This categorized and cross-referenced bibliography of more than 400 books and pamphlets related to early childhood services was compiled to provide an extensive bibliographical resource for people involved in various aspects of child care, with particular focus on day care operation, state regulation, and policy formulation. Also included is a…

This document presents Pennsylvania guidelines for interpreting child labor legislation. In Section I employment certification of minors under the child labor law, the school laws of Pennsylvania, and the federal law are discussed. In Section II the issuing officers responsible for issuing employment certificates are identified, procedures for…

Procedures for administering the Proficiency Testing Program, adopted by the Idaho State Department of Education, are explained in this test administration manual. The tests are described as given on a district optional basis to ninth grade students in the basic skills areas of reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics. Criterion-referenced…

This study reports on eight projects funded by the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) during 1977-1978 in seven districts in New Jersey and New York. The seven districts are described in terms of: (1) their demographic characteristics, such as racial/ethnic composition of the public schools, minority isolation, percentage of educationally or…

This catalog of career education ideas and resources was developed to communicate the results of 1977 projects funded by the Office of Career Education. Ideas are grouped in four major sections: (1) Classroom--with an emphasis on career awareness activities, infusion, and non-discriminatory attitudes toward the handicapped; (2) Community…

During the 1970's, school districts throughout the country have created alternative educational programs allowing students and parents to choose the appropriate educational structure and methodology that suit their individual needs. School boards who establish alternative schools must assess, plan, design, effect, and evaluate educational programs…

Fifty-seven papers on new models of community recreation for the handicapped comprise the third report in the series (EC 114 401-409). Papers deal with the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): administration (management by objectives); advocacy; areas and equipment (outdoor playground equipment); attitudes; barriers (an analysis of…

The project's primary purpose was to train vocational administrators in developmental strategies and analytical techniques for improving cost-effectiveness of vocational programs. Administrators would then be able to function as change agents in diffusing strategies and techniques throughout the U.S. The specific objectives were to (1) identify…

WHILE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING IS MANDATORY PRIOR TO PASSAGE OF ANY ZONING ORDINANCES, ZONING IN RURAL AREAS IS RELATIVELY NEW. ALTHOUGH MANY CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES ARISE DURING PLANNING, THE FACT REMAINS THAT THE BENEFITS ARE GREATER WHEN ZONING IS PROPERLY PLANNED AND EXECUTED. PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECT IN MANY INSTANCES TO PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE,…

THIS DOCUMENT DEFINES WORK EXPERIENCE, DESCRIBES SOME TYPICAL PROGRAMS IN OPERATION, AND PRESENTS METHODS OF ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. MATERIAL WAS OBTAINED THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL SCHOOL PERSONNEL, BY LETTER FROM DISTRICTS IN OTHER STATES, AND FROM RELATED LITERATURE. WORK EXPERIENCE IS DEFINED AS EMBRACING BOTH VOCATIONAL AND…

THIS STUDY DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HARTFORD, STAMFORD, TORRINGTON, AND WATERBURY BRANCES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FROM THEIR BEGINNINGS AS DIVISION OF UNIVERSITY EXTENSION PROGRAMS TO THEIR PRESENT STATUS (1963) AS EDUCATIONAL UNITS ENROLLING A FOURTH OF THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT BODY. IT ALSO DESCRIBES THE FORT TRUMBULL BRANCH…

THE HIRING AND TRAINING POLICIES OF VARIOUS MANPOWER PROGRAMS ARE REVIEWED. THE MANPOWER OBJECTIVES OF EMPLOYING NONPROFESSIONALS IN ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS POSE SPECIAL PROBLEMS NOT NORMALLY FACED BY EMPLOYERS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPT, RESTRICTING EMPLOYMENT TO RESIDENTS OF THE LOCAL PROGRAM TARGET AREAS, IMPOSES GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS ON THE…

TO EFFECT CHANGE FROM TRADITIONAL METHODS OF HANDLING OFFENDERS, CORRECTIONAL STAFF MEMBERS MUST BE HELPED TOWARD A CHANGE OF ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES. THIS MANUAL IS DESIGNED TO AID A TRAINING OFFICER TO ASSIST A STAFF IN MAKING INTERNAL CHANGES IN A RURAL CORRECTIONAL SETTING. INSTEAD OF DESCRIBING SPECIFIC CORRECTIONAL TRAINING CONTENT AND…

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUPERIOR STUDENT AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR WORKING WITH HER ARE DISCUSSED. BECAUSE DIFFERENCE IN INTELLECTUAL ABILITY IS MORE THAN JUST AN INCREASED LEARNING RATE, WORKING WITH A SUPERIOR STUDENT IMPLIES A GREAT DEAL MORE THAN SIMPLY GIVING HER MORE TO DO. MANY SUPERIOR STUDENTS ARE ADVANCED IN SEVERAL WAYS, ABLE TO…

THE 1967 NATIONAL SEMINAR IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CONSIDERED THE MAJOR PROBLEMS--(1) IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION IN USING THE PROJECT TRAINING METHOD IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION, AND (2) IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM CHANGES INVOLVING THE PROJECT TRAINING METHOD OF TEACHING DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS. THIS REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATIONS OF…