Guidelines for planning and organizing a workshop are set forth based on the authors' experience in giving a one-day workshop for Kansas hospital librarians. (Author)

This final report provides a descriptive overview of three approaches which the Hawaii Demonstration Project initiated to reduce unintended teenage pregnancies. Project evaluation findings are summarized; both qualitative and quantitative data are presented for a comprehensive picture of the project and its input. Project limitations and successes…

In order for Extension programs of veterinary medicine to succeed, good relationships are needed among university veterinarians, practicing local veterinarians, county Extension agents and the clientele. This author attempts to define some roles and relationships and offer some suggestions for the improvement of relationships to increase…

This report is a compilation of statistical information, comparison charts, programs, and long range goals and objectives for the Texas Trans-Pecos Library System, which is headquartered in the El Paso Public Library. The major goal is to make adequate library and information resources available to all residents of the nine counties in the region.…

A recently developed and state-validated model of school evaluation and program development is now being used in 174 Texas school districts. The Learner-Based Accountability System (LBAS) is a model for school evaluation and program development geared toward the improvement of school practices. The 11 components of the system incorporate the…

An intensive study was conducted of areawide planning for the implementation of Title II A, B, and C (formerly Title I) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), as performed by prime sponsors to meet the needs of their communities. The central objectives of the research were (1) to describe the planning systems that have emerged,…

Five different views of the child can be discerned in educational literature. These views reflect five roles that the child can be seen as taking in the classroom: community member, information processor, person, recipient and object. Anyone who considers an educational program in light of these five views will probably find that the program…

MOST JUNIOR COLLEGES HAVE NEED FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS. IN SUCH SITUATIONS, USE OF CONSULTATIVE SERVICES MAY HAVE FOUR PURPOSES--(1) OBTAINING SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, (2) SAVING TIME AND MANPOWER, (3) BRINGING TO THE COLLEGE OBJECTIVITY AND A FRESH VIEWPOINT, AND (4) EXTENDING RESOURCES BEYOND THOSE…

This document outlines a plan of action intended to upgrade instructional programs for Hawaii's public school students. The plan involves three phases. Phase I (1976-1977) was intended to determine desired educational outcomes and assess current programs and the curriculum management system. During Phase II (1977-1978), proposals for program…

This handbook is intended to provide school officials and members of school councils and advisory committees with helpful information about different ways to plan for school improvement. It focuses on the process of planning, rather than on the process of writing a plan, and therefore does not include any planning forms or instructions for using…

This report, in addition to being a final report for an NIE grant awarded to the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning, summarizes the strategies, efforts, and results of implementing Individually Guided Education (IGE) nationally since 1971. Chapter 2 of this report (Chapter 1 is an introduction.) briefly describes the…

Prepared specifically for the Planning Committee, the Board of Trustees and the administration and staff of the James Jerome Hill Reference Library, this report reiterates statements and suggestions made in previous reports, but the restatement places emphasis on the sharpening of the Trustees' understanding of the program's objectives. Topics…

The basic task for long-range planning activities is to help to establish, maintain, and strengthen a future-oriented frame of mind within the leadership of the institution involved. (Author)