The University of Albuquerque established a degree program for adults which includes (1) a time shortened concept, (2) a seminar format in the general education program which allows the adult students an opportunity to question, critique, discuss, and engage in scholarly dialogue with seminar preceptors, (3) a flexible schedule that allows adult…

The document summarizes the fourth annual evaluate findings, based upon on-site evaluation, during 1974-1975, of 88 local educational agencies (LEA) throughout Illinois. Each LEA Evaluation focused on eight areas, and these same areas provide the structure for the report, with conclusions, recommendations rating, and suggested solutions provided.…

The report describes and evaluates the concept and implementation of an interdisciplinary School of Health Professions (SHP) as well as its key educational features and financial requirements. SHP focuses on primary health care, interprofessional education and care-delivery, and self-paced curricula. Six types of health professions comprise the…

This paper provides school building principals, teachers, and counselors with a systematic approach for implementing a comprehensive career education program at the building level by organizing teams of multi-discipline and/or multi-professional roles, called Career Activities Teams (CATs), composed of two or more persons committed to integrating…

The Farmers Training and Functional Literacy Programme, initiated by the government of India in 1968, was an effort to translate into practice the concept of linking education (not only vocational training) to development, particularly for increasing production. The project, a joint enterprise of three government ministries, provides participating…

The Choctaw Self-Determination Project's philosophy was based on the relationship between reservation development and American Indian self-government. During the first year, the bulk of resources and staff time were directed toward the development and implementation of a more effective Choctaw tribal government system and the acquisition of…

This document is one of five manuals designed to improve management practices in Ohio two-year colleges. This manual provides administrators with an organized and logical discussion of the planning process, examples of effective practices, practical and useful ideas to improve planning practices, and criteria for effective planning which can be…

Presented is the final report on a 3-year project sponsored by the Santa Cruz County, California Office of Education to develop a pupil assessment instrument listing behavioral characteristics of physically exceptional children (K-12) and to implement a program management system to serve 1,200 mentally retarded, educationally handicapped…

Presenting a diverse collection of beliefs, the readings cover many facets of the administration of cooperative education programming. Opinions of 31 experts are offered, drawing from leading cooperative education colleges and from major business, industrial and governmental organizations participating in cooperative education. The document…

The document reports on comprehensive law enforcement assistance (LEA) programs which have motivated state and local governments toward signficant actions, strengthening the fabric of our criminal justice system. LEA activities include 27 grants which have financed state crime evaluation and planning commissions; 34 to police departments to…

Administrative concerns of programs for educable mentally retarded children in small school systems are discussed beginning with preliminary steps of program promotion and development of program rationale. The selection of children is explored in areas of screening methods, individual evaluations, implications of student characteristics, and…

Included in the document are abstracts of the 19 presentations given by consultants to the working groups at Institute II. Contents of the abstracts are the salient ideas, goals, objectives, and models for planning annual and long-range programs of vocational education in rural areas. Presentations by the consultants were designed to enable the 5…

The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) program is described in this article from the standpoint of the policy-making and administrative arrangement which provide the context within which the Advanced Literature and 22 other similar tests exist. The development and dissemination of the Advanced Tests is outlined. A discussion of policy-making and…

An annotated bibliography includes 490 items of research or investigation in adult education, mostly dated 1968 or 1969. They cover adult learning characteristics, program planning and administration, learning environments, instructional methods, curriculum materials and instructional devices, personnel and staffing, education of particular…

Public agencies conducting adult basic education in Texas are given guidelines in program planning, administration, supervision, funding, and evaluation. Such aspects as student eligibility, inservice teacher education, student recruitment and placement, organization of classes, selection of teachers and aides, use of counselors, reporting and…