CREATE (Criterion Referenced Education Associated to Evaluation) is a management and evaluation program developed by the Migrant Division of Region 14 Education Service Center. The evaluation plan, which is the basis for the total program, is tied directly to decision-making at all levels in the program. Utilizing a goal-oriented approach, the…

This report reviews secondary school/college articulated programs at 13 schools. Articulated programs are those which typically offer flexible enrollment opportunities in college level curricula for students who may be simultaneously enrolled in secondary institutions or who may leave secondary school early to pursue a higher education. Five…

Seven phases are outlined for implementing career education in Kansas school districts, with suggested steps included under each phase. For example, Phase I: Pre-Commitment, consists of the following steps: Discuss concept of career education with board, introduce concept to staff and students, and obtain commitment decision from board. The rest…

This testimony summarizes the results of the Rand Corporation's change agent study of educational innovations funded by federal programs. The second section consists of policy recommendations for ESEA Title IV Consolidated Programs, Part C. The study aimed to help improve federal policies by describing how the process of innovation and educational…

Presented in the first of two volumes are procedures and forms designed to assist Oregon school districts in complying with P.L. 94-142 (Education of All Handicapped Children Act) in developing special education programs. The volume is divided into six sections: preliminary steps, screening, referral, multi-disciplinary assessment, individualized…

Intended for local education agency personnel, the trainer's manual provides information on a tested, workable training process and materials to be used in the training of placement committees for decision-making in the development of individualized education programs (IEPs) under Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act).…

This booklet is designed to give Oklahoma school administrators some basic understanding of the rationale behind bilingual-bicultural education, and some guidance in implementing such programs. The beginning sections are aimed at explaining bilingual programs from a historical, sociological, and linguistic point of view. The remaining sections of…

Instructional Television (ITV) program evaluation interviews were conducted with administrators, teachers, and media specialists in a junior and a senior high school serviced by the Allegheny Educational Broadcast Council (AEBC). From these interviews, factors which contribute to the use or non-use of ITV in secondary schools were identified.…

This study explores the potential benefits of multigenerational day care programs. Two small preschool programs serving predominantly low income black families were chosen for comparison. The programs were matched for child/staff ratio, level of staff professionalism, and characteristics of families served. The programs differed, however, in their…

The benefits of faculty development centers in southern universities are discussed primarily through the use of case histories. Particular services selected for inclusion in an ideal instruction center include: grants or financial assistance; released time; professional advice; technical specialists, assistants, equipment; secretarial help;…

The Institute of Criminal Law and Procedure analyzes the merits, limitiations, and problems of various approaches to prison industry and recommends measures and programs to improve industries. Federal and State legislation affecting prison industries were examined, several prison industries were visited, and the literature of prison industries was…

A program designed to teach the medical vocabulary required of tumor registrars was developed and administered to 33 persons, 31 of whom were employed at 25 Louisiana hospitals. The training program was administered as a correspondence course covering such topics as the purposes of a tumor registry and how the registry is established; how to code…

The Demonstration Training Program (DTP) undertaken by the Detroit Medical Foundation (DMF) was designed for Primary Care Unit staffs (PCUs) or Physician Corporations (PCs), area health center providers under contract to the Michigan Health Maintenance Organization Plans, Inc. (MHMOP). The major goals of the program were to design an appropriate…

In order to design a long-range plan for developing and evaluating career education programs and services at Frederick Community College (Maryland), the following steps were taken: (1) 210 representatives of education, business, industry, and community organizations were selected to participate in a Delphi survey to define the goals of career…

This report describes the second year activities and progress of California's plan for Early Childhood Education (ECE), which in 1974-1975 included more than 1,300 schools and 22 percent of the state's children in kindergarten through third grade. Topics covered are (1) An overview of ECE; (2) Why ECE works, including parent participation, parent…