A survey determining how widespread the policy of prisoner furloughs has become and how well the programs which have been implemented are operated was conducted. A questionnaire regarding home furlough policies was distributed to the directors of the departments of corrections of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of…

This revised report has been developed by the Economics Advisory Panel for the California Statewide Social Sciences Study Committee. The main purpose is to present a set of guidelines for the Statewide Social Sciences Study Committee for determining the manner in which the subject matter of Economics should be integrated into the Social Sciences…

The Kentucky Right to Read Institute was intended to present Kentucky librarians and other interested citizens with an introduction to the Right to Read concept and to stimulate thinking and discussion on ways in which libraries and schools might serve this important movement. Participants were educators, librarians, government officials, and…

Fifty-five county board chairmen and 69 fair secretaries responded to mailed questionnaires dealing with: (1) their own social characteristics, (2) ownership and operation of county and district fairs in Wisconsin, and (3) their opinions regarding desirable aspects and changes in these fairs. The social characteristics of county board chairmen and…

This report provides a survey of existing policies and procedures for Massachusetts school planning and construction processes; and explains systems building as a set of procedures, the most important of which procedures are market aggregation and component prebidding. The importance of systems building in reducing construction costs and improving…

To enable vocational educators to evaluate programs and account for the use of allocated resources, this monograph describes a rational decision-making process based on the Input, Process, Product, Impact conceptual structure for occupational education. In a rational management process, all management behavior is consistent with specified…

A VOCATIONAL PROGRAM RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT WAS DEVELOPED TO COORDINATE, ENCOURAGE, AND ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF STUDIES TO IMPROVE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. INITIAL TASKS INVOLVED COMPILATION OF VOCATIONAL RESEARCH, IDENTIFICATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES, ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEM AREAS,…

THE INITIAL OPERATIONS OF THE NEW JERSEY OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT, DURING AN 18-MONTH PERIOD, WERE DESCRIBED. THE UNIT USED A VARIETY OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES TO SERVE SUCH STATE AND LOCAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION NEEDS AS TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION, PROGRAM EVALUATION, PILOT AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS,…

This study surveyed existing preschool education programs and practices in the State Offices of Education in the 50 states. A survey instrument (Information Form on Preschool Education), mailed to 50 chief state school officers, contained questions in three areas of preschool education: (1) general information (2) personnel commitment and (3)…

This paper addresses itself to the history and use of standardized aptitude and achievement tests for practical judgements about schools in New Jersey. In the author's opinion, school-wide aptitude testing is not a particularly useful practice when other types of information, particularly grades, achievement tests, and teacher's comments, are…

This paper represents a summary statement on an investigation into the area of statewide testing of minimum basic skills conducted last year for the New Jersey Task Force on Competency Indicators and Standards. Survey work and the study of source documents led to the following conclusions: (1) there was no obvious and agreed upon set of employment…

This monograph describes and analyzes recent efforts to develop measurable units for human services in the social services and mental health services areas. The issues surrounding the "unit of service" are examined along with the problems encountered by the system designer or information user in past projects, and some of today's more…

This document represents nearly three years of work by the Kentucky Advisory Council for Environmental Education, a group appointed by the Kentucky Department of Education and consisting of representatives from education, government agencies, business, conservation groups, and others. The document includes: (1) a discussion of the nature of…

The overall objective of the project described in this report was to assess the impact of research, exemplary projects, and associated technical services, sponsored by Kentucky's Research Development Unit (RDU), on Kentucky vocational education during the 1970 through 1975 period. Six major sections are included. The introduction presents an…

As a conveyance for local in-service efforts, the Talent Pool endeavors to identify effective practitioners in the field who can share their methods and materials with less experienced practitioners through demonstration and discussion. Developed by the Career Education Service Center (CESC), this document is a compilation of sample forms and…