This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is designed for guidance personnel who work in counseling and guidance, particularly with student career development. The goal of…

Local advisory councils are established for the purpose of advising local educational officials on current job needs and the relevance of courses being offered by their educational agency and to assist local division administrators in the development of the annual vocational plan. This guide presents a systematic approach to the organization and…

A Teacher Corps-sponsored survey of a rural town in northern Maine is described. The survey was intended to investigate the feelings of town citizens regarding their own lives, the town in which they live, and their school. It was intended to disclose the need for day or foster care centers, to find out about the levels of educational attainment…

PROBLEMS OF THE GREENBURGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 8 THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM ITS TRANSITION FROM A RURAL TO A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY ARE DISCUSSED. THE COMMUNITY IS ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE THE BEST EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES TO THE CHILDREN OF THE DISTRICT. A LARGE SITE CONTAINS--A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND A SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ADMINISTRATIVE…

A process model is presented to provide an organized structure for improving schools and school staffs. In the model the school is the central focus, and it is seen in the context of related educational institutions, as part of a system that has interdependent parts. The components of this system are identified as: (1) the state; (2) the school…

This handbook uses a Title IX Ethnic Heritage Studies Project conducted in Illinois as a model for suggesting methods and approaches that might be used by school personnel in introducing multicultural studies to a school community setting. Specific strategies are outlined and described for the following areas: (1) funding; (2) staff training; (3)…

This implementation manual for a sex education course is designed for the following purposes: offers a step-by-step guide to involving a broad base of community agencies in sex education; provides detailed curriculum plans for implementing a sex education program for parents and adolescents, and for adolescents only; presents a variety of…

The described inservice program was designed to bring together teachers to collectively address overall school problems. The project was based upon the belief that school improvements could be best effected by providing teachers the opportunity to actively participate in the design and implementation of changes in school functioning. Emphasis was…

This guide deals with various areas of alternative education programs, including current practices and different options available to school and community personnel. Steps are outlined to assess present educational settings, design new programs, select the participants, and implement and evaluate the new program. The first appendix contains…

Suggested innovations in the Unesco Associated School Program are described in this report. Fourteen member states participated in the conference in order to improve international understanding and school-community relationships by suggesting innovations in the organizational structure, curriculum content, and teaching methods of the schools. Two…

The report contains a summary of the project activities and the third party evaluations for the academic years 1973-74 and 1974-75. Discussed in the summary are the objectives and accomplishments of the past year for elementary, junior high, and senior high school levels. The areas of dissemination, data collection, staff utilization, and staff…

This document reports the results of an investigation of the educational needs and interests of the Native American population in the Fraser Valley College service area. It includes a profile of the attitudes and values of Native Americans, a demographic overview of the local Stalo bands, a discussion of the educational and psychosociological…

This paper describes how the Oakland University Early Childhood Project developed a technique for community participation in a university program. Using a federal planning grant, a committee of community and professional members representing a variety of economic backgrounds and ethnic groups was formed. The interaction of the professional and…

This publication reviews the role of music in the junior college, specifically music department characteristics and functions, the music curriculum, problems encountered by music programs, and recommended guidelines for music in the junior college. In developing a description of music departments, data on their structural organization, faculty,…

The main feature of this book is an analysis of organized recreational programs including their development and future. The use of leisure time problem, provisions for leisure education in the public schools, and community-school recreation programs are discussed. One chapter of the book is devoted to reviews of some effective school sponsored…