Addressing professional and popular concern about identifying and adequately rewarding excellent teachers, the authors describe a proposal for selecting master/mentor teachers and utilizing them in demonstration schools. There are six specific elements that should make any master teacher proposal realistic and educationally and economically…

Based on findings of previous research, this project developed, implemented, and examined the effect of instructional materials and procedures designed to eliminate the influence on test scores of the following four factors: (1) differential levels of test-taking skills on the part of students; (2) student's lack of familiarity with and consequent…

The role of institutional research in the creation and operation of an information center is discussed, along with the ways in which the spread of information centers within higher education is likely to influence the future development of institutional research. Forces leading to the emergence of information centers are advances in computer…

This paper focuses on the common features of Guided Discovery Architecture (GDA) online programs. It is also about developing a descriptive cost-benefit analysis of online program of GDA. It discusses how the features of GDA instruction differ from those of conventional distance education (DE) courses in terms of not only cost categories…

The purpose of this programming guide is to assist local and intermediate Michigan school districts in planning, developing, and implementing programs and services for secondary special education. The first chapter, "Delivery of Secondary Programs and Services," outlines the program's philosophy, effective program development, a program…

This guide is intended to help state legislators enact legislation and create programs of job training within the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The guide's five sections cover the following: job training policy (an introduction); establishing oversight of a state's job training resources; the state legislature and the…

A pioneer program in computer graphics was implemented at Parkland College (Illinois) to meet the demand for specialized technicians to visualize data generated on high performance computers. In summer 1989, 23 students were accepted into the pilot program. Courses included C programming, calculus and analytic geometry, computer graphics, and…

This document provides guidelines for developing and implementing a preschool program in urban schools. The program described, Bridges and Links, is an educational program for 4- and 5-year-olds that represents a cooperative effort between private preschool providers and the public schools of Ohio's Conneaut Area City School District. Sections of…

This module is the second in an inservice education series for extension professionals that consists of seven independent training modules. It is an introduction to, and guided practice in, the premises, concepts, and processes of nonformal extension education--planning, designing and implementing, and evaluating and accounting for extension…

This guide is a product of a study conducted as part of a broader effort by the Department of Education to identify the causes of rising college costs and find and disseminate ways to contain these costs. In institutions of higher education most costs are manageable and can be contained without jeopardizing key services. This can be achieved by…

The PRECEDE model, a conceptual model of comprehensive program development and implementation for health education, was used as a framework for a school-based drug (including alcohol and tobacco) education program specific to each individual classroom teacher's situation. A dual-purpose workshop was held for elementary and secondary school…

Rural Ministry Resources (RMR) was started in the early 1970s by the Rev. King Rockhill in order to meet the needs of ministers from various denominations who served rural communities in the Pacific Northwest. Executives from subscribing denominations and local parishes established a formal, representative board of directors to set policy and…

This book provides a model to help facilities for training handicapped persons to teach janitorial work and set up a contracting program for janitorial services. The book is organized in three sections. The first section outlines the training production model, including hints on beginning the venture, separation of training and contracting…

Technical and vocational education in the developing countries of the South Pacific region vary from the well-established to just commencing. Within the region as a whole, facilities exist to meet all the needs for semiskilled and skilled workers as well as for most middle and higher level needs; additional needs not catered to within the region…

This handbook provides guidelines for rural areas throughout Virginia or the nation for establishing an employment counseling and placement service. The first section focuses on the Job Referral Service (JRS) organization and administration. It describes the responsibilities and roles of (1) the school administration and faculty who provide…