This guide is intended for use in articulating secondary school and community college vocational and technical education programs. The process and materials described in the guide have been field tested by El Paso (Texas) Community College and a number of area secondary schools. Part 1, which deals with aspects of secondary and postsecondary…

A centralized, university-wide approach to collecting alumni information was established. The centralized approach provided information with greater potential for utilization, permitted comparisons among university units, and generated information on trends in alumni outcomes from year to year. All alumni in a given class are surveyed in order to…

This guidebook describes the nature and use of an Educational Goals Inventory (EGI) and the interpretation of the collected data. It is designed for use with a self-scoring process, the EGI Software Computer Package. Chapter I contains an overview of educational programming for older adults and a description of the Non-Traditional Educational…

This bulletin aims to identify good practice in the adoption of a strategic approach to developing short courses in work-related nonadvanced further education (WRNAFE) in Great Britain. The focus is on vocational updating and retraining aimed principally at those in employment, usually at full cost to employers/sponsors. The bulletin discusses…

The first report details the computer education plans of the school district in Palo Alto (California), where the use of the computer is part of normal school activities in grades K-6, all seventh grade students participate in a computer awareness unit, and students in grades 9-12 are encouraged to enroll for one quarter in a computer studies…

SerVermont is a volunteer program for high school students. The program stresses public service in the community and is intended to teach students the value of personal volunteer service to their local communities. During SerVermont's first year of operation, 11 high schools were awarded minigrants to be used in developing programs in which…

Trends that are already visible on the educational horizon point to additional changes in the role that community colleges can play in the future. First, major shifts in higher education enrollments suggest that participation in informal learning experiences, minority student enrollments, and adult part-time enrollments will increase. Second, the…

A self-examination of the Central Library System (CLS) at Temple University was undertaken by a task force made up of staff members to examine the current organizational structure in the light of technological, financial, curricular, enrollment, and library service considerations, as well as such organizational concerns as work flow, appropriate…

This manual is an introduction to community organizing for those who wish to work for the prevention of alcohol, drug, youth, mental health or other social problems. The materials show how to analyze a community and decide what problems need to be corrected, and then how to set goals and choose the best method of change. The manual also gives…

Speeches on six major topics at a conference designed to assist school districts in the development of comprehensive inservice teacher education programs are presented: (1) planning (Sam Yarger); (2) collaboration (Jerry Ciccheli); (3) conducting needs assessments (Patricia M. Kay); (4) effective delivery systems (LaMar P. Miller); (5) creative…

The purpose of this practical guide is to increase the awareness of both educators who are responsible for building school partnerships and corporate leaders as to how school partnerships can contribute to education. Kinds of school/business partnerships are discussed, and the services provided by partners are listed. These steps in establishing…

The League of Schools is a staff development consortium currently consisting of 11 Southeastern Idaho School districts and the College of Education at Idaho State University (ISU). The primary purposes of the League are to provide a structure and process for systematically identifying with specificity school district personnel training needs and…

The article describes the background of the Council, its major objectives, the membership association, the regional organization, priorities, program development, and second stage development of projects in progress. (MW)

Described a method for creating a statewide plan for staff development of community college faculties. (Author/RK)

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).