This paper sorts out the kinds of information policy makers need at the community level, suggests ways to acquire kinds of information especially relevant and difficult to obtain, and indicates the range of options open to communities in developing day care programs. (Author)

A new self-awareness for the American Indian and a new approach to the educational system are outlined in this proposal by The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians. (FF)

A combination of many factors indicates that during this decade the number of children requiring day care will increase enormously. Planning the expansion of day care services to meet this need involves public policy decisions on several fronts--welfare, manpower, education--with possibilities of great benefit or loss to society. (Author/WY)

In a speech, Looking Ahead in Vocational Education", to a group of Hamilton educators, D.O. Davis, Vice-President, Engineering, Dominion Foundries and Steel Limited, Hamilton, Ontario spoke of the challenge of change and what educators and industry must do to help the future of vocational education. (Editor)

Eight steps to set up a public relations program that is effective and therefore productive are identified: establish a plan, set priorities, propose budgets to coordinate with plans, keep track of progress, control and protect plans, communicate with staff, be accountable, and maintain a positive office environment. (MLW)

Suggests guidelines for establishing a secondary school experiential program in the areas of assessing school and student needs, setting goals and devising plans to meet the goals, planning for necessary resources (time, energy, finances, supplies), and selling the program to administrators and teachers. (NEC)

TRAINS (Training, Resource, Assessment, Intervention, and Network System), which can assist trainers in developing programs with transfer elements in them, is described. It enables trainees to do what they were trained to do, when they are supposed to do it, and where they are supposed to do it through generalized training. (CT)

Good will and dedication, conviction and faith, can achieve far more in second language courses than mere financial resources and material supplies. A good teacher, who is able to stimulate a class, can perform miracles. (Author)

Considered are the special needs of physically disabled adolescents and the development of community programs to serve these needs. Several New York City programs are described as examples of program development models. Noted is the lack of programs incorporating teens who use wheelchairs into mainstreamed programs. (DB)

Needs assessment is an integral part of designing instruction for adults. However, more work needs to be done to strengthen the definition and theory. Needs assessment will be served by carefully designed studies that analyze the extent and type of impact needs assessments have had on subsequent program development activities. (CT)

Poses questions--and some answers--essential to the development and expansion of technical communication offerings beyond the basic course in technical writing. (RL)

Describes how three institutions and agencies constructed an in-service teacher education program based on an assessment of the needs of teachers and administrators in the region. (IRT)