The 106-item annotated bibliography provides a comprehensive guide to resource material, research findings, and developments related to Mexican American Women. The materials, published between 1960 and 1976, are drawn from the June 1967 through March 1977 issues of "Resources in Education" (RIE) and from the January 1970 through March 1977 issues…

Volume 2 presents the background and methodology of four state institute projects (Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia) designed to expand public library services to disadvantaged adults, and also provides a description of the national, state, and local dissemination activities of the seven library/Adult Basic Education demonstration…

Research projects that have been carried out at Educational Testing Service during the period July 1, 1973 through June 30, 1974 are summarized. The summaries are classified as research on: human development, learning and cognition, personality, social behavior, early and primary education, secondary education, higher education, graduate and…

The report describes the development of the Youth Training in the Private Sector Model for conducting on-the-job training for high school age youth. It is based on a two-year study of the Vocational Exploration in the Private Sector (VEPS) Program in New York City, which placed potential dropouts in work/training positions in the private sector…

Fiscal and other economic constraints facing developing nations underscore the need for careful and detailed planning for education focused on the identified purposes. Until recently educational requirements have been measured in terms of inputs. Effectiveness measurements change the basis for judging the educational system from such input or…

Three components (manpower needs, availability of students, program effectiveness) for priority training area rankings, drawn up by the Priority Training Areas and Priority Programs Ad Hoc Committee of Iowa, supplement the areas list identifying the occupational areas for priority programs. Career education consultants worked with management staff…

In attempting to address the problems that are embraced by the term "corrections education," the study identifies three areas of inquiry: client education, staff education, and community education. Focusing on State funded corrections education programs in Oregon, data for the study were collected in 1973. Existing programs are reviewed…

Escuela Amistad, an activity center in San Jose, California, is now operating at capacity, five months after its origin. Average daily attendance has been 125 adult students, 18-65, most of whom are females of Mexican-American background. Activities and services provided by the center are: instruction in English as a second language, home…

A center for teachers of the mentally retarded provided five demonstration classes and a curriculum resource library. Inservice and teacher education activities and videotapes were developed, as were curriculum guidelines and materials. Projected activities called for establishing an audiotape resource library and expanding the programs for…

A statewide study of vocational and technical education was initiated to evaluate the present system and recommend a master plan for the development, coordination, and expansion of occupational education. Chapters discuss: (1) Key Issues in Occupational Education, (2) Vocational and Technical Education in Massachusetts and the United States, (3)…

To increase the stability of communities undergoing social and economic change, increased specialized services are offered to meet the individual needs of pupils. In 79 elementary and 37 junior high schools, teaching and nonteaching staff were added so that corrective reading, counseling, special classes, and reduced class size could be provided.…

Underachievers from junior high grades were assigned to tutor younger children classified as slow learners. Tutors volunteered and were given choices as to what they would teach; however, stress was usually on their own educational needs. No research was presented but a general evaluation of the program indicated success. Students learned from…

This document is an evaluation and record of the Fine Arts Educational Improvement Project, a Title III, E.S.E.A. "PACE" project administered in the state of Illinois. The project functioned primarily in the subject fields of art, drama, and music. Within the general purpose of improving educational opportunities in the arts, the project…

Every administrator bears primary responsibility for planning the accomplishment of those objectives and activities that fall in his area. When responsibility is relatively restricted, the informal and intuitive methods that constitute "sound judgment" suffice. However, as his area of responsibility widens to include increasingly complex…

This content analysis schedule for the bilingual program of the Marysville (California) Joint Unified School District presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided on staff…