This report summarizes the experiences of existing Follow Through projects in an effort to provide some guidance for communities attempting to establish new Follow Through programs. Problems commonly encountered in setting up project objectives, (choosing a sponsor, recruiting and training staff, establishing laision between project, school,…

The essential phases in the planning function in voluntary organizations are presented in this book. Part I contains four chapters that outline each component of a planning system, which are decision making, planning functions, and research, and illustrate how these components are put into practice. Part II details each step of the planning…

A variety of regional influences, including urban-suburban-rural factors, must be allowed to have an important bearing upon cooperative teacher education program design and implementation at the local level. One must take into account existing patterns of school-community-university relationships, the school system's relationships with its teacher…

This is the final in a series of evaluative documentations on the 1976 Teacher Corps Conference. It is based on an extensive review of the information submitted on pre- and post-conference assessment forms, on individual session forms, on project team forms, and on extensive and numerous written comments. The focus of the critique was to analyze…

This document gives a brief overview of aspects involved in developing resource centers for education personnel. The paper is divided into five sections: (1) an introduction, describing the characteristics of resource centers in general; (2) place, a brief discussion of physical organization; (3) program components, describing the necessity of…

The instructional model presented describes a system which is now being implemented by the United States Navy, but can be generalized to educational program development in other areas. (Author)

Defines a school-based reading policy and explores the issues involved in setting up a program, including awareness and use of school resources, recording student progress, evaluation, parental involvement, and classroom organization and teaching methods. (FL)

The beginning of what first became known as the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools came in 1915 and 1916. Here its history and objectives are traced along with its organizational development and standards for both schools and colleges. (Author/RK)

Two student-initiated volunteer projects that became independent community-based organizations are examined with attention to building appropriate partnerships at each stage of program development, and the characteristics of these partnerships: clear communication, shared goals, mutual respect and trust, complimentary roles/skills,…

This paper describes the growth and outlines the place of education in the management of nonprofit organizations in the United States. The discussion of nonprofit management education focuses on education in the formal sector, at the graduate level. There are more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States, nearly double the…

Article presented a look at the characteristics of both graded and non-graded schools and how they stack up as a means of educating today's children for tomorrow. (Editor/RK)

Outlines a program that organizes students in heterogeneous classrooms, grouping them by ability only in specialized subject areas thereby allowing students a more realistic approach to learning and life. (Author/RK)

Author describes Organization Development as a process of diagnosis, selection of appropriate interventions'' or solutions to the problem, and reinforcing the new behavior so that it becomes a way of life. (GB)

Discusses innovative teacher education programs designed to meet the rapidly changing needs of present day public schools. (Author/RK)

Evaluating a federal agency's success in stimulating and broadening the program efforts of community organizations present a challenge to social science researchers. The authors describe a methodology developed and used effectively in one metropolitan area to measure program change. They identify and utilize the findings to show how greater change…