Volume 1 of a two volume series deals with special education program costs in British Columbia with a focus on programs for mentally retarded children. After an introduction, seven categories of handicapping conditions are defined and the applicability of the proposed program categories to educational needs is discussed. The section on special…

The results of a conference on the delivery of vocational education to handicapped students in New Jersey are presented. After an introductory section detailing the organization of the conference, addresses by T. McNulty on the need for collaboration in the vocational education of handicapped children and J. Richardson on the need for…

Three Prince Albert school districts and the Community Health Region cooperated to deliver speech therapy services to rural areas; the cooperative program provided services that could not have been funded by the agencies acting independently. The agencies shared responsibility for funding, administration, and implementation of the program. Goals…

This training program, designed to assist treatment programs decision-makers in planning, implementing, and monitoring practices and services for alcoholic women, provides participants the opportunity to: (1) measure the current state of their agency programs; (2) select priorities for change; and (3) develop an action plan for change. The program…

This paper explores the current and potential contributions that futuristics can make to professional education and to the professions in general. A brief description of how the School of Social Development (SSD) at the University of Minnesota Duluth has incorporated futuristic principles is presented as a basis for analyzing the relationship…

The document reports accomplishments of the Home and School Services project serving handicapped children (0 to 8 years old) in the Magnolia (AK) School District. Findings of the evaluation are reported in terms of objectives under the following program components: direct and supplementary services for children's services, parent/family…

The document provides a collection of 33 previously published articles on implementing special education services in the least restrictive environment. Articles are divided into five sections (models for delivery of special education services in the least restrictive environment, training of professionals, individualized education programs,…

This document describes an organizational structure and processes for planning, coordinating and implementing staff development activities. It is meant as a guide or tool for individuals and agencies involved in professional development of school staffs. It is divided into six major sections: (1) definition of terms used in the document; (2)…

Finnish research in adult education falls into three categories: philosophical, historical, and empirical. (Philosophical research involves the analysis of the concept of adult education and its relationship to other levels of education. Empirical research embraces the psychological and sociological study of students, teachers, institutions, and…

Designed as an operating manual, the document is designed to strengthen the efforts between Monroe County Community Action Program (M.C.C.A.P.) Head Start and other services helping meet the needs of the handicapped child, to insure continuity of experiences for handicapped children moving from Head Start into the public school systems of Monroe…

The handbook contains eight chapters on aspects of the education of multiply handicapped, hearing impaired children. Chapter 1, by R. Nowell, presents a service delivery model for the education of this population. In Chapter 2, Nowell and S. Landino discuss psychosocial assessment procedures and instruments. T. Frank and C. Chorney survey…

Presented are the proceedings from a workshop held in Rabat, Morocco from May 24-28, 1976. The main objective of the workshop was to evaluate progress made in information transfer and prepare a program of action enabling documentation centers created or assisted by UNESCO to cooperate in such areas as staff training, translation activities, and…

Assuming that one way to meet the needs and to improve the delivery of services and amenities to isolated rural citizens is through increased interagency collaboration, an obective of this research was to explore stimuli and deterrents to such cooperative efforts. Thirty organizations (23 public groups, 4 private non-profit, and 3 private) serving…

This theme issue focuses on the development of telephone-based videotex systems that use television sets and the telephone with the addition of a simple keyboard to access banks of information available on computers and to receive information in print on the television screen. A series of articles are included on Prestel, a telephone-based…

This publication presents the thinking and experience of experts from around the world on matters relating to the role of teacher education institutions in responding to nontraditional programs for children, youth, and adults in changing societies. Case studies of formal and nonformal education programs in the fields of agriculture and rural…