The administrator manual describes a program model for delivery of services, within the concept of mainstreaming, to secondary students who are mild to moderate behaviorally disordered. Four sections cover the following project components (subsection topics are in parentheses): introductory information (goal, philosophy, and use of the guide);…

This presentation uses data from a long-term juvenile diversion counseling program to illustrate a sample method of estimating program cost. Several problems in using average cost figures are first presented. Then a method is described in which discriminant analysis can be used to refine cost comparisons. This makes it possible to produce…

The paper describes the provision of special education programs throughout Metropolitan Toronto in the areas of hearing, vision, aphasia, orthopedic and other health related disabilities, the trainable retarded, and programs in hospitals and institutions. The author explains how these programs are provided by one area board of education on behalf…

Because of problems involved in traditional impromptu contests, which require contestants to speak on topics that they know little or nothing about, administrators of the Big Sky Intercollegiate Forensic Tournament at the University of Montana modified the traditional contest structure in 1969 to permit impromptu speeches on sub-topics of general…

The bibliography contains entries for approximately 150 books, articles (one in French), symposia, monographs, ERIC documents, reports, handbooks, manuals, dissertations, and unpublished papers dealing with the implementation and management of individualized and personalized educational programs. Most of the works listed were published since 1971;…

The reports of the Programme Commissions, the Administrative Commission, and Legal Committee are presented as the records of the 17th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in 1972. Part 1 contains Programme Commissions reports on education; natural sciences and their application to development; social sciences, humanities, and culture;…

An effective program to aid the student in making the transition from school to the world of work requires a coordinated guidance effort, including the administrator, counselor, and teacher. The K-12 guide will assist educators in coordinating aspects of career guidance, counseling, and placement in the student's career development and preparation…

The manual presents 16 main steps for health project management, from project formulation through termination. The manual defines a health project as a temporary intensive effort to set up and put into operation a new or revised service that will result in the reduction of specific health or health-related problems. (Typical examples include the…

This document discusses current thinking and research on projects and their management, particularly in regard to performance variables. Part one defines project management, discusses its relation to education and considers the need for a conceptual framework. Part two focuses on the purpose, assumptions, components, and external environment of a…

This is a report on Phase I of a two-phase project identifying the requirements of administrators, teachers, and school board members for implementing an individualized instruction program, identifying such programs in the United States, and selecting 48 for site visits. A preliminary questionnaire was administered to 21 Oregon public school…

With greater emphasis being placed on vocational and technical education, there is an increasing demand for people to fill leadership roles at the local, state, and national levels of supervision. This demand prompted the establishment of an 8-day leadership institute for 20 western states. Nationally recognized experts participated in the…

This paper explores some of the conditions currently affecting research and development in education and examines their implication for management. These conditions are: (1) the public expectation of quick and sure responses from the R and D effort, and (2) the genuine wish for increased democratization in society and increased responsiveness on…

It is claimed that the funded program, the subject of this study, never existed per se, except on paper. It was found that over half of the schools did not receive new project personnel designated under program guidelines. Moreover, substantial numbers of principals and teachers did not even know their schools were participating in the program.…

Management is a future-oriented decision process that relates resources into a total functional system for the accomplishment of a set of objectives. As a rule, universities do not have a management system, and there is no understanding of their environments in terms of the inputs, outputs, objectives, and organizational relationships of line and…

Chapter 1 of this book, "Stimulating Educational Change Through Inservice Teacher Education," deals first with the conditions, the elements receptive to, and the mechanics of change, and then discusses the cooperative responsibilities of colleges, state departments of education, professional organizations, and local school districts for inservice…