The final report describes a project to facilitate the efficiency with which legally blind persons use their remaining vision. The project developed a diagnostic assessment procedure, a design for instruction which includes 150 sequenced lessons, and a sourcebook on low vision. The reliability and validity of the diagnostic assessment procedure…

This report from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction responds to a directive from the Washington State Legislature to provide information on the progress of the development and field testing of minimum procedural standards and model evaluation programs for teachers. It contains a draft of the proposed minimum procedural standards for…

Can a professional committee have any impact, even indirectly, on the well-being of children? The Child Development Committee of the Maternal and Child Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) was established in October 1976 with the hope of responding to this challenging question. The Committee determined that one ideal…

A project developed and published a handbook for coordinators of nontraditional occupations (NTO) programs for adult women in postsecondary vocational-technical institutions and a guide for women considering NTO career options. Information about successful elements of postsecondary programs for adult women in NTOs was collected both from a…

The Juvenile Corrections Transition Model is designed to help community schools, and the Division of Juvenile Rehabilitation coordinates planning as students move from schools in juvenile correctional institutions back to community schools. Model strategies in various areas are explained. Field test results and the strategy outline are included.…

A substantial and indispensable portion of the training of health professionals must be conducted in clinical settings and is performance oriented rather than cognitively oriented. Evaluation methods usually require reliance upon check lists and rating scales and capture a large volume of information in order to accurately reflect the complexity…

During the last five years, the Instructional Support System for Occupational Education (ISSOE) in New York State has grown to involve approximately 3,000 teachers in development activities. To manage this system, a management information system was set up to develop reports on student progress, student decision making, and planning for student…

The document consists of a 125-item evaluation instrument for use in assessing the overall plan and quality of programs in the area of serious emotional disturbance (SED) or behavior disorders. Questions are organized according to the following nine categories (based on identified components of a well-designed SED program): (1) respondent and…

This final report discusses the components and outcomes of the RIDE (Reaching Individuals with Disabilities Early) Project, a program that supports the inclusion of young children with disabilities in their school environments, homes, and communities. The core component of the RIDE Model, Students' Success and Inclusion in the Regular Education…

General objectives for the PEG Program at Burlington County College, New Jersey, were to develop a model curriculum for paraprofessionals in noncategorical special education and to present and disseminate the curriculum and materials. Designed to be offered by a community college, the program was to consist of four courses--two concentrating on…

In 1978 the Commonwealth of Virginia initiated a three-year plan to develop basal fourth- and seventh-grade Virginia studies materials utilizing the resources of public and private institutions. The plan involved three stages: planning (1978-79), materials development (1979-80), and field testing and revision (1980-81). This document reviews the…

Conferences, retreats, workshops, and pre- and inservice training programs on the infusion method of career education for the handicapped were conducted under a project designed (1) to develop and implement a field-based instructional model which includes training of university faculty in methods of career education and (2) to encourage the…

Project SEISMIC (Sex Equity in Schools: Modules in Careers) grew out of a federal mandate to the New York State Educational Department to reduce sex bias in its educational system. Under the project a kit was developed containing four modules for use in staff development, secondary school classrooms, and workshops with the business community.…

The purpose of this 2-year project was to develop, and begin implementation of, a comprehensive health occupations teacher education program including preservice, inservice, new teacher orientation, and continuing education components for the State of Virginia. During the second year of the project, the goals were (1) to continue the work of the…

This document reviews the goals and accomplishments of phase two of a three-year project to develop state-studies materials for Virginia schools. It is presented in seven chapters. Chapter I introduces the project idea, reviews the first phase of planning and evaluation design, and explains the project goals for phase two, materials development.…