Guidelines for continuing education programs for women are provided by Ruth H. Osborn, Helen O. Wolle, Abbie O. Smith, Marjorie M. Parks, and Marian S. Cosgrove. Chapter one outlines elements and issues of the administration of such programs: philosophy, program structure, management (staff selection, development, accreditation, research), and…

A history of Canada's Atlantic Institute of Education (AIE) is given, including a description of the social environment that created the need for such an institution. Educational reform programs for teacher education, special education, and counselor education sponsored by AIE are described. The central use of educational research in AIE programs…

Based on a review of existing literature and interviews with more than 50 individuals at television stations and colleges, this report describes the state of the art of telecourses. Following an introductory chapter, 13 chapters discuss the following aspects of telecourses: (1) definition and scope; (2) the institutional environment; (3) the…

"Project SAILS" (Symbolic and Innovative Language Systems) is a special program developed by the Portland, Oregon, public schools for training teachers to work with children who have learning and reading difficulties. Teachers are instructed in the use of the Monterey Reading and Language Programs, highly structured and highly…

PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF TITLE I PROJECTS IN PUERTO RICO EMANATED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THROUGHOUT THE VARIOUS PLASES OF TITLE I ACTIVITIES PROJECT DIRECTORS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THIS CENTRAL OFFICE. OBSERVATIONS, ATTENDANCE RECORDS, INTERVIEWS, AND QUESTIONNAIRES WERE THE PRIMARY EVALUATIVE TECHNIQUES…

This study dealt with the participation of the public school districts of Michigan in the conduct of adult education programs, and with changes since the discontinuation of state financial aid to these programs in 1959. Data were drawn from the records of operation of participating school districts and from questionnaire responses by…

Evaluation may provide a mechanism by which educators involved in a literacy program may become self-aware, self-monitoring, and self-critical. The major section of this publication examines eight questions related to evaluation: (1) Why evaluate? (2) Who is the evaluation for? (3) What questions should the evaluation address? (4) What resources…

The Office of Program Development and Public Affairs (PDPA) from its inception in September 1967 to July 1971 was primarily concerned with advancing the total University with its traditional mission of teaching and research and with facilitating the University's emerging concerns for public service. The Office assisted with the program development…

This self-monitoring instrument,developed by Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I personnel is divided into three major areas--program development, program implementation, and program review and reporting. Each area is divided into four two-part subsections. The first part includes a series of statements that are written in such form that…

The publication outlines the role of the Youth Development Program (YDP) director, a position which requires a positive relationship with the Community Action Agency (CAA) executive (through which the YDP is funded) and with the Youth Council in order to develop an effective program. The first of four sections of the guide describes the nature of…

The collection of six papers offers perspectives on planning and implementing career education programs. The first paper, the Introduction (David Goodwin), deals with program implementation. The second paper, Priorities in Career Education (Alonzo A. Crim), describes the historical origins of career education in the Atlanta school system with a…

The document is a supplement to "Vocational Education; an Annotated Bibliography of Selected References, 1917-1966 (Below College)." It provides a list of materials which emphasize the evaluation of vocational education programs in secondary and postsecondary vocational education, trends in management and cost effectiveness, history of…

This State of Iowa annual evaluation report for fiscal year 1973 on programs, projects, services and activities funded in part or in whole under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I is organized into seven sections dealing with the following topics respectively: basic state statistics, needs assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation,…

In 1974 the General College Legal Paraprofessional Program was evaluated by a team of visitors representing the Special Committee on Legal Assistants of the American Bar Association (ABA). The first part of this document is the full text of the "Evaluation Report" submitted to the ABA House of Delegates by the visitation team. The second…

Prepared by the American Association of Junior Colleges and the National Council on Medical Technology Education, this guide discusses programs for career-entry supportive medical laboratory personnel which have been cooperatively planned by junior college personnel and the medical community, particularly pathologists and medical technologists.…