This document describes a partnership program for administrator training that the Davis (Utah) School District has established with the College of Education at Utah State University. This program was initiated because of the district's anticipated need for a large number of new administrators, coupled with the availability of numerous top teachers…

This second volume of a two-volume manual provides a structure for the analysis of the design of cooperative education and the implementation of the design in terms of the 49 key elements of cooperative education. It is intended for use by persons responsible for cooperative education at state and local levels. Volume II is the heart of the…

The media center concept of education implies making available many types of materials to aid children in learning. The success of the media program depends on continued cooperation between teachers and the media specialist. A media program encourages and enables pupils to pursue individual interests while teachers or media specialists are engaged…

This workbook is intended to help decision makers in a school district make informed decisions concerning possible adoption or modifications of the Far West Laboratory Experience-Based Career Education program (FWL-EBCE). The workbook presents procedures and guidelines for (1) deciding whether the FWL-EBCE program, or some adaptation of it, is…

One of eight sections of a handbook for use by vocational teacher educators in improving vocational teacher education linkage with business, industry, and labor, this first section focuses on use of staff development programs as a means to increasing faculty interaction with the private sector. Although the guidelines are intended for use by…

This monograph presents an overview of employer-sponsored career development programs. It is divided into four sections. The "Adult Development" and "Adult Career Development" sections review pertinent theories and research (basic concepts, task model, transition model, theme model, adult career stages, career anchors approach, career development…

Intended for instructors and administrators setting up a college reading and study skills program, this paper presents eight issues that should be carefully considered when developing a program structure that will suit the needs and framework of each institution. Discussions, resolutions, and rationale are provided for the following issues: (1)…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is the tenth in a series on developing a comprehensive career guidance program at the high school level, designed to aid guidance…

Presented in outline form, this paper describes a special program for gifted and talented students at a Massachusetts junior high school. Some of the topics discussed include goals of the program, design, implementation, evaluation, use of teachers as mentors, and identification of gifted students. (Author/LD)

Presented is a description of how DEEP (Developmental Economic Education Program) monitors activity and achievements to ensure that objectives are met effectively and efficiently, and that evidence of achievement is available for reports. The purposes of DEEP management and accountability procedures are: (1) to maintain both long term and short…

This handbook is a response to the information problems that may arise in the planning of a Head Start program. It is especially designed for use in San Mateo County, California. It purports to bring together an explanation of the requirements for Head Start programs and suggests how these requirements might best be met with the resources…

Presenting suggestions for conceptualizing Rural Development Act Title V program evaluations, this paper focuses upon a five-level program outcomes model which encompasses a causal sequence of anticipated shortrun, intermediate, and longrun outcomes. Examples of possible Title V measurement foci are presented for each of five outcome levels as…

The first author set out to design and secure funding for an hypothesis-based program in a public school setting. The natural history of what happened to that study as it proceeded from design, to funding, to actual implementation, to final reporting serves as the case history of two idealistic evaluators' wildest nightmares. (Author)

Recommendations for action in serving the hearing impaired mentally retarded (HIMR) are presented by a committee composed of representatives from the American Speech and Hearing Association, the Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf, and the American Association on Mental Deficiency. The population is defined to include those…

This is a report of a five-day training session on systems research for counselors, counselor educators, and supervisors. The training session was an advanced program dealing with the use of systems research for planning and evaluating counseling, counselor education, supervision and related programs. The primary aims of the program were to: (1)…