This monograph concerns a research project which employs survey and evaluation techniques to design a delivery system for library services for a low-income neighborhood. The research includes surveys of library users and of residents of the neighborhood, interviews with local organization representatives, and an evaluation of present library…

This report details the development and evaluation of a model program for inservice training of full-time child day care personnel. Based on a survey of licensed day care centers in Virginia, the program involved 100 participants, ranging from day care aides through center directors. The 10-week training element was presented three successive…

The Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (MAVA), with the assistance of the State Division of Occupational Education, developed a series of four-day, in service workshops aimed at vocational teachers throughout the State, and the document provides a final report of this project's first year. Part One covers general information…

The Potters' House, an ESEA Title III program, began in the fall of 1974. This report summarizes the first year of operation for the project. The overall goal of the program was to enrich the curriculum in North and Northeast Minneapolis elementary schools by giving intermediate grade students one to one contact with professional artists serving…

The purpose of this practicum was to develop, implement, and evaluate a humanistic system for student registration and self-scheduling in a comprehensive high school. The author developed a model registration and scheduling system, which was introduced on an experimental basis in a Baltimore-area high school and then evaluated by staff members and…

The Birkman Method is proprietary, and consists of a battery of psychological instruments, an occupational interest survey, and associated reports, a self-awareness seminar based on the questionnaire, and the supporting computer software and data banks. The questions and occupations are designed to explore basic areas of a person's values,…

This booklet provides guidelines for teaching units on preparation for retirement. Suggested topics for which units are outlined include financial aspects of retirement (covering budgeting, sources of supplementary income, etc.), maintaining physical and mental health, seeking personal fulfillment (volunteer work, cultural enrichment, etc.), and…

The School of Library Science of North Carolina Central University continued for a second year its Title II-B Higher Education Act project designed to help meet the manpower needs of the public library profession as well as to recruit and train librarians for more effective use of the diverse learning media and resources appropriate for young…

Twenty experienced librarians and two alternates from school, college, and public libraries serving the inner city met twice weekly during fall 1971 in an institute concerned with library leadership development for services to the inner city. One day a week was devoted to field trips and another to speakers, discussion, and other activities at the…

Summarizing vocational educators' perceptions of how well they are able to execute specific performance tasks after completion of inservice training programs in Mississippi, the report is the second in a series of three. The effectiveness of two types of inservice programs was evaluated: those conducted by institutions and those conducted by the…

The reported project attempted to determine if formal inservice training improves the performance of paraprofessional aides in the classroom. Ninety-two teachers at four elementary schools examined the administrative, clerical, supervisory, instructional, and housekeeping duties most frequently performed by paraprofessionals and rated them on the…

With Project Aurora, the Elyria, Ohio, Public Library tested an alternative form of library extension, as possibly more effective and economical than a branch or bookmobile. Between July 1970 and June 1972, four nonprofessional library representatives made monthly visits to homes, to provide books, to stimulate interest in the library, and to…

This 41-item interview guide is designed for use in a study of the effectiveness of adult basic education (ABE) programs. The interview is administered after completion of the course or termination from the program. The items cover class attendance, teaching methods, teacher effectiveness, personal perception of progress in basic skills, job…

This 33-item interview guide was designed for use in a survey of the effectiveness of adult basic education programs. Questions cover class attendance, initial exposure to the program, reasons for enrolling, recent employment and salary history, program changes considered desirable, educational background, and other demographic variables. For…

Student and staff reactions to the South High modular program at the end of its fifth year of operation are presented. Questionnaires were completed by about 60% of the students and 90% of the staff in May 1972. Although the student and staff response to a modular schedule was favorable, several areas in the South modular program were mentioned as…