A collection of 26 fact sheets on child care administration produced by the Wisconsin Child Care Improvement Project from 1986 through 1989 is presented. Individual fact sheets concern: national trends, center start-up, family day care start-up, site and facility acquisition, public funding, effective center operation, reporting of child abuse and…

Presents guidelines and strategies for the joint development and subsequent implementation of the individualized education programs (IEPs) and the relationship between special education and vocational education in this process. Three major topical areas are explored: key concepts, IEP development in vocational education, and IEP implementation…

Teams can boost creativity, morale, and communication, but they can also unleash disharmony, create tension, and waste time. To maximize teaming benefits, administrators must share authority, cultivate teacher leadership, train all team members, use situational leadership, model effective team leader behaviors, provide incentives, support each…

Some violence prevention programs do not work because they are poorly targeted, provide materials without implementation strategies, apply neighborhood methods to school settings, and project unrealistic notions about the social forces underlying violence. Schools cannot eliminate all conflict but should go beyond violence prevention to create a…

Successful implementation of technology education requires a knowledge of the change process. Statewide curriculum change involves the teachers and administrators as well as students, parents, and other community groups. Rogers' model of the change process in organizations provides a framework for approaching this complex task. (JOW)

Critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) provide the essential services that support basic elements of American society. Compromise of these CIKR could disrupt key government and industry activities, facilities, and systems, producing cascading effects throughout the Nation's economy and society and profoundly affecting the national…

This guide is designed to assist school systems in developing and/or using occupational/craft committees in support of public school vocational-technical education programs in Maryland. The guide is organized in two parts. Part I outlines the steps needed to organize an occupational/craft committee: rationale and benefits, functions, steps in…

This document presents guidelines developed by the Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information (ACSCI) for integrating computer-based career information systems into the larger guidance or career development program. This guide is intended for counselors and others who assist students and clients at a user site. For purposes of…

This is a report of a Teacher Education Council (TEC), School of Education, University of Massachusetts study of 21 inservice programs, and 310 participants, currently enrolled for 1975-76. The research is designed to gain information from inservice enrollees on how well the programs are implementing the TEC inservice guidelines. A 32-item…

Discusses problems in implementing the basic environmental law, The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Lists 10 principles (in the form of "commandments") for use by decision makers, suggesting that they serve as guidelines for actions involving environmental and social considerations. (Author/JN)

Six representative intervention programs for high-risk infants are selected, and their essential features are summarized. A model for use in designing, implementing, and evaluating intervention programs for infants and/or their families is discussed. (Author/RH)

Describes the implementation of and provides guidelines for duplicating a successful program replacing traditional inservice education approaches with a series of 12 lunchtime presentations over a school year. The program avoids teachers' end-of-the-day fatigue, permits long-term inservice planning, and provides a break from the routine. (PGD)

The Improving America's Schools Act (the new Title I) is changing the way public school performance is evaluated. The IASA clearly places responsibility for standards and assessments with states. Standards-based assessment assesses students against high, specific standards, determines adequate yearly progress, and demands an accurate…

In the 1960s and 1970s, some communities developed community schools--facilities to accommodate multitudinous human services for people of all ages and interests. Some schools are reinventing themselves as community centers, developing educational and recreational programs for youths and adults; medical/mental health, social-service and…

Since 1990, when a Fort Meyers (Florida) school became the nation's first core-knowledge site, over 50 other schools have taken pioneering steps to teach this curriculum. Core-knowledge guidelines include school-community understanding, acceptance, and involvement; alignment of curriculum with local and state guidelines; and collaboration and…