A 113-item questionnaire completed by 233 county agricultural extension agents supplied data for a study of educational interests in competency areas of--understanding social systems, program planning and development, understanding human development, extension organization and administration, the educational process, communications, effective…

Complete texts of presentations and discussions at a 1975 UNESCO symposium on information systems in ongoing scientific and technical research are included in this volume. Forty-five papers were presented in four sessions: (1) ongoing research information in the service of science and science policy; (2) problems in developing and operating…

This document reports responses to a questionnaire investigating the needs of junior and senior high school mathematics teachers in Minnesota for continued inservice education programs. The questionnaire, administered to two hundred and seventy-eight teachers in both rural and urban public schools, posed seventy-two questions on the usefulness to…

The steps involved in conducting a valid needs assessment are described and some problems to be avoided are discussed. Needs assessment begins with a set of educational goals. It is important that community opinion be obtained regarding the goals to ensure that they represent the interests of all involved in the educational process. Once the goals…

Reported is the development of the Connecticut state plan to assess the needs of the developmentally disabled and establish service priorities. An overview of the planning system includes information on planning processes and the model components including needs assessment, priority setting, program development and selection, program approval, and…

The opening section of the document provides a brief perspective of the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales, which forms a background for the discussion presented in the rest of the report. The second section, Retrospect, gives a historical survey of the evolution of the NHS from the previous health care supply system, with…

This module is part of a competency-based staff development training package which presents a systematic approach to guidance, counseling, and placement. The module acquaints the reader with the history, development, and major issues in the utilization of paraprofessionals. Its main purpose is to help the reader plan, implement, and evaluate a…

This document provides an assessment of the progress Leeward Community College has made toward fulfilling the objectives of its five-year 1.4 million dollar Advanced Institutional Development Program (AIDP) grant at the end of the first year of funding. Essentially, the objectives of the project fall into four major program areas: community…

In order to build auto mechanics curricula and instructional programs responsive to the needs of employers, Bakersfield College (BC) sent a questionnaire to all employers listed under "Automobile Repairing and Services" in the yellow pages of the local telephone book. Only 43 (20 percent) of the 215 questionnaires sent out were returned;…

This publication has been prepared to assist vocational counselors in developing and implementing guidance programs designed to effectively meet the needs of students. It attempts to depict the guidance services which should be offered and gives some procedures and techniques which may be used in providing these services. The information contained…

This document enumerates and discusses needs for community service and continuing education programs in the state of Tennessee. Its contents are based on the Statewide Report drawn up by the State Agency for Title I in Tennessee, and on responses to 800 questionnaires mailed to recipients of the Report requesting the identification of other…

This summary of consultative discussions is not intended to represent a definite study of the topic, but rather a beginning. Four general guidelines of themes emerged from the seminar regarding vocational education for persons with special needs: (1) Professional vocational education personnel must become more concerned with people and less…

The essay challenges the quality of the USAR officer educational program. Decreases in numbers of personnel in the Active Army emphasize the need for an improved Army Reserve, which will require changes in the educational program. Reasons are explored for improving the program, and its history, present status, weaknesses and strengths are…

This guide explains the basic concepts in cooperative education and describes the essential characteristics of effective program development and operation. The guide is the final report of a three-phase institute which developed, implemented, and evaluated plans for new directions in cooperative education. As a result of this investigation, the…

The first of these papers contains (1) a presentation of the purposes and values of teaching a critical appraisal of the mass media; (2) a brief survey of the scope and content of present educational efforts in mass media in Britain, the United States, Canada, and Australia; (3) a blueprint for future development of programs for students and…