This study inventories the urban activities of institutions of higher education in the Winston-Salem area and reports a significant series of social and economic indicators for nine urbanized areas in North Carolina. Part I consists of a series of excerpts from a collection of nine documents and reports concerned with development policy, planning…

Planning methodology should concentrate first on outcomes before emphasizing inputs and processes. In developing a plan for planning for a State community college system, such questions as these must be answered: why plan? who plans? what is to be included in the planning? what is the time frame for planning? Five general processes, each a…

Glaring inadequacies and a lack of coordination in the field of youth development stimulated the extensive data collection and analyses presented in this report. Recent and current efforts in the youth development area at the college and university level were surveyed. Among the data reported are: (1) administrative perceptions of youth programs,…

This report discusses the alternative program structure developed independently at the University of Georgia, by dealing with a particular phase of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) work, i.e., their Program Classification Structure (PCS). Three primary programs presented by NCHEMS are considered as primary…

This research, developed by the Ford Training and Placement Program, observed a cadre or work group as a miniature replication of the social system of a school. The interim report presents the conceptual framework of group development and recording techniques used for analysis. The conceptual framework emphasized three phases of group development:…

This report describes the internship scheme in Jamaica as a terminal experience following a period spent in the teacher's college acquiring substantive knowledge of the profession. Program emphasis is placed on laboratory and field experience as well as technical competence. Major features of internship include the development of a Teaching…

This booklet, the Spanish version of SE 014 817, is a guide for teachers and resource managers who are interested in establishing National Environmental Study Areas (NESA) or interested in receiving NESA recognition for their on-going environmental study area programs. It outlines the characteristics and procedures of the program; the nature,…

This booklet, the French version of SE 014 817, is a guide for teachers and resource managers who are interested in establishing National Environmental Study Areas (NESA) or interested in receiving NESA recognition for their on-going environmental study area programs. It outlines the characteristics and procedures of the program; the nature,…

These pamphlets and newsletters are products of the Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program, which provides free and inexpensive books to children through a variety of community organizations throughout the country. The newsletter appears monthly and contains reports on specific programs, trends in the national program, RIF involvement with other…

Two Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I project components for the Maui District, Hawaii are evaluated in this report. These are the reading resource rooms and the preschools. This report makes the following recommendations: follow-through instructional services should be carried into the target pupils' regular classrooms; a…

This study describes the gradual adaptation of the methods of financing education to the objectives of development policy in Yugoslavia. The first chapter deals with the development of Yugoslav education and its financing in the context of economic growth during the period 1950-1966. The second chapter describes and analyzes the present Yugoslav…

Provided is a guide for school districts interested in adopting the Helping Eliminate Early Learning Disabilities (HEELD) Program, an early childhood learning program developed and operated in Oregon. The HEELD program is described, and guidelines for implementing the four phases of the program are presented. Sections cover each of the phases as…

This resource manual presents an overview of the Manpower and Community College Training Program (MCCCP) developed in cooperation with Oregon State University and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Described are the processes related to the development of competency statements and evaluative criteria, program operation (instruction),…

Described is the National Advocacy Project of the United Cerebral Palsy Association involving demonstration projects and model programs advocating the legal and human rights of the person with a developmental disability and his family. Goals and objectives of the project are listed as follows: improving the effectiveness of agencies and services…

This publication consists of a number of papers that discuss the development, implementation, and evaluation of efforts to integrate general and special education administration. The publication deals primarily with the work of the General-Special Education Administration Consortium (GSEAC), a long-term cooperative effort involving 25 higher…