This booklet presents recommendations for establishing a Certificate of Conformance Program for school systems' annual financial reports. The guidelines, which require substantial conformance to the recommended accounting procedures of the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO), were developed at a research workshop jointly sponsored by…

This booklet presents recommendations for expanding the Certificate of Conformance Program for Financial Reporting of the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) to include junior and community colleges. The guidelines were developed by participants in an ASBO research workshop on accounting and finance held in July 1974. The guidelines…

At the North Carolina State Conference on the Gifted and Talented teachers and administrators explored new ideas, materials, and teaching techniques. Outlined are presentations on the following topics: a demonstration encouraging creative thinking; teaching the gifted using the theories of B. Bloom and D. Krathwohl; typical daily learning styles…

Covering the time period of January 1974 to June 1975, the report describes the activities of an ongoing project to provide verbal problem sets for occupational math courses offered in Oregon community colleges and secondary schools. The problems were selected to provide the math skills necessary for job entry and performance in several…

The essays in this book represent the substance of the 40th annual Claremont Reading Conference, the theme of which was "Reading, Thought, and Language," Among the nineteen essays included are "Cognitive Development and Reading" by David Elkind; "Behavioral Objectives and Teaching Instruction" by Herbert Simons; "Toward Personal Growth through…

Presented are 12 readings related to the Common-Unity program for providing recreation and leisure services for the handicapped within the local community. Introductory papers present the philosophical basis of the project (Larry Neal), and summarize the conference proceedings and program (Ted Gordon). Four papers on community education have the…

Summarized are conference presentations on the following topics: relevant research (in areas such as mother/child interaction); eight demonstration projects (such as the Portage Project); case finding, screening, diagnosis, and tracking; the University of North Carolina's intervention programs; and the state of the art of early intervention.…

Some of the major elements of administrative information systems design as applied to higher education are described. Differences between the application of computer technology in the commercial environment and the educational environment are discussed. The major steps in systems development from problem definition through implementation are…

Proposals for calculating unit costs are advocated that are based on a body of methods common to the member universities. Production inputs and cost components in French universities are studied in terms of resources at the disposal of the university, and staffing, capital, operating, and transfer costs. Identification of activities and…

The use of games and gaming, which are simulated decision making, is examined in a paper addressed to the manager and administrator in higher education. Focus is on the use of games in situations of resource allocation for budgeting and long-range planning. Basic definitions and concepts are presented, followed by a discussion of the scope and…

This book includes selected papers and abstracts of papers which were presented on the program of the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference in 1973. The book is divided into sections covering reviews of selected research, research and theory, reading materials, programs and practice, and teacher education. The papers themselves deal…

The proceedings of the Reading for Progress Conference, held on Hilo (Hawaii) on 8 March 1975, are contained in this report. The purpose of this conference was a "refocus" on the reading problems of Hawaii's youth, as viewed by educators, the business and labor community, social agencies, and other government officials. This document…

Presented are proceedings from a 1975 Bureau of Education for the Handicapped sponsored conference on research needs related to the education of the severely handicapped. It is explained that participants (whose names are listed in an appendix) focused upon the identification of research needs in four major areas: goals (remarks by M. Gold),…

Reviewed are activities carried out over a 1-year period by the Center for Studies in Vocational and Technical Education project to modify regular programs and develop curriculum materials for vocational education of the handicapped. Provided in Section I is a summary of project activities which include workshops in VTAE (Wisconsin Board of…

The results of recent studies are presented which show that traditional auditory discrimination tests for children which require the examinee to distinguish one speech sound from another are ill-conceived and consequently of little practical value. Linguistic variables requiring attention in designing useful speech sound discrimination instruments…