Various procedures and guidelines have been suggested for the development and construction of criterion-referenced tests. The present paper proposes a comprehensive model which allows the user to identify and relate specific components which affect the optimal construction and implementation strategies of criterion-referenced tests. Furthermore,…

Written in response to questions from Head Start personnel, the manual contains information on how to provide encouragement and support to parents of handicapped children. Divided into sections with general background information and information pertaining to special problems, the 21 chapters cover the following topics (authors are in…

This handbook outlines essential information for foster parents under these basic headings: (1) legal rights and responsibilities of children, parents and foster parents; (2) recruitment, licensing, training, and evaluation of foster homes; (3) placement and removal of foster children; (4) payments and expenses; (5) medical care; (6)…

The paper is addressed to teaching staffs and administrative offices of local school districts and emphasizes the leadership initiatives which should be exercised by local school district personnel to implement career education. The paper is organized into three major sections: (1) a description of a conceptual framework for studying and analyzing…

A group of 25 members of the higher education community of North America visited the Middle East for the purpose of improving admissions criteria and academic placement of Arab students. Group findings and the consensus of recommendations are reported. Countries studied were: Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Examined were each country's…

Initiated in 1969 at the request of the University of California President's Advisory Committee on Learning Resources, this study identifies the essential criteria for planning university learning resources centers in the 1970's. General definitions of learning resources for conventional and innovative instruction are given together with a brief…

An overview of the planning and implementation problems based on the program in Butler, Pennsylvania, presents a wide range of topics concerning year-round education. concept. Questionnaires, data presentations, and planning suggestions present the implementation process. Using a question-and-answer style, many typical problems and concerns of…

A holistic and teleological approach to individualized FL instruction is proposed as a possible universal pedagogical theory. The following guidelines are offered. Broad goals and specific operational objectives should be defined, and performance testing devices developed. Each student's particular psychological aptitudes and physiological and…

To develop a set of guidelines for planning media facilities for Maryland schools, a 10 member state-appointed committee studied media-center design from the vantage points of local agencies, state media organizations, the State Department of Education, public libraries, and construction planners. A set of flexible guidelines for new or renovated…

Volume 17 of the 10-volume Highway Safety Program Manual (which provides guidance to State and local governments on preferred highway safety practices) focuses on pupil transportation safety. The purpose and objectives of a pupil transportation safety program are outlined. Federal authority in the area of pupil transportation and policies…

This report spells out the educational needs and criteria in the overall transportation systems field, offering guidelines for the educational community to help renew or develop careers in the changing transportation systems professions. Intended to allow for career mobility for those already employed in transportation, the comprehensive…

In February 1974 the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) commissioned a study regarding the role of the Corporation in the relationship between public broadcasting and education. Four task forces were formed to consider the areas of early childhood education, elementary-secondary education and teacher education, post-secondary formal…

The manual was compiled by participants of an institute designed to train librarians to work with American Indians and Mexican Americans. Information is provided to aid library personnel in understanding the cultural backgrounds of these minority groups. Criteria for selecting books for and about Mexican Americans and Indians are included, as well…

The content of the first major institute organized and operated by the Section on Buildings and Equipment of the Library Administration Division is presented. The general meeting papers and discussion include all phases of building from the general to the specific. Examples of--(1) college and university libraries, (2) public libraries, and (3)…

The Pennsylvania Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed into law in June 1968. It authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction of that State to enter into contracts to purchase secular educational service from nonpublic schools in Pennsylvania. This guide contains (1) the law, (2) definitions of terms, (3) a statement…