Designed for extension personnel who are involved in community leadership (CL) programs, this publication summarizes recent national efforts that could be useful in developing and conducting CL programs, and current leadership theory and literature. Part 1 reports the results of the national survey, initiated in April 1985, of extension staff…

Last fall, in an effort to raise awareness of Canadian table wines, the Consulate General commissioned a group of International Business MBA students from Walsh College, in suburban Detroit, to create the "Canadian Wine Exporter's Guide." This report, which was officially presented to Canadian wine producers prior to the tasting,…

This current directory lists alphabetically by state, special projects funded by the Title II Nurse Training Act of the Health Manpower Act of 1968, which are awarded for improvement programs in nurse training. Projects funded through June 1971 are listed and briefly annotated, including planning grants awarded for the first time during the fiscal…

THIS PUBLICATION IS A REVISED AND UP-DATED EDITION OF A PUBLICATION, "FIRE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY CURRICULA SURVEY," BASED ON A SURVEY CONDUCTED IN 1966 BY THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE ADMINISTRATION INSTITUTE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASCERTAINING THE SCOPE OF THE FIRE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE NATION'S INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING. A DIRECTORY OF INSTITUTIONS…

Many colleges and universities are revising course offerings and increasing graduate requirements to provide more highly integrated programs for their students. The efforts of seven institutions to develop such a core curriculum are described including those of: Saint Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana); Los Medanos College (Pittsburgh,…

A questionnaire was sent to 350 people representing heads of Federal agencies dealing with education, all state commissioners of education, superintendents of schools of the largest cities, heads of selected professional education organizations, outstanding community leaders, university researchers, directors of some ERIC clearinghouses, regional…

The 1968 directory of Federal training and education programs has been compiled to encourage wider use of findings by other agencies, to avoid duplication of research efforts, and to stimulate experimentation needed to keep pace with technological progress. Federal agencies report both completed and in-progress studies and include such agencies as…

This package includes the final report and selected products of the Adult education eXpress Intercommunication Support (AXIS) project, which was conducted to facilitate communication related to professional development services administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) and…

The document serves as a step-by-step guide for career education administrators, consultants, and directors in preparing a program for the utilization of community resources in schools. Two methods of utilizing resources are the operation of a service which keeps a file of persons willing to serve as resources in the classroom, and the publication…

This report defines problem areas of museum-school cooperation, suggests an ideal relationship, offers solutions, and describes art curriculum projects presently underway. Written as a vehicle of articulation for museum educators, further study is urged of the relationship between schools and museums in the area of curriculum development. The bulk…

This guide is intended to help the correctional educator plan and develop comprehensive vocational and related academic skills programs. Sections I and II introduce the guide and its use. Section III focuses on these program elements: fundings--resource mobilization; coalition building--networking; curriculum--training methods--teaching…

Provides a comprehensive list of bilingual centers across the country that offer aid in curriculum development, materials selection, teacher training, assessment and dissemination, and antidiscrimination guidelines for linguistic minorities. (Editor)

Dissertations (301) completed by graduate students majoring in extension and adult education at Cornell University are listed in this document by year completed. They are indexed under nine general topics: administrative organization and management; comparative extension and adult education; Communication methods; effectiveness and progress of…

This directory lists the 89 funded and the 52 unfunded National Diffusion Network (NDN) educational projects for 1995. Each entry contains the following information: NDN project number; project title; address; telephone number; principal staff; grade level/population approval; key elements; when adoptions are reported; approximate implementation…

This sourcebook lists over 50 items produced to aid in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational innovation and change at the K-12 level. A group of cooperating Educational Laboratories and research and development centers have agreed to work together and with NIE, its R&D Utilization Contractors, and other clients, to…