This article provides a description of an 18-month pilot program focused on the leadership development of the next generation of research administrators (RAs) in the State University of New York system (SUNY). The key questions for the evaluators were: 1) can we create a developmental program that effectively prepares the next generation of RAs;…

Describes the developmental reading program at a Midwestern university which has as its major objectives the improvement of vocabulary, reading comprehension, and reading rates. (FL)

Intended as a guide to acquaint interested persons with the facts and developmental efforts surrounding the career education concept, this publication provides: (1) a definition of career education, (2) the goals and objectives of the program, (3) concepts upon which career education is based, (4) suggested action steps for developing a career…

This paper outlines a toddler day care curriculum, based on Piaget's developmental theory, which is suitable for implementation at a laboratory preschool or community college child care center. Implications of Piaget's theory for the curriculum of a toddler program are discussed. The specific program developed is described in terms of guidelines…

This directory provides abstracts for 38 career development projects operating during the 1972-73 school year, which are funded or coordinated by the Michigan Department of Education. The abstracts identify representative career development program components (e.g., objectives, major activities, and procedures) for projects in state school…

A course is presented which is designed for development of vocabulary and comprehension, on the assumption that the student is functioning at a minimum of grade four level in reading, has skills required to unlock language codes associated with phonetic structures, and is at a point in reading skill development where concentration can be placed on…

The final report covers the three phases of Project CAREER/Handicapped, the purpose of which was to design a system of coding behavioral objectives which would document the skills that could be attained by special needs students. Project objectives and procedures are discussed. The major results and accomplishments of the project include the…

Provides guidelines developed by the Center for Occupational Education at North Carolina State University for use in conducting on-site examinations of career education programs. (SB)

Noting that the University of Illinois' Special Options Rhetoric program is designed for special admit students who score 15 or below on ACT tests, this paper investigates the efficacy of the program to help marginal students, and also includes information on writing programs at the University of Michigan and Ohio University. An introduction…

Examines a creative drama project in which nine hundred junior high students participated in groups of fifty in a drama about regional history. (MH)

Discusses the decisions colleges must make in planning programs for nontraditional or high risk students and categorizes these decisions under four areas: (1) organizational considerations; (2) program dimensions, i.e. content and instructional strategies; (3) decisions about students; and (4) program evaluation procedures. (JG)

Describes a national study to determine the relationship between seven service components and student success and retention in developmental education programs. Reports that centralized program organization, mandatory assessment and placement, tutoring with tutor training, and systematic program evaluation were most closely related to student…

Aspects of the Help-A-Kid (HAK) program considered in this series of six workbook guides include: (1) the program's organization, its objectives, its strategies for getting students to participate, and the roles of parents and the community in the program's implementation; (2) in-service training for junior staff; (3) values clarification raps…

Project IRIS (Improving Reading Instruction School-Wide) is one school district's effort to improve reading instruction. The project's first three years have produced median reading gains of one year or more per student per year. Although the most important aspect of Project IRIS is school-wide commitment to improving reading instruction, other…

Traces the development of the De Anza Community College (California) Reentry Educational Program, a program for adult women of limited educational background. Discusses the following aspects of the program: the Child Development Center, resource and referral services, specialized counseling, instruction, and evaluation. (AYC)