The coordination of mental retardation programs in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) and 1968 mental retardation legislation are reviewed. Departmental activities summarized include those of the Health Services and Mental Health Administration, National Institutes of Health, Office of Education, Social and Rehabilitation…

The Texas state plan of action against mental retardation is presented. Aspects considered include the evolution of the plan, the role of the health services, medical aspects of retardation, education and training, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and social welfare. Also surveyed are the following: residential and day care, manpower,…

Designed to provide knowledge about programs and personnel in special education, this directory serves as a resource for The Council for Exceptional Children, provides information for students who are interested in studying the education of exceptional children, assists public and private agencies with information on programs for exceptional…

One of the most significant educational developments in the junior colleges in Illinois is the commitment to career oriented programs. In 1960, five junior colleges offered five specialized technical programs. In the 1968-69 school year, 41 campuses offered 89 areas of specialization with a total of 610 programs including 483 associate degree and…

In this teacher's guide for grade 2, three common types of communities--farming, commuting, and urban--are presented for study. The curriculum's objectives, 11 key concepts taken up in grades 1-8, and a list of 20 behavioral objectives to be attained by the end of grade 2 are given. The year's program is organized into three units: (1) "Community…

A compilation of laws and regulations pertaining to the provisions of education for exceptional children includes measures passed in the following areas: general provisions and organizational structure of the public school system; the educational program and personnel; property, transportation, and finance; and educational institutions, libraries,…

Serving prekindergarten through grade 5, the project was designed to improve the educational performance of children with learning problems (without regard to categorical labels) and thus support the work of the classroom teacher in the child's normal school setting. Team screening processes were developed to identify preschool or school age…

The curriculum guide is a revised unit in family living and sex education for K-6, planned as a continuing school experience for the child and meant to be correlated, integrated, and articulated with the total educational program. It involves concepts of human sexuality and provides activities to motivate student learning. Five topics are treated…

The purposes of this article are: (1) to investigate and describe the scope of rural adult education needs in relation to a national policy of rural industrialization; (2) to elaborate upon the problems in delivering adult education programs; and (3) to recommend approved adult education practices designed to strengthen human resources development…

High level officials from government, industry and the educational community met to consider the importance of technology in training and education. The symposium created a forum for the discussion of issues relating to the current state of the art of learning technology, the expanding range of applications of educational technology, the future…

Presented are four papers from a conference on mental retardation and families (1971). In the first paper, research is cited to show that current educational programs do not adequately exploit children's potential, and that child centered programs which ignore family/community influence do not significantly influence children's adjustment and…

The sixth annual study to determine manpower needs and job opportunities in Nebraska is compiled through employer information regarding the number of persons employed, the job duties of persons employed, and the projection of future needs according to these job descriptions. Since data are presented by "Dictionary of Occupational Titles"…

In this book, specialists and organizations identify the emerging concepts in curriculum for their particular fields, the emerging concepts in the organization and application of knowledge, and the emerging methods of instruction. One chapter each is devoted to a discussion of (1) adult education, (2) art education, (3) business education, (4)…

This guide is a complete directory of nearly 5,000 films available free of cost (except, in most cases for return postage) in the United States. The major portion of the guide lists films alphabetically within each of these categories: accident prevention and safety, aerospace education, agriculture, arts and handwork, business education, clubs…

Volume I of this final report, an overview of Kentucky's multi-county Rural Child Care Project, describes the project's history, purposes, structure, and procedures in administering child-development, social-work and homemaking services. The day care program, which became a full-year Head Start program in 1967, is one aspect of the effort to…