The General Accounting Office's recommendations to the Congress and the Office of Indian Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is derived from a review of 16 projects funded under Title IV of the Indian Education Act of 1972 and designed to meet the special needs of American Indian children (operative during 1974-75 in Arizona,…

The paper discusses methodological and theoretical concerns of sociologists and art historians and proposes issues for an interdisciplinary social study of art which draw from both disciplines. The social nature of art is interpreted as including art's contribution to society and social change, its position as an expression of social realities,…

Part of a system by which local education agency (LEA) personnel may evaluate secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs, this second of eight components focuses on comparison of the occupational needs of the community with the number of students who leave the programs and find employment. The component provides a vehicle by which…

Part of a system by which local education agency (LEA) personnel may evaluate secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs, this last of eight components focuses on assessing local budget policy for support of vocational instructional programs. The component provides a simplified procedure whereby the LEA can determine the amount of…

Information on the responsibilities related to teaching undergraduate college students is provided in this handbook for teaching assistants (TA). Chapters cover: administrative details, such as ordering books, submitting time schedules, getting a classroom, and working with a professor; teaching, including guidelines for giving lectures, leading a…

These guidelines summarize dimensions of students' career planning objectives, and determine what types of career planning activities appear to be most instrumental to them in accomplishing their objectives. A second purpose is to compare the career planning activities important to students with those offered at California State Polytechnic…

Five recent large-scale investigations of educational dissemination and change in American schools are reviewed, consolidated, and synthesized to derive a set of conclusions regarding the current state of knowledge for policy makers, program administrators, and researchers. The material is presented as an executive summary in similar management…

Two approaches to the problem of abusive advertising practices engaged in by some institutions of higher education are illustrated in two documents. The first involves government regulation of potential and actual abuse, the other encourages voluntary efforts through the development of models for good practice. The first document, Categories and…

Tests of intelligence and structured measures of emotional status, aptitudes, and achievement alone do not suffice in predicting the vocational adjustment of the mentally retarded. Since the main concern is the evaluation of the many aspects of behavior which make the individual a unique and changing person, a format was developed which included a…

The purpose of this conference was to share the information gathered by the Clearinghouse for Applied Performance Testing (CAPT) such as information on performance testing that could be used in public schools, and secondly, to discuss problems that must be solved, issues that should be addressed, and additional research and development needed in…

Intended for persons concerned about public policies for exceptional children and those engaged in creating public policy, the book provides guidelines and examples of appropriate policies for exceptional children. Considered in Section 1 are the varying rights that advocacy groups have won for exceptional children in the legislatures, courts, and…

Guidelines that will help people in the business world together with teachers in marketing and distribution are presented in the document. It offers suggestionsf for implementing a program in cooperative work experience in Oregon. The following topics related to the program are discussed: (1) background of the school, (2) distributive education…

This guide is intended to assist school personnel by clarifying issues, provide directions in basic information, and stimulate practical considerations for the learner in the area of consumer education. Its objectives are to (1) assist school administrators in the implementation of consumer education, and (2) assist secondary teachers in planning…

A step-by-step method for designing and improving evaluation methods is presented for educators who are in the position of evaluating an educational gathering of adults. This method is to insure that evaluation instruments are: (1) accurate enough to provide valid data; (2) short enough to be filled out by a large group of evaluators in a hurry to…

The planning and construction of new school facilities involve sequential steps that lead to a completed building ready to provide a learning environment for students. The steps may include the development of philosophy and educational objectives, survey and inventory of existing facilities, preparation of an architectural design, site…