Continuing education for health service professionals operating nursing homes is the subject of this report. Reasons for the growth and development of nursing homes are discussed, and licensure is defined. Methodologies and techniques employed in Missouri and other states are identified, after a background report on the Missouri Nursing Home…

This is a paper that presents a positive case for the adoption of accountability programs. A brief history of accountability is given. Some important terms relative to accountability are defined. They are: accountability, independent educational accomplishment audit, performance contracting, and educational engineering. Ways in which the…

This article reports a study investigating deviant behavior in normal families. It examines nonproblem children and their families in their homes. It provides information on rates of deviant behavior for children without identified behavioral difficulties and the interaction patterns of family members who deal with these children. It analyzes: (1)…

After taking a personality test, subjects reported their reactions to being tested. Reactions were diverse, even in the same subject. Free responses to 10 questions were coded into 16 categories within five broad groups. Desire for information about the test and about self, and criticism of testing were very prevalent; criticisms of self and…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the practicality of multiple discriminant function analysis for deriving item response weights. Item responses on a job satisfaction questionnaire administered to 219 professional workers and 242 semi-skilled customer workers were analyzed. Discriminant functional analysis was conducted on the total…

This document describes the workshop, its objectives, and its participants; presents activity plan proposals for the pilot schools; and evaluates the effectiveness of the workshop in achieving its objectives. Four appendixes include (1) a list of the workshop participants; (2) a schedule of the work conference program; (3) the activity plan…

The papers in this report were presented at a 1971 symposium on management education held under the auspices of the Industry Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Under the major topic of "The Present State of Management Education in OECD Countries" are the following papers: "Gardens and…

The proceedings of this conference focus on junior college teaching and issues concerning teacher characteristics, future manpower needs, and effective teacher training. In addition to group discussion summaries, the speeches included are "Forecasts of Instructional Personnel Needs,""The Doctor of Arts Degree,""Community-Junior College Teachers,"…

Project objectives and descriptions of 6 county migrant health projects are summarized and evaluated. The project services provided the migrant worker and his family included hospital, dental health, eye examination, nutrition, school health, maternal and child health, sanitation, and social services. Clinical and outreach activities in the…

The papers given at the May 17-19, 1971 forum on Management of Information Analysis Centers held at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Md. are presented in four sessions separated by topic. Besides the welcoming remarks and the keynote address, session 1 contains three general papers on information analysis centers and automatic…

Efforts of the State of Idaho in meeting the educational needs of children of migrant workers are described in this evaluation report. Educational activities implemented under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (as amended in 1966 by Public Law 89-750) are discussed; these include 27 local projects that served a total of 5,758…

Thematic summaries of those papers from the 1971 annual meeting of the AERA dealing specifically with criterion-referenced measurement are presented. An evaluative commentary by the writer is also included. (AG)

Designed as one of 10 institutes for the inservice training of vocational-technical educators in eastern metropolitan areas, the major focus of this institute was the administrative coordination within the urban school organization, which is essential to the planning and implementation of programs appropriate to inner city residents. A total of 86…

In a speech presented before the 1971 Annual Spring Conference of the NCVGA, the speaker addressed herself to a discussion of some of the major findings of the Bay Area Labor Market Project, begun in 1966 at the University of California in Berkeley, and intended to explore the functioning of a large metropolitan labor market, the relationship…

This monograph presents papers by ten experts on such problems as the dynamic tension between the Province and local school districts, the size and inflexibility of the circle of elites who influence policymaking in education, and whether or not participation in policymaking should be broadened. The papers included are (1) Peter J. Cistone,…