PART OF A KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SERIES ON COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, THIS MONOGRAPH DISCUSSES THE STAGES IN THE PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE URBAN SCHEMES. FIRST OF ALL, SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE, ECONOMIC, FEASIBILITY, POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SATISFACTION ARE VITAL TO SUCCESSFUL PLANNING. ORGANIZATION FOR…

THE 25 CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING GRADUATE MUSIC PROGRAMS WERE SURVEYED TO GIVE AN EVALUATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE GRADUATE MUSIC DEGREE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, TO GAIN SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEEDS OF GRADUATE MUSIC STUDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND ADEQUACY OF THESE PROGRAMS. A…

THE BOOK OUTLINES THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN ENGLAND, PROVIDES A GUIDE TO A VARIETY OF RESOURCES, AND CONCLUDES WITH THE AUTHOR'S INFERENCES ABOUT TRENDS. PART ONE, TITLED THEORY AND PROVISION, DESCRIBES EDUCATIONAL LEGISLATION AND THE RANGE OF PROVISIONS FOR ALL TYPES OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, PROVIDES A BRIEF HISTORY OF…

TO SURVEY THE ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS OF GRADUATE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS MAILED TO THE 19 UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OFFERING ADULT EDUCATION DOCTORAL DEGREES, REQUESTING NAMES, TITLES, FACULTY ACADEMIC INTERESTS, PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS, PLANS FOR EXPANSION, AND GRADUATE STUDENT LOAD. THERE WAS A 94.4 PERCENT…

THE BRITISH ARMED SERVICES HAVE APPLIED PROGRAMING IN SCHOLASTIC SUBJECTS. A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN THE TECHNOLOGY OF TRAINING HAS RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE SYSTEMATIC DERIVATION OF TRAINING OBJECTIVES, CLOSER ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY OF POTENTIAL STUDENTS, AND MORE ACCURATE SPECIFICATION OF CONTENTS, METHODS, AND MATERIALS…

IN THE FIRST OF THE THREE SECTIONS OF THIS EVALUATION REPORT, GENERAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING RUBRICS--(1) OPERATION AND SERVICES, (2) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, (3) EVALUATION, (4) MAJOR PROBLEMS AREAS OF STATE ADMINISTRATION, (5) IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 205 (A) OF TITLE I, (6) COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY ACTION…

THERE ARE SEVERAL FACETS TO THE PROBLEMS FACING FARM WORKERS AND SMALL FARMERS. THE AVERAGE RATE OF FARM RESIDENT DECLINE SINCE 1960 IS ABOUT 4 PERCENT FOR WHITE AND 10 PERCENT FOR NEGRO FARM PEOPLE, ALTHOUGH FROM 1959 TO 1964, EIGHT SOUTHERN STATES HAD A NEGRO FARMER DECLINE RATE OF 32.4 PERCENT. THESE PEOPLE LEAVE TO ESCAPE THE POVERTY WHICH IS…

IN THE SPRING OF 1964, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (AASA) APPOINTED A SPECIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE AND IDENTIFY MAJOR EDUCATIONAL IMPERATIVES. AFTER TWO YEARS OF STUDY, THE COMMISSION IDENTIFIED NINE IMPERATIVES IN EDUCATION--(1) TO MAKE URBAN LIFE REWARDING AND SATISFYING, (2) TO PREPARE PEOPLE FOR THE WORLD OF WORK,…

A MAJOR EFFORT WAS MOUNTED TO INCREASE, EXTEND, AND IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN NEW JERSEY DURING THE SECOND YEAR OF OPERATION, 1964. THE MIGRANT HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDED--(1) SERVICE TO 453 CAMPS, (2) OPPORTUNITY FOR 5,000 PERSONS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE NURSE OR OTHER HEALTH WORKER WHO VISITED THE CAMP, AND (3)…

IN ORDER THAT BOTH CONTENT AND METHOD OF KINDERGARTEN TEACHING BE BROUGHT INTO HARMONY WITH THE PROGRESS OF KNOWLEDGE AND WITH CURRENT DEMANDS, CURRICULUM GUIDES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AND CONSTANTLY UNDER REVISION. THE MATERIALS IN THIS HANDBOOK ARE GEARED TO HELP TEACHERS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR TASKS. THE DEVELOPMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF…

A QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEACE CORPS TRAINING UNITS AND TRAINEES WAS MADE TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR RATING PROGRAM QUALITY, ESTABLISHING UNIFORM TRAINING OBJECTIVES AND PROCEDURES, ENABLING TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPROVE AREAS OF WEAKNESS, AND SELECTING TRAINEES. AN ANALYSIS OF 63 PEACE CORPS…

This book is a volume of readings on the theory and practice of the intercultural communication workshop (ICW). The ICW is defined as a short-term program (two and a half days) enabling people from different cultural backgrounds to explore together the nature of culture and communication. It was developed to improve communication among foreign and…

Issues related to reevaluation of tenure at "Exeter College," a fictitious small, private college, are examined. Based on analysis of financial resources, students and faculty ratios, and systematic effects of tenure at Exeter, a mandate for tenure reevaluation was established. The following areas were reviewed: the relationship between tenure and…

This report summarizes responses to a study of graduates and dropouts to obtain information to validate or improve the vocational career orientation program in Arkansas. Data are separated and arranged into these categories: students, vocational career orientation teachers, counselors, principals, superintendents, vice presidents of academic…

A summary of proceedings of the Forum on Arthritis Research and Education in Nursing and Allied Health is presented. The keynote address, "The Burden of Arthritis," by Dorothy P. Rice, provides data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics on the prevalence of arthritis, the burden it imposes, and the volume, type, and cost…