In this study the advantages and problems involved in using Generalized Data Management Systems (GDMS) to expand the capabilities of information retrieval (IR) systems are investigated. In particular, the design of a Data Manager-1 (DM-1) based system for the Reliability Analysis Center (RAC) at Griffiss AFB, Rome, New York is studied. A design…

The document presents a conceptual framework and program plan for R&D in career education prepared for the National Institute of Education, based on a fundamental premise that R&D requires a focus on operationally definable problems. The focus suggested is the responsiveness of career education to the problems experienced by individuals as they…

Training, in the article's context, is used to describe programs of preparation and orientation of project personnel and community leaders. Teachers, supervisors, forum leaders, regional and national staffs, and international experts all need training in literacy projects. Some guidelines for a training design include a discussion of six items:…

This document presents the proceedings of a 1974 workshop by the Canadian Teacher Federation's Teacher Education Committee on designing a quality practicum. The introduction to the document indicates that the proceedings were broken into two parts. Part 1 addressed the basic question, What are we trying to do? and covered the following topics:…

This paper focuses on performance-based teacher education in speech communication as an alternative to the traditional method of preparing speech teachers. Following an introductory argument stating the case for performance-based teacher education in speech communication, contents include: "Competency Based Teacher Training: A Perspective on a Set…

An effort to develop a classification of various kinds of disadvantegement is aimed at the efficiency that can be gained by providing only those services to those clients who can use them in order to increase their chances of successful placement. The report details some of the elements of the recommended approach: analysis of manpower situations…

Through a survey conducted in Michigan, this study attempted to provide information concerning the organization of and classroom practices in adult education programs in English for speakers of other languages. Administrators were queried via a mailed questionnaire about organizational aspects of their programs, and teachers were asked to provide…

The American Indian Law Student Association (AILSA) at the University of New Mexico Law School developed and secured approval for a Indian clinical law program. Funded by the Donner Foundation, AILSA aided in the development of a student bill of rights and responsibilities for Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools. The law program is discussed…

Six individual briefing pamphlets for members of the commissions of the York (England) 1971 International Conference on Teaching and Learning English comprise this document. The Conference is cosponsored by the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) of Great Britain; by the Canadian Council of Teachers of English (CCTE); and by…

The monograph is designed to assist secondary school teachers in grades ten through twelve who teach social sciences to gifted students. The introduction encompasses such topics as the role of leadership, the variability of instruction, and problems in social science instruction. The identification of the gifted student in social sciences and the…

Congress authorized Follow Through in 1967 under the Economic Opportunity Act to provide developmental and educational services for poor children in primary grades who had experienced Head Start or equivalent pre-school. A large scale service program was envisioned originally. Appropriations were not sufficient, however, so Follow Through was…

The functional integration of maternal and child health (MCH) services with family planning programs in rural areas is discussed in this report. Suggestions for the successful implementation of research demonstration projects are provided. Evaluation procedures are discussed in terms of collection of pre-project information, service statistics,…

A carefully planned inservice education system should contain the following components: (1) Introduction: Committee Involvement. The system should be developed by a committee representative of the various levels of personnel who participate in the program and selected by prospective participants. (2) Philosophy. The inservice program should be…

The New England Consortium criteria of excellence are 26 statements of conditions which describe a quality reading program and which must exist if all children are to learn to read. These statements are grouped under five goal areas, the first of which, community and school climate, is treated in this position paper. The paper supports attainment…

A segment of a 3-year dental research project involving 2,000 school children aged 5-13 conducted in a rural Pennsylvania county, this study presents 1 component in a 3-pronged attempt to determine the effectiveness of a school-based dental health delivery system. The implementation procedures of this program are described as involving:…