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National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1978
This study is an initial attempt by the National Advisory Council on Adult Education to review the program and administration effectiveness of the Adult Education Act (program effectiveness in terms of the impact of the program on people's lives, using existing statistical data; administration effectiveness using five basic management functions…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Federal Legislation
Hughes, John; And Others – 1978
This report provides a description of a Computer Aided Training System Development and Management (CATSDM) environment based on state-of-the-art hardware and software technology, and including recommendations for off the shelf systems to be utilized as a starting point in addressing the particular systematic training and instruction design and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Educational Research, Educational Specifications
Ross, Kristy L.; And Others – 1977
This learning module on organizing and working with a local advisory council is one of six competency-based modules designed for both preservice and inservice education of vocational education administrators. It provides a step-by-step approach to organizing a local advisory council, including gaining board of education approval and developing and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, Check Lists
Gudenberg, Karl A. – 1977
The principal aim of community work-education councils is to make the transition between the worlds of education and work more rational through a deliberative, collaborative process of public and private interests and initiatives. A cross section of the community must work together as peers in a flexible give and take spirit. Councils should avoid…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Community Support
National Center for Alcohol Education, Arlington, VA. – 1978
This guide is designed to upgrade and/or develop the assessment and negotiation skills of management personnel who are involved in developing and coordinating resources among community agencies to provide comprehensive services for individuals with alcohol problems. This training program addresses the following topics: (1) community assessment;…
Descriptors: Administrators, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Alcohol Education
Caldwell Community Coll. and Technical Inst., Lenoir, NC. – 1977
Long-range institutional planning has been in effect at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute since 1973. The first step in the process was the identification of planning areas: administration, organization, educational programs, learning resources, student services, faculty, facilities, maintenance/operation, and finances. The major…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Annual Reports, Budgeting, College Administration
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. School of Education. – 1978
This report describes a mobile training program for directors of day care centers in which weekend workshops were conducted at 6 Michigan sites. Included in the report are descriptions of the three 2-day workshop sessions on Financial and Business Management, Personnel and Parents, and Child Development and Planning which formed the core of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrators, Child Development, Course Organization
Herriott, Robert E., Ed.; Gross, Neal, Ed. – 1979
During the past two decades federal, state, and local school leaders have attempted to institute major changes in educational programs and organizational arrangements. Recent assessment studies reveal that the great majority of change efforts did not meet intended objectives. As a result, policy formulators have developed serious reservations…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Instructional Materials Center. – 1978
This four-part handbook is designed to aid teachers in planning, conducting, and evaluating vocational education programs for the handicapped (VEH). The handbook is based on identified competencies needed by VEH teachers in any area of vocational education. Part 1, on the operation of the program, includes chapters on laws pertaining to the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Budgets, Career Education, Classroom Environment
Bregman, Ralph – 1979
One of a series of sixteen knowledge transformation papers, this paper presents an educational planning model which incorporates citizen involvement at the local level and provides a more responsive and efficient vocational education system. In the first section techniques are discussed for encouraging community participation, such as general…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Citizen Participation, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement
ENGEL, SOPHIE; KERNOHAN, FRANCES K. – 1967
ORIGINALLY CONCERNED WITH THE EARLY DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN A DEPRESSED NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM CHANGED ITS FOCUS IN 1961 TO STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO DEAL WITH ITS OWN PROBLEMS. DURING THE FIRST YEAR, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT WAS IMPEDED BY STAFF TURNOVER AND RESISTANCE TO THE…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Leaders, Community Recreation Programs
Maine Committee on Problems of the Mentally Retarded, Augusta. – 1967
Developed in conjunction with the plan for comprehensive state and community action to combat mental retardation, the Maine Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Plan is designed to be integrated with other health facilities and to serve the needs of the mentally retarded. The advisory council and the state agency in charge are described. The…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Construction Programs, Exceptional Child Services
Fishman, Jacob R.; Terris, Shirley – 1968
This manual is intended to provide general guidelines and assistance to staff participating in the organization and development of a New Careers Program in a community. These activities are supported through contract with the Bureau of Work Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, as part of the New Careers Program, Section 123(a)(4) of the Economic…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Opportunities, Community Organizations, Community Services
Hilles, William C.; And Others – 1977
The major purpose of the report is to reveal through case-study examination how seven carefully selected medical faculty practice plans evolved and how they work. The satisfactions and dissatisfactions of faculty and administrators were determined in on-site interviews. Among the findings and conclusions: (1) medical practice plans have become an…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Clinics, Educational Finance
Gilbert, Alfred, Ed.; Cox, Jim, Ed. – 1975
The results of a 1975 seminar designed to examine the potential of a United Nations University are summarized. Considering that the university is still in the early stages of policy planning, the seminar was one means of demonstrating that there are people and organizations who support the university. Topics for discussions included: (1) What Is…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Development, Educational Planning, Futures (of Society)
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