THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLICATION SERIES IS TO GIVE VISIBILITY TO SIGNIFICANT (1) EXPERIMENTAL, DEMONSTRATION, AND PILOT PROGRAMS, (2) UPGRADING INSTITUTES, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS, AND (3) OTHE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS, SUPERVISORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS. THIS DISSEMINATION PROJECT IS COOPERATIVELY FINANCED BY THE AMERICAN…

Developmental education is based on a learning model as opposed to a teaching model. It requires strong communication between the student and teacher and depends upon a supportive learning environment. Some of the components of developmental education are: (1) diagnostic services which seek to answer why the student cannot learn; (2) independent…

The special cultural and socioeconomic circumstances that make traditional approaches to teaching ineffective and unsatisfactory for the underprepared student in higher education institutions are examined and special techniques for assisting these students are presented. Some innovative approaches and techniques that have proven effective in…

TO IMPROVE THE DEVELOPMENTAL RATE OF CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN, A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WAS OFFERED WHICH CONSISTED OF A PLANNED SEQUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULATION BASED ON THE THEORY THAT COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT PROCEEDS THROUGH MOTOR-PERCEPTUAL-SYMBOLIC PHASES. SEVENTY-TWO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WERE DIVIDED INTO THREE MATCHED GROUPS. GROUP A…

During December 1977, 56 community college counselors, representing 21 institutions and attending the annual Counselor's Day program sponsored by the University of Southern California (USC) Office of Admissions, participated in a survey on their professional development needs. Of respondents, 31 were men and and 25 women; 46 held master's degrees…

The Higher Education Achievement Program (HEAP) at Jefferson Community College (JCC) in Kentucky is designed to recruit 100 "nontraditional" students into the college and to help them to succeed with college-level work. For the 1974-75 academic year, this group included representation from such minorities as women, blacks, older…

Activities of the second year of a career education project in Weatherford, Texas from July 1974 to June 1975 are documented. A counseling component was established at all levels as well as the development of self-awareness and positive attitudes toward work at the K-7 level, career investigation experiences for grade 8, and exploratory…

Covering the period of June 1974 to May 1975, the report describes and evaluates the second year activities of a comprehensive K-14 career education project in a three-county rural area of Missouri. As a result of the third party evaluation the following conclusions were reached. The project has had a desired positive impact on teachers in the 10…

The final report of the Bridgeport Career Education Project covers the period from August 1, 1971 to August 31, 1974. The project has as its major goal the development of a comprehensive career education and development program beginning at the elementary level and continuing through high school. The initial phase of the project centered on…

From June 1973 to June 1975 the development and implementation of a Model K-14 career education program was attempted in the North Kingstown Schools in Rhode Island. Project objectives included the development of career and self-awareness, provisions for exploratory and work experiences, provisions for job placement at graduation, and provisions…

From August 1974 to June 1975, three schools in the Owensboro, Kentucky area cooperated in an effort to provide an instructional program in mass communications to high school students. A four-year comprehensive high school, a vocational school, and Kentucky Wesleyan College pooled teaching staff, equipment, and facility resources in a course…

Conducted from May 1971 to July 1974 at the Lakeshore Technical Institute in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the comprehensive career education program was established initially to serve 15 school districts but was redirected into a "model school" approach serving four schools. Business, industry, and labor became involved and loaned support to…

Covering the time period of July 1974 to June 1975, the report documents project activities of the second year of a three-year career education project in southern Indiana. A total of 37 school corporations in an economically depressed rural area participated in an effort to infuse career education concepts into their existing curriculum. Through…

The program is designed to provide a system for joining job seekers and job providers in Community School District No. 9 through a medium of teaching and training and to meet the immediate and future job training needs of community residents. The program was conducted according to the following processes: (1) a needs assessment, an income and…

This booklet is intended to assist school districts in planning effective administrative staff development programs. Following a brief introduction and discussion of how to initiate a program, six model staff development programs are examined. Each of the models describes a successful program being used in a particular California school district.…