THIS CONFERENCE REPORT BEGINS BY POINTING OUT THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE SPREAD OF LITERACY AND THE INTERESTS AND ASPIRATIONS OF NATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE IN THE INITIAL ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AND PERSONNEL FOR NATIONAL LITERACY PROGRAMS. A NEED IS SEEN FOR IMPROVED INTERDISCIPLINARY UNDERSTANDING, CLOSER…

Part One, "Needs and Goals," (1) examines nursing practice and nursing education, the supply of nurses, educational resources, and the needs in relation to specific fields of nursing, (2) sets of 1970 goal of 680,000 "professional nurses" in practice, an increase of 130,000 over those in practice in 1962, and 350,000 licensed practicial nurses,…

A national survey of vocational guidance in secondary education was conducted in the fall of 1966. The purposes of the survey included: (1) to describe the present status of guidance in public secondary schools in terms of services, functions of counselors, and student contact, (2) to provide a reference point for future surveys, (3) to compare…

Proceedings are reported of a conference for Illinois occupational teacher educators designed to share with them information and materials developed in selected projects and to involve them in long-range planning for program improvement. Following a brief introductory section, the report presents summaries of the conference presentations given by…

This plan, including all goals, projections, and policy directions, is predicated upon continued open access to community college occupational, transfer, and community services programs, in accordance with the educational needs of the citizens of the state. Enrollment projections suggest that growth in full-time enrollments will be moderate while…

The Social Work Education Planning and Assessment (SWEPA) System is an information system designed to function within social work education toward two main purposes: (1) to help schools more effectively specify their own educational objectives, plan their social work education projects to achieve these objectives, mark their progress toward this…

Presented is a programed manual designed to instruct special educators in the development of individualized educational programs (IEPs) for students with exceptional needs. An introductory section covers the program description, objectives of the program, purpose and rationale, and information on how to use the program. Section II is an overview…

Goals, objectives, and strategies for development in the 13 states involved in the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) are detailed in this document adopted by ARC in 1977. The regional development plan incorporates earlier evaluation and program design efforts, discussion from an issues report, state comments and development plans, and public…

South Carolina's State Plan for Vocational-Technical Education is presented. Part I contains an overview of South Carolina's population, present economy, and economic forecast for 1985. South Carolina's philosophy, mission, and major vocational education system goals are described in Part II. Part III discusses the organization and governance of…

Aimed at program directors, college officials, faculty, advisory committee members and agency field instructors, the guidebook presents information on associate degree mental health/human service program development. Background information regarding the mental health technology movement over the last ten years and various professional and…

The report describes a study conducted to evaluate Device 2B24, which simulates the UH-1 helicopter and an instrument flight environment, and to determine its suitability for cost-effectively accomplishing the instrument phase of Army rotary wing flight training and facilitating UH-1 helicopter transition training, aviator proficiency evaluation,…

This report provides descriptive information for public officials and the general public about Maryland's public schools. It is the second report required by the Maryland Educational Accountability Act. This second report contains information about: the implementation of the Maryland Accountability Program on the State and local school system…

This report provides background information needed for a determination of the feasibility of establishing a program to train dental hygienists and dental assistants at Luzerne County Community College, and presents data needed to design such a program in a comprehensive community college. Information presented describes: the constituency and…

The cooperative education planning study provides an overview and initial analysis of the varied postsecondary cooperative education goals and realities and identifies key issues and indicators of program success to be considered in evaluation cooperative education programs. The study involved several data sources and approaches, including: (1) a…

The first full year of the Wyoming Indian High School at Ethete is evaluated in this report which presents area recommendations calling for programs and/or adjustments as follows: (1) Goals and Objectives (needs assessment and community involvement in school philosophy); (2) Cultural Awareness (student enrollment; Native art and the Traditional…