The perspective of the institution's grants office in securing and administering grants is important because it differs significantly from the project perspective. The project director focuses on the project concept, and the grants office addresses the institution's needs in administering it. The funding mechanism for interdisciplinary programs is…

Collected are seven technical assistance papers concerning the development and implementation of community school age day care programs. The first paper provides a step-by-step guide to organizing a school-age child care program and the second paper focuses on developing a high quality program. Paper 3 explores administrative, policy, and legal…

This monograph is intended as a resource for persons planning or administering a vocational program for limited English proficient (LEP) students. It describes the structure and operations of Project Mainstream, a bilingual vocational program serving Korean and Spanish speaking persons. Material is organized around three major topics. The first…

With proper leadership and enthusiastic direction, the multiteal concept in cooperative distributive education programs is realistic and adaptable. The author describes the functions of 10 teams, from the prevocational to the follow-up team, and offers 10 practical suggestions to distributive education coordinators. (AJ)

Six school district case studies are contained in this appendix to the report of a project that studied the relationships between processes and outcomes of the implementation of career education programs in six diverse school districts located throughout the country. Each case study gives background information on the local education agency prior…

The manual was designed to help local education agencies in the state of Washington plan education programs for young handicapped children. Addressed in terms of goal, rationale, critical subcomponents, and evaluation procedures are eight components: administration, child find, educational programs, parent/family involvement, community…

The final technical report focuses on National Learning Resource Center of Pennsylvania (NLRS/P) functions and services to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Special Education, and its 29 intermediate units. Descriptions of NLRC/P assistance are reported via five workscope areas: state program development, education appraisal,…

The guidelines presented here are designed to assist school personnel in developing, administering, and evaluating school athletic programs in California. Topics include: (1) the basic philosophy for school athletic programs; (2) procedures for evaluating school athletic programs; (3) the three-phase school athletic program; (4) resources to…

This guide focuses on the job placement service program at Lewiston High School in Maine. It is designed as a workable model for other schools considering or establishing similar programs. A brief overview of personnel job descriptions and other items that should be addressed in designing policy is provided. Affirmative action guidelines of the…

As part of the comprehensive planning process, once goals are developed, needs established, problems analyzed, and alternative solutions proposed, the decision is made to implement a particular program. The first step toward successful implementation is careful planning of the tasks, activities, personnel, calendar, resources, and evaluation…

This study is aimed primarily at the administration of a newly established institute for distance education in Norway, Norsk fjernundervisning (NFU). Purposes of the project, in order of priority, were to provide (1) a working document for the administration of NFU, mapping out available resources, choices of possible media combinations, and the…

ELEVEN AREAS OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH NONCREDIT SERVICES OFFERED FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY AS SHORT COURSES, CONFERENCES, AND INSTITUTES, WERE RATED ON A SCALE OF INFERIOR TO SUPERIOR BY 79 INSTITUTIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION AND THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY EVENING COLLEGES IN 1954-55. THESE…

The National Advisory Council on Vocational Education conducted a two-year study to identify and categorize the problems of the United States Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education which interfered with the administration and operation of programmatic services for vocational education. After the first year of the study, an interim report (CE…

A two-year study was conducted which concentrated on the problems adversely affecting the administration and operation of vocational education program activities conducted by the United States Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education. Data were obtained primarily through structured personal interview schedules with free options to explore…