This book compiles stories about the formation of American Indian/Native American studies in 12 mainstream university settings. Common elements of these successful programs include a highly committed core of Indian and non-Indian faculty and students who believe in the intellectual and nation-building agenda of Indian/Native studies; a strong…

Cooperative efforts of a research facility, university training programs and local public schools' speech services to hearing children that resulted in an experimental consortium of preservice and inservice education are described. A model for consortium development is discussed, as is the impact on personnel preparation and professional…

Reports on how teachers are involved in Florida's teacher centers and what teachers have to say about the accomplishments and problems of those centers. (Author/RK)

Discusses recent successes with innovative training program for staff working with chronically mentally ill. Describes program development, program structure, program content, and funding issues. Emphasizes value of collaboration between academia and mental health service agencies. (Author/TES)

Argues that for early intervention programs to become part of national, state, and community efforts to assist families in early education, they must represent the cooperation and joint planning of constituencies involved, including the research, policy, consumer, and practice communities. Describes an early education demonstration program that is…

This manual was developed to help expedite the efforts of postsecondary vocational education and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs in developing comprehensive strategies, by joint planning, to serve the common targeted populations of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 and JTPA. It is a supplement to "Navigating…

This document is a guide for a workshop on marketing college cooperative education programs. The guide takes the reader/workshop participant through the marketing process, from defining needs and resources to planning a marketing campaign, implementing it, and evaluating its success. Samples and sources also are provided. Topics covered in the…

The South Dakota Medical Information Exchange (SDMIX) is a statewide telephone teleconferencing network which was established to provide continuing health education programs to a variety of institutions and facilities in South Dakota. The project's success is predicated on the establishment and maintenance of inter-institutional coordination and…

The advantages and disadvantages of an extended planning period for implementing a Teacher Corps program are examined. A planning period of several months duration, four to six months for example, is deemed beneficial to the outcome of a project, while a longer period may possibly cause a loss of momentum and sense of goal. However, a planning…

Twelve institutions with experiential learning programs in higher education were selected to develop practical models that could be useful to similar institutions. Attention was to be focused on either or both of two areas of concern for experiential learning programs: the establishment of criterion standards for assessment and the financial…

This study is aimed primarily at the administration of a newly established institute for distance education in Norway, Norsk fjernundervisning (NFU). Purposes of the project, in order of priority, were to provide (1) a working document for the administration of NFU, mapping out available resources, choices of possible media combinations, and the…

This document describes a training conference sponsored by the Teacher Corps Network. Informational and skill development sessions for Community Council members from the Teacher Corps projects are included. A special planning session, held prior to the conference is described. A description is given of the conference planning and events. The…

These three documents, tracing the development and use of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) within the University System of Georgia, begin with two interim reports dated Dec. 1, 1973. These reports of the Ad Hoc Committee provide the necessary guidelines for complying with revisions of Standard Nine of the Southern Association of Colleges and…

Effective educational personnel development programs must shift from an experienced-based to a performance-based mode of operation. This shift would entail other new elements; a focus on output, a data-dependent mode of operation, a research and development function, a student-oriented learning environment, a field-centered program, and a broad…