The first in a series of three reports by the National Advisory Council on Supplementary Centers and Services which analyze various components of ESEA, this document discusses reasons students drop out of school, reviews some of the methods being used in dealing with the problem in various states and local school districts, and offers several…

The purpose of this paper is threefold: (1) to describe briefly the Purdue Leadership Effectiveness and Development (LEAD) Program operating within the Department of Child Development and Family Life; (2) to review other programs with similar characteristics in other areas and at other levels of education; and (3) to discuss briefly the…

The author states his views on career education, gives a detailed definition of the career development concept, and offers various materials that may be of value to educators in understanding and translating this process into practical school applications. He further discusses the behavioral objectives needed to implement a career development…

This guide is designed for those interested in organizing and/or participating in short-term study abroad programs. The following main topics are treated in detail: (1) the nature of the program, (2) the budget, (3) winning administrative approval for the program, (4) announcing the program, (5) orientation, (6) the program director, (7) the…

The objectives, staff and facilities, and programming of a pilot project in education of the deaf at the Horace Mann School are described. Discussed are the project evaluation process, admissions policy, student evaluation, audiological services, the pilot class, consultation services at Horace Mann and in other schools, and the recommendations…

Prepared under authority of the Economic Opportunity Act, this New Careers report offers suggestions on how police departments can improve relations with inner city disadvantaged residents (usually minority groups) by using hard core unemployed community members to close the information gap on both sides, provide community services, relieve the…

The purpose of the work-study program is to provide part-time employment for students who need the earnings from such employment to commence, continue, or return to an approved vocational education program on a full-time basis. Suggestions for developing work-study programs for vocational education students under the federal legislation are…

This is a progress report covering the major activities of the Stanford Program in Computer-Assisted Instruction for the period January 1, 1969 to March 31, 1969. The programs summarized in this report are (1) The Drill-and-Practice Mathematics Program, (2) The Drill-and-Practice Reading Program, (3) The Second-Year Russian Program, (4) The…

Included are 40 abstracts with descriptive terms (designed primarily for the practitioner) devoted to program descriptions, guides, and curriculum information on the mentally handicapped. Also provided are an author and subject index, user information, and information on purchasing the total document or specific documents. (JM)

This report describes the attempt of one school district to improve its elementary mathematics program. The program was modeled after the Nuffield project with an emphasis on activity learning. The report outlines objectives, materials, facilities, and teacher education procedures. Some descriptive statistics are presented which are used to…

This report is one of a series of disciplinary planning assessments for graduate studies in Ontario, Canada, concerning physical education, kinesiology, and related areas. Recommendations suggest: (1) There should be a limited number of discipline oriented Ph.D. programs focused on the generation of knowledge appropriate to sociology of sport,…

This book, written by the national advisor of the Pre-school Playgroups Association, outlines the history of the development of the playgroup movement, offers recommendations for its future, and serves as a practical handbook for mothers, teachers, and playgroup organizers. (CS)

The paper traces the progress of the Career Education Project, funded for a 12-month period in the spring of 1973, and designed to enable the chief State school officers and their respective State education agencies to have ready access to information about career education. It was intended that the project would review and make recommendations…

The proposed use of paraprofessionals in migrant education is one of 9 Texas Migrant Educational Development Center programs focusing on the special educational needs of the migrant Mexican American child and his family. The use of paraprofessionals in migrant education described in this handbook will be pilot tested at selected Texas Migrant…

In recent years the many efforts to individualized instruction have been hampered by a lack of communication among professionals. The Descriptor for Individualized Instruction was developed to facilitate communication. It functions in several ways: 1) as a summary of a single program, 2) as a means of comparison between programs, 3) as a tool to…