The Southeastern Day Care Project is an ongoing preschool demonstration project in eight southeastern States. The SDCP has developed and is using a series of rating forms to assess the development of each child in the program in cognitive, social, motor, and self-help skills. Approximately 256 children in SDCP centers have been rated on the forms.…

The Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS), despite its limitations, is an excellent clinical technique and includes psychometric and questionnaire characteristics. It is a good single measure of adaptive behavior. The VSMS Profile in this paper uses content categories different from the original Scale, but based upon the same items. It lends…

The Test of Diagnostic Skills is intended to explore the way a physician or a medical student solves a clinical problem through analysis of the type and sequence of the questions he/she asks. The emphasis is on processes used to reach a conclusion rather than on the accuracy of the conclusion itself. Information based on a real clinical case is…

The Illinois Three Phase System should be temporarily retained as an administrative tool to be used in relationships between the Division of Vocational and Technical Education and local education agencies. But it is clear that such a system, with its scope directed toward local school districts, with its lack of outcome assessment, and with its…

This report represents an effort by the Council to review the data and give recommendations for vocational education programs in Florida. Detailed are the findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the 1972 year. Objectives by which programs were evaluated included: (1) the State's goals and priorities as set forth in the State Plan, (2) the…

The Office of University Library Managmenet Studies has completed its second year of activity, pursuing its commitment to improving research library management. While the first year of operation focused on the Columbia Study, the second year emphasized the development of a new management tool--the Management Review and Analysis Program. This…

The third year of operation for the Office of University Library Management Studies demonstrated more extended programs and activities in the management arena and widespread involvement of member libraries. While the Management Review and Analysis Program moved into a fully operational context, the Office established a new Systems and Procedures…

Part of a larger effort in creating a computer-based European Documentation and Information System for Education (EUDISED), the present document is the report of the Working Party on formats and standards. It presents draft recommendations on general system standards: transmission standards (interchange format, magnetic tape standards, tape labels…

The attempts made by community colleges to "democratize" higher education are discussed from the standpoint of the goals and policy of community colleges, and an empirical study of tracking in higher education is presented. Five public goals of community colleges are given, as are three non-public goals. The study of tracking in higher education…

A total of 118 students were enrolled in the Multi-Language Rapid Reading Program, and by the end of 9 weeks they were able to read intermediate French and Spanish with rates up to 35,000 words per minute (w.p.m.) in Spanish and 25,000 w.p.m. in French. No student scored less than 750 w.p.m. in either language, with 65 percent the lowest…

The 30th annual American Industrial Arts Association (AIAA) Convention was held in Minneapolis in 1968. Topics for the AIAA general session addresses were: (1) "A Fresh Look at Industrial Arts," (2) "New Curricular Concepts," (3) "Making Education Relevant," (4) "Industrial Arts in an Educational System for the Seventies," (5) "New Concepts in…

In this 1969 annual report, 10 objectives of the Oregon Migrant Health Project--which served approximately 18,400 migrants during the project year--are listed. These objectives relate to providing for diagnostic and medical services, preventive medical services, and dental care, as well as promoting health awareness, education, and improved living…

Papers of the special study institute on Special Language Programming for Exceptional Children with Language Disorders focus on the following objectives: delineation of the development and functions of language as related to special language problems, clarification of the role of the speech and language specialist, and establishment of guidelines…

In an effort to provide better manpower services to workers and employers in rural areas, the Farm Labor and Rural Manpower Service established new manpower service centers in 4 Michigan counties during 1970. The field staff provided referral services to over 1,000 migrant families and provided part-time personnel services during periods of peak…

This conference met to consider the political and financial problems in providing government-financed programs to improve upgrading in private and public jobs. The morning session was devoted to federal support of upgrading in industry. In the afternoon session, participants discussed new careers in the service sector, including civil service…