The development of an innovative approach to the improvement of college teaching is described. The main objective was to develop a practical diagnostic observation and reporting system for student description of college teaching. A total of 120 professors participated in identifying seven general teaching objectives considered satisfactory for…

This report is composed of a series of abstracts describing innovative/exemplary activities in industrial education in Michigan. The activities included (1) projects which invent a creative solution to a problem; (2) projects which demonstrate an exemplary program suitable for widespread use or a model to emulate; and (3) adoption of an exemplary…

This plan for a college-wide participatory governance system at Cuyahoga Community College (CCC) was formulated on the basis of a review of the literature, interviews with leading authorities in the two-year college field, and site visits to six other urban multi-campus community colleges to review their governance systems. This document presents…

On the basis of a survey of the literature pertaining to the special education and guidance needs of the handicapped, a survey of existing programs at 47 California Community Colleges, the proceedings of advisory committee meetings, interviews with counselors, college health services staff, and representatives from community agencies working with…

This study examined the effects of a career project on the level of occupational aspirations of bilingual/bicultural Puerto Rican adolescents. The experimental treatment utilized role modeling techniques, field trips and group discussions. The career guidance project consisted of six lessons and involved career role models and counselors who were…

This paper examines a body of literature on the subject of black occupational standing in communities with different characteristics, and argues on behalf of the importance of including contextual variables -- attributes of the community and industry in which an individual is embedded -- in models of the status attainment process. In the first…

A collection of papers on particular issues commissioned by the chief state school officer in Wisconsin reassesses education--the state of the art and the future direction in general. Issues selected for discussions are those that highlighted the majority of the superintendent's discussions with lay people while campaigning for office and…

The issue addressed is that of developing effective relationships between the schools and the community. The need for community involvement is explicated and the goals of community involvement are outlined. A theoretical basis for community involvement is presented, followed by the presentation of a model of home-school-community relationships.…

The purpose of this paper is to propose a conception of the learning process and to suggest its mathematical form. In this framework, the characteristics of the schools children attend are emphasized. The objective is to suggest a framework for the evaluation of research on school effects and a point of departure for new research on the impact of…

Attempts to answer the question "What does research say about getting innovations into schools?" are based on the experiences of a nonprofit organization that has been engaged in staff development efforts to bring about change in schools. The paper presents a general description of the organization's operation; its relationship to other change…

This study investigates how local school districts behave in allocating their budgets among teachers, other professional educators, support personnel, and nonpersonnel inputs. Demands for school inputs are estimated using U.S. Office of Education data on the expenditure and staffing patterns of large (enrollments in excess of 10,000 students)…

The handbook is designed to be an introduction to a larger collection of materials on career education which are available through the Michigan Department of Education. It is a do-it-yourself suggestion book for districts who have not yet developed their plans for career education, as well as for those that are already immersed in initial planning…

Formulas used in the calculation of cooling loads and indoor temperatures are employed to demonstrate the influence of various building parameters--such as thermal transmittance (U-value), solar absorptivity, and thermal storage--on the indoor thermal environment. The analysis leads to guidance on ways of limiting temperatures in naturally…

A developmental model of literacy based on language and cognitive skills is presented in this paper. Two independent learning strands suggested as major factors in achieving literacy are learning to understand language by eye (reading) as skillfully as one can understand language by ear (auding) and learning to use the printed medium for literacy…

Defining basic concepts re: the New Federalism Acts, this monograph presents the following: (1) survey results of a study of 21 small cities in the California Sacramento Valley designed to determine why local administrative and elected officials had or had not taken advantage of the Housing and Community Development Act (H/CD) of 1974; (2) survey…