Designed as an aid for establishing and strengthening occupational safety and health programs on college and university campuses, this administrator guide is divided into four chapters. The first chapter defines and gives background information on the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). In addition, it presents a discussion of what the OSHA…

This issue of the Multi-State Consortium on Performance-Based Teacher Education (PBTE) newsletter focuses on the role collaboration plays in competency-based education programs. A diagnostic test is presented to rate reader knowledge of ten basic concepts of collaboration, and the correct answers are discussed. Wendell C. Allen comments on the…

This monograph is designed to assist individual schools to plan for, organize, implement, and manage their own elementary school guidance programs. Those school districts supporting a centralized team planning approach to program development will also find the monograph useful, but may wish to adapt some of the suggestions to fit their own…

The manual presents policies and guidelines for planning and developing group homes for developmentally disabled and mentally retarded adults. Procedures are outlined for agencies involved in developing a group home, including the area mental health program, non-profit board, regional mental health office, regional facilities serving the mentally…

Presented is a bibliography of 96 books and pamphlets concerned with the planning and modifying of recreational activities for physically handicapped children. Publications are listed alphabetically by author or distributor within four subject areas: recreation and recreational activities, residential and day camping, adapted physical education,…

The contract learning program at Bristol Community College (Fall River Mass.) was developed to offer students of diverse backgrounds an optional method of pursuing their educational goals. This document reviews the history of the program, and proposes an alternate administrative procedure appropriate to learning contracts. The document includes a…

This report is an account of the development of a minicourse program for the purpose of college-level introductory biology instruction. The complete implementation effort is described from an examination of the program which the minicourses replace, to the proposals concerning implementation of the new curriculum. Sections of the report are…

Designed to define and clarify the policies and programs of Canada's Northwest Territories' Department of Education, this monograph addressed the following concerns: (1) Program Policies and Problems (emphasis on the vast size and small population of the Northwest Territories and the divergent demands placed upon the Department of Education and…

This study considers the implementation of parent choice and parent information in the Alum Rock demonstration as a case study in organizational response to innovation. Analysis of the implementation process focuses on two dimensions: the division of the implementation process into three phases--initiation, implementation, and…

The rationale and modus operandi of the Urban Coalition are discussed. Activities are concentrated in four major areas: support of legislation, communications, organization of local community coalitions, and development of programs in housing, entrepreneurship, education, employment, etc. School superintendents should become involved in a…

The major purpose of this study was to develop guidelines for use in the initiation and operation of student organizations associated with agricultural programs at 2-year, post-secondary educational institutions in the United States. To gather the necessary data, a three-part questionnaire designed to elicit data on institutions, agriculture…

The manual of administrative guidelines outlining program organization for the education of the mentally retarded in Kansas presents standards of program organization and operation and plans for implementing specified services for the various levels of mental retardation. Part 1 of the manual, detailing program organization, covers program…

This interim report, developed by the Michigan Department of Education, concerns the selection of local education agencies, community agencies, and resource centers for "Mini-Grants" for planning follow-through studies. The interim report covers the general concept of the Michigan Planning Study, identification and selection of local projects,…

The immediate purpose of this consultation paper is to plan for a proposed seminar or seminars which would offer training to personnel concerned with the development of population education and its introduction in education systems. Some aspects of the broader setting for this training are briefly sketched, such as: a) the formal actions taken by…

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) received a year's grant from the Council on Library Resources to design and develop a library network for 17 western states. During the third quarter, work centered around defining a legal basis, governance structure, role, and appropriate level of program activity for the network.…