Based on a review of the literature, these guidelines are intended to assist policy planners and decision makers at state and local levels interested in establishing a state system of education service agencies (ESAs) or in modifying an existing system. The report offers an overview of education service agencies and organizes the guidelines into…

This guide presents an overview and a set of specific tasks for the development of a local inservice education program for teachers. Accompanying documents describe a generic model for inservice education, a management scheme for developing the inservice program, and a resource guide of examples and exhibits that may prove helpful to those…

Lindvall's observation system has been designed to assess elementary school students' behaviors in an Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) project. It measures the self-directiveness of the student by determining how pupils use their classroom time when they are not actively being guided by a teacher. The system focuses on student behaviors,…

The original plans for the Follow Through (FT) program were to provide a program extending the Head Start community action model to the public schools which would serve all disadvantaged children. Because of the small budget allocation authorized by the Congress, the United States Office of Education reformulated FT as an experimental program of…

The original plans for the Follow Through (FT) program were to provide a program extending the Head Start community action model to the public schools which would serve all disadvantaged children. Because of the small budget allocation authorized by the Congress, the United States Office of Education reformulated FT as an experimental program of…

Divided into three sections which deal with sex, race, and handicap stereotyping in career choice, the twenty-eight programs described here attempt to combat stereotypes among students and/or staff (K-12). Most descriptions list the goals of the program, target population, staffing and management, facilities and activities, program effectiveness…

This is the third of three volumes that constitute the final evaluation report of Project STAR (State Technical Assistance Resources), an undertaking of the Maryland State Department of Education designed to help 36 elementary schools improve their reading programs. This volume is the project handbook and contains information concerning the…

Practical strategies for implementing a skill-centered approach to reading instruction are discussed in this paper. The first two strategies presented pertain to the beginning implementation stage: making a commitment to a skills approach and paying attention to principles for educational change. Sections are included on whole-staff involvement in…

Exemplary programs for special education of handicapped children are outlined in the National Diffusion Network (NDN) catalog. The 46 programs are listed with the following information: descriptors, target audience, description, evidence of effectiveness, implementation requirements, financial requirements, services available, and contact person.…

This set of eight reports is a product of the Mathemagenic Activities Program (MAP) for early childhood education of the University of Georgia Follow Through (FT) Program. Based on Piagetian theory, the MAP-FT projects are comprehensive education programs for children (K - 3) from low income families that are designed to continually challenge…

Nine representatives of Thailand, Nepal, Iran, and the Republic of Korea met in Seoul during the month of August, 1977, for a curriculum development training workshop co-sponsored by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO and the Asian Centre of Educational Innovation for Development (ACEID). One aim of the workshop was to improve the…

An eight-level table of Levels of Use (LoU) is employed to measure the adoption and eventual success of program innovations in teacher education institutions. Speculations on the success or failure of attempted innovations, backed with statistical analysis, are presented. (SAS)

This annual report delineates Brooklyn District 22's program goals and activities for the school year 1977-1978. Included are reports on language arts programs, the district ecology center, science education, math education, staff development, social studies, consumer education, libraries, Title IX, education for the gifted, guidance services, art…

This study examined "participatory" approaches to the conduct of educational research, development, dissemination, and implementation (RDD&I) programs within the Far West Laboratory. Approaches that are "participatory" involve the participation of educational practitioners in the program. Various types of participation were investigated to…

This guide was prepared to assist state directors/coordinators of career education in becoming more knowledgeable about management and evaluation. The purposes of the guide are to define managementand identify basic functions, review characteristics of managers, and identify evaluation techniques available to help managers do a better job. The…