary of the efforts employed at the North Chicago Community High School in North Chicago, Illinois, to recruit public aid recipients into adult education programs. Outlined first are the educational needs of the North Chicago community. Then various agencies cooperating with the high school's…

A leader's guide for conducting a workshop on managing bilingual program evaluations is presented as part of the Bilingual Evaluation Technical Assistance (BETA) project. After examining how to organize the workshop, the following aids are presented: a preworkshop preparation checklist, a sample room arrangement diagram, a workshop time schedule,…

A study explored factors that have led to the termination of selected community school programs. Examined during the study were 10 terminated programs in five states (Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico, California, and Oregon) that had been in operation for at least 3 years. Two major techniques were employed in the study. Structured as well as…

The 3-year project was intended to provide for a systematic delivery of career development experiences within each of the three institutions involved--Fayette County Schools, Eastern Kentucky University, and the Central Kentucky Vocational Region--with central activity located in the Fayette County Schools. Major project themes centered on…

In evaluating the effectiveness of a supplementary center for early childhood education it was hypothesized that a nongraded organizational structure would allow for an orderly and meaningful transition from preschooler type play activities to the more formalized learning of the primary age child. It was also believed that a school's primary…

This handbook is intended as an aid to administrators in setting up a preschool program based on the Responsive Care Model and provides administrators with useful guidelines and resource materials. The Responsive Care Program was designed to facilitate the development of children's social and cognitive repertoires and was first implemented at…

This manual is designed for the administrator or coordinator responsible for implementing the World of Related Knowledge and Educational Development (WORK-ED) program in a school district. (The program is a career education course of study for ninth graders designed to enable students who have not chosen the traditional college prep high school…

This manual is designed to assist personnel responsible for training teachers in the implementation of the World of Related Knowledge and Educational Development (WORK-ED). (The program is a career education course for ninth graders developed to enable students who have not chosen the traditional college-prep high school course to make career…

Efforts of the Career Intern Program (CIP) to help urban youth get a basic education and further training or a paying job, are described in this report, written for the educator or school board member interested in a program combining basic and career education for high school youth who are not succeeding in regular schools (dropouts or those…

Developed as a guide for college administrators for establishing, improving, and evaluating career counseling and placement programs, this document describes specific activities for such programs under two categories: student-oriented activities and administrative and managerial activities. The student-oriented activities (Part I) cover the…