Resulting from a project to systematically locate existing information resources useful in the development of training courses or programs, this catalog describes 31 of the most relevant information respurces. These resources include abstracting services, computer files, directories, exchange projects, books, and information services. The catalog…

The result of an 11-week study by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the American Society of Engineering Education is presented. This study was the ninth in a series of programs whose purposes were: (1) to introduce engineering school faculty members to system design and to a particular approach of teaching system design,…

This paper is addressed to elementary school principals and teachers who wish to pursue the possibility of having an industrial arts program in their school. Benefits of the program to children and safety practices are discussed. Five program models currently used in Minneapolis are detailed briefly. The five model types are: classroom, prep time,…

The guide for instructors, volunteers and program organizers contains information on establishing swimming programs for disabled persons in Canada. Outlined are steps involved in securing funds and initiating program efforts, and listed are names and addresses of resources for specific handicapping conditions. General teaching suggestions are…

Career education program goals in the St. Paul public schools aim at integrating career education concepts into existing curricula and developing new programs where necessary in home school programs, specialized learning centers, and grades K-12. Some high schools will offer learning and occupational center facilities to students from all…

This paper presents a flexible, open-ended, five-stage plan based on task analysis to evolve a longitudinal competency-based teacher education (CBTE) program. Stage 1 envisions broad use of group process in evolving a parameter of generic and specialized teacher competencies within which institutional programs are independently designed to provide…

"Teaching as a Psychological Process" is a field-based psychoeducational teacher education program that is organized around a three-factor model of teaching behavior based on personal style interaction, interpersonal relationship skills, and teaching competencies. These three dimensions of teaching are approached through extensive…

This document discusses the relative merits of cross-age helping programs, where one older more experienced student helps younger less experienced children to learn. Two types of approaches to organizing cross-age helping programs are reviewed: (1) one emphasizes a programmed or structured approach which consists of a series of detailed steps for…

The convergence technique developed by Carrese and Baker is described, and an application to reading of this research technique is made. The use of the convergence technique includes (1) a planning session which delineates the final goal of the program, the intermediate goals and their sequence for achievement of the final goal, and research and…

Since the secondary facilities are not expected to be built until at least 1975, planning and description cannot be as detailed as they were for the First Facility of the Fort Lincoln New Town (FLNT) education system. In attempting to provide a model for a secondary program this report (Vol. I of 2 Volumes) addresses all the major issues that must…

The document is the first of three volumes (Volume 3 is a film) dealing with the demonstration of dissemination practices on special class instruction for the mentally handicapped utilizing master teachers as inservice educators. Volume I is a report on functions and guidelines for replication. Inherent in the volume is a detailed discussion on…

Operations research is defined as the application of scientific or quantitative methods to problems involving the operations of a system, which are directed toward obtaining optimal solutions. The goal, as applied to mental health systems, is the establishment of a "best" improvement path which can be implemented with minimum uncertainty. The…

This report presents an experiment in post-graduate training of mental health professionals through innovative education designed not only to inform but to produce changes in individual attitudes, roles, and skills, as well as in agency programs. The educational design was based on a human factors or sociocentric change model. Included in Part One…

Radically different programs must be designed to produce the kind of professional teachers needed for the 1980's. Appropriate programs must be developed for the differentiated roles: diagnostician of pupil needs and learning problems; developer, applier, and evaluator of learning strategies; instructional leader of staff groups; specialist in the…

This article outlines the procedures followed in program evaluation in Pittsburgh public schools. A program design is obtained by asking the field staff a series of specific questions. As the staff interact, problems about the program are resolved. The consensus achieved is the basis for standardization of activities in the field. The next step in…