An outgrowth of a 3-year training project for day care home mothers in Colorado, this booklet is designed for people who recognize their community's need for training and support for day care home providers. Suggestions indicate how this model program amy be modified to fit local needs and available resources. The major portion of this booklet is…

Work injuries and their monetary losses in the construction industry can be effectively prevented only through an aggressive and well-planned safety effort. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide guidelines to aid the construction contractor in complying with legal requirements and in attaining the objective of keeping costly accidents and…

This handbook contains general procedural and methodological guidelines for inplant programs to upgrade unskilled workers. It can also be used as an aid to train professionals in the methods and approaches of inplant training. Generalized from the experienc of 4 years of demonstration projects, the handbook explains the concept of inplant…

One means of dealing with manpower problems is to develop career mobility programs which give employees the opportunity to advance, in terms of responsibility and income, to jobs where there are manpower shortages. The material developed in this publication is designed to guide health care institutions, educational institutions, and other…

This review of operational vocational programs for handicapped students in Texas was conducted to: (1) ascertain areas of strength and areas which need support in order to make recommendations for future programming, and (2) develop proposal and self-evaluation guidelines. To gain necessary information, site visitations were made to 27 local…

PROVIDING 72 LEADERS FROM 36 STATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO POOL RESOURCES AND PLAN FOR EVALUATION, THE SEMINAR WAS DIRECTED TOWARD CONSIDERATION OF STATE STAFF LEADERSHIP ROLES IN EVALUATING PILOT PROGRAMS, APPRAISING TEACHING MODELS, PLANNING CONTINUING EVALUATION, DEVELOPING EVALUATION TECHNIQUES IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROGRAM PLANNING, AND FORMULATING…

This manual presents a self-instructional program designed to acquaint educators with general systems theory as it applies to instructional development practices and the diffusion of instructional innovations. It is also intended to provide an intellectual and emotional frame of reference for individuals undertaking instructional development…

As a result of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1976, the majority of school systems will promote or require the formation of advisory committees. Suggestions to aid the agricultural instructor in establishing and utilizing advisory committees are presented in this article. (BM)

Provides guidelines and practical advice for planning and running a computer lab for writing. (NKA)

Describes the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's three-phase planning model for microcomputer use to show other state departments how to make the integration of computer technology a much easier task. Includes information on development/implementation of the model, state recommendations, computer coordinator job responsibilities,…

This paper introduces the Connecticut Community Conversations project and discusses the origins of the partnership between Public Agenda and the Graustien Memorial Fund in Connecticut. It describes Public Agenda's model of community dialogue and engagement and how it was specifically applied in the project. It then looks closely at the experience…

While states have put in place scores of youth polices, no state can claim to have a single, coherent youth policy that serves as a lens for assessing and planning individual policies. However, across the country, states are working to develop more coordinated approaches to youth policy. This paper highlights the work that states are doing to…

Science programs, such as the ones described in this publication, advance the goals of public library service to children. Throughout the programs, boys and girls are introduced to an array of literature exploring science topics. Librarians present subjects of great interest to children creatively using local experts, realia, child-conducted…

This document provides guidance and practical suggestions for Wisconsin public libraries in ensuring that all youth will have convenient and equitable access to materials and technology at public libraries to meet their informational, educational, cultural and recreational needs. The body of the document is the plan itself, which includes goals,…

The principal of Grafflin Elementary School describes how staff, parents, and students worked together to build a school greenhouse. He explains how PTA cooperation was secured, money was raised, construction accomplished, and how the facility is used by each grade. Also provided are classroom gardening tips and a booklist. (SJL)