Elected officials have a special obligation to monitor and make informed decisions about computer expenditures. In doing so, officials should insist that a needs assessment be carried out; review all cost and configuration data; draw up a master plan specifying user needs as well as hardware, software, and personnel requirements; and subject…

This document, one in a series developed to provide technical assistance to 22 Long-Term Care Gerontology Centers, initially discusses several definitions and models of geriatric day care and its relationship to institutional care. The second section focuses on the development of adult daycare, including admission and program policies, funding…

This resource book, which provides an overview of the people and resources of the fictious state of Gerontopia, is designed to serve as a simulation device for policy and program planning. By helping students examine the conditions and needs of older adults, the materials can be used to generate ideas, suggest alternatives to existing service…

This volume contains six documents that represent the results of a year-long, statewide study and planning effort for developing a program to serve the deaf-blind population in Kansas. The first document discusses the perceived problems and includes a study of the history of national, regional and state efforts, the initial project goals and…

Eight agencies (including three teacher centers and three Teacher Corps programs) in the state of Washington, concerned with inservice teacher education, formed a network to test and to explore avenues of cooperation and coordination. Since the emphasis was on collaboration between Teacher Corps and and teacher centers, the first step was to…

This monograph is one of a series developed for curriculum in higher education which prepares personnel for employment in local, state, and regional levels of Employment and Training Administration programs of the U.S. Department of Labor. This publication describes a simulation game called "Pipeline" rather than a regular university course. The…

The effectiveness of the state of Maryland's Community Home Care Services (CHCS) program was evaluated in this study. The CHCS's major goal is to enable persons 65 and over and their spouses (regardless of age) to remain in their own homes or in other independent living arrangements, consistent with their desires, ability and safety; or to assist…

A detailed case study of the Curricular-Career Information Service (CCIS) at Florida State University is presented. The information collected is expected to promote improvements in services offered by CCIS; provide guidelines for other professionals contemplating the development of similar career centers; and provide basic "hard" data…

The report summarizes a 2-year project to train personnel in California agencies, facilities, schools and state hospitals in the principles of Try Another Way, a normalization-geared approach using systematic task analysis to teach moderately to profoundly retarded and severely developmentally disabled persons. The report's first three sections…

This guide provides an outline of topics to be considered in designing a collaborative inservice teacher education (ISTE) program. The main headings are as follows: (1) the significance of collaboration as a process for ISTE; (2) how collaboration works; (3) designs for focus on teacher development or school improvement; (4) collaborative…

The paper traces the history and current status of special education services for handicapped children in New York state. The initial section reviews the historical perspective and analyzes future trends. The philosophy of special education regarding labeling, individualized learning, and mainstreaming is examined. Staff selection, transportation,…

The document includes three papers presented at a roundtable discussion of issues concerning The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the field of special education. Following an introduction by K. Wyatt, a paper titled "Categorizing Children and Funds" by M. Reynolds addresses the problems associated with categorizing exceptional…

Developed primarily from field based research on 19 schools, the book is designed to help facility planners, educational administrators, educators, architects, and citizens make informed choices in planning new or renovated facilities for special education services. The design guidelines are performance based so that intended outcome is given as…

This monograph is a single volume reference manual providing an overall review of the current status and likely near future application of six major educational telecommunications delivery technologies. The introduction provides an overview to the usage and potential for these systems in the context of the major educational issues involved. Each…

Publications cited in this bibliography on continuing education in nursing include books, journal articles, government reports, research reports, and other bibliographies. These references and their abstracts are grouped under the following subject categories: assessment of needs and resources; local, state, and regional planning; trends and…