Conducted for the Palo Alto Adolescent Services (PAASC) and other social service agencies serving the adolescent population in North Santa Clara County, California, this report is designed to assess the adequacy of existing services and resources within these communities. The identified areas of need address the following concerns: housing,…

This manual introduces students to the rules, regulations, policies, and general operational procedures of a secondary distributive education student-run school store laboratory (the Rainbow Shoppe). It details, from a student standpoint, the benefits of the training program and the roles and responsibilities of each student in the operation of…

This dissemination booklet identifies and describes outstanding vocational and career education practices which are operating in Alaskan public schools. The sixteen programs are arranged in the following format: overview of the program; special facilities and/or equipment needed; instructional materials developed/used/adapted; key ingredients for…

This report is an assessment of the overall impact and influence on education of 137 terminated Planning and Operational Grants made under the ESEA Title III Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) program. Analysis and evaluation seek to determine whether (1) individual project objectives were identified and achieved, (2) PACE…

Half of this research survey consists of a descriptive discussion of inservice education. It limits itself to "those systematic programs designed to aid the classroom teacher" which are promoted by school systems, government agencies, professional associations, or colleges. The need for inservice education is discussed, and procedures for…

Physical education, intramurals, and interscholastics are often key areas of study for staffs working to provide for the physical needs of the middle school child. This paper gives direction to the development of programs in physical education in this area. A brief analysis of the problems involved in physical education at the middle school level…

Eleven common characteristics of instructional program systems have been identified: outcomes, instruction, quality verificiation, monitoring, personnel, data, interfaces, procurement, information, continuity, and costs. The requirements, specifications, and procedures of these must all be made explicit for each system. Although the eleven system…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the processes and procedures utilized in designing and maintaining the teaching of communication skills in English elective programs. A systematic case-study description was made of skills components in the elective English programs in four public secondary schools in Massachusetts. The informational…

This report describes a practicum project that was intended to develop, implement, and supervise a building teacher aide training program and to determine its impact on the performance of forty building teacher aides in the Dallas Independent School District. The design of the training program was to improve the performance of teacher aides in…

The five papers in this symposium address several key issues included in evaluation research. In "Designing State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Evaluation Research", Stanford E. Rubin discusses the importance of practitioner involvement in the development of research questions and plans and introduces three basic models of evaluative research.…

The history of the Federal Bonding Program is traced from the first Bonding Assistance Demonstration Projects to the passage of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, 1973. The bonding program provides fidelity bonding for individuals who are normally excluded from insurance policy bonding, including ex-offenders, enabling them to work at…

The purpose of this project was to facilitate the design and implementation of a language skills program in a small northern New England elementary school (K-6) and to document the process which the school used in accomplishing this task. When the staff was given the task of constructing the language skills objectives, a small curriculum committee…

Prepared by the California State Department of Education, the booklet reviews program components for the educable mentally retarded (EMR). Legal provisions cited include identification, assessment, and reevaluation procedures. Such administrative aspects as financing and supervision are considered. The characteristics and learning styles of the…

Described in the practicum report is the design, implementation, and evaluation of the first comprehensive high school program for five hearing impaired adolescents in Southeastern Massachusetts. Sections focus on the following topics: the Southeastern region's need for a high school hearing impaired program, the impact of the state invitation to…

This paper argues that the dynamics of a successful college tutorial program should include the following components: well planned objectives, goals, and standards; enough capable staff; an inservice training program; adequate financing and space; efficient paper management procedures; and an effective means of evaluation including the willingness…