This curriculum guide sets forth the objectives, content, methods, and scope of Latin instruction for each level of a four-level sequence in the secondary schools of New York City. It is a revision of experimental bulletins in use since 1962. Suggestions are made for the teaching of vocabulary and idiom, grammar and forms, derivation, drill,…

In essay form, the director of the developmental education program at Cochise College (Arizona) describes her struggle to be personally and professionally effective with Chicano students from Spanish-speaking homes in a racially and culturally prejudiced community. Appended are a description of the program and a list of course offerings, as well…

This report presents recommendations for measures to be used in assessing the impact of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC). Chapter I reviews the purpose of the impact study and presents the basic considerations guiding the selection of measures. Chapter II describes the review process that led to the final recommendations. Chapter III…

The primary purpose of the student follow-up questionnaires was to identify instructional and curricular deficiencies in sufficiently specific terms to provide a basis for correcting the deficiencies. This effort was part of the evaluation component of a program dealing with the systematization of instruction. Two instruments were developed: one…

One of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies, this module focuses on developing an understanding of competencies needed, and the self-concept necessary, to organize and direct a total…

The project for the Columbia (Mississippi) School District was designed (1) to establish a model program of career counseling and placement which would lend itself to overall evaluation and have potential for replication and dissemination to other districts throughout the State and region, and (2) to determine the effects, if any, of this program…

The West Valley Community College District has developed a comprehensive plan for providing special programs and services for its students with communication, learning, and physical disabilities. This document discusses the needs assessments and other preliminary work that went into developing the plan and describes the objectives, functions,…

This book contains papers and speeches presented at the 14th National Conference of the Australian Preschool Association held in Melbourne in May 1976. Topics discussed include early childhood education, handicapped children, parental involvement in education, evaluating preschool programs, day care, teaching young children, interdisciplinary…

During the 1976-77 school year, there were over 8,500 migrant students enrolled in the regular school program and 1,700 in the summer program. Students received academic, health, and nutritional services following the multiple-intervention strategy developed as part of the needs assessment. All projects developed a staff training program and…

During the 1975-76 school year, there were almost 8,000 migrant students enrolled in the regular school program and 1,300 in the summer program. Students received both academic and health services. Over 460 full-time equivalent staff persons were directly involved in project activities. All projects attempted to actively involve parents in their…

Student outcome objectives and process objectives were the focus of the Portland Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) project evaluation. The Portland EBCE project followed the EBCE model developed by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL), based on experiential learning with career and academic experiences in the community. A total of…

The first-year activities of a project designed to implement the Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) program developed by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Greely High School, Maine School Administrative District #51 are described. Assessment of student outcomes used a pre- posttest design with one experimental group consisting of…

One of the products resulting from the Adult Career Education in Corrections Program of the University of Hawaii (a national effort initiated in 1972 and implemented within a regional framework with local participation), this volume is intended to serve as a supplemental resource for use with a generalized model (see related note) for planning,…

The national Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges has initiated a program for the followup and evaluation of the higher education reform in Sweden. The program currently consists of six projects, with an additional three in the planning stage. They cover all of the problem areas given high priority by the national government: the…

Questionnaires were sent to 337 transfer graduates from Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) to solicit information on their perceptions of MVCC strengths and weaknesses, the most and least effective instructional methods, principal activities since graduating, reasons for not initially attending a four-year college, suggestions for improving…