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Bell, Donald, Ed. – 1968
The development of an English elementary and secondary school for blind boys es examined from its inception in 1866 to 1912. The status of education for the blind, the role of the second headmaster Samuel Forster, curriculum, instructional materials, athletics, changes in facilities, and financial support are discussed. Changes made from 1912 to…
Descriptors: Administration, Admission Criteria, Athletics, Blindness
President's National Advisory Council on Supplementary Centers and Services, Washington, DC. – 1968
This document reports a conference, attended by representatives from the 50 states, which attempted to ease the way for the transition of the administrative authority for the PACE program (Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III, Projects to Advance Creativity in Education) from the direct control of the U.S. Office of Education to the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Role, Community Involvement, Conference Reports
KREUTER, MORTIMER; BARNETT, LAWRENCE J. – 1967
THE DEMANDS OF WORK AND EDUCATION UPON EACH OTHER, THE VALUE OR LACK OF VALUE OF COURSES FOR LEARNERS, AND THE UNDERMOTIVATED LEARNER WHO DOES NOT FIND SIGNIFICANCE IN CURRENT SCHOOL OFFERINGS ARE PROBLEMS FACING PUBLIC EDUCATION. SOME PREVIOUS PLANS TO OVERCOME THESE PROBLEMS HAVE USED (1) THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, (2) INDUSTRY-SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Educational Innovation, Educational Programs
Modesto Junior Coll., CA. – 1963
IN THIS REVISED REPORT, CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW INCOME GROUPS IN THE MODESTO, CALIFORNIA, AREA ARE DESCRIBED AND AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM BASED ON IMMEDIATE EDUCATIONAL ATTACK ON THE PROBLEM ARE ASSESSED, A PROJECTED ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE SOUTH AND EAST MODESTO AREAS IS DEVELOPED, AND EFFORTS TO CARRY OUT EARLIER PROPOSALS ARE DESCRIBED.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Curriculum Development, Educational Background
Steinberg, Sheldon S.; Fishman, Jacob R. – 1968
This manual is intended for use by trainers of teacher aides in New Careers programs (which focus on training the unemployed and/or underemployed for entry-level placement as nonprofessionals in human service occupations). An introductory chapter considers the qualifications of the training team, qualifications of the trainee, the function and job…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Opportunities, Curriculum, Disadvantaged
Hensel, James W. – 1968
The combined efforts of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor and the Office of Education in addition to those of agricultural educators and leaders were utilized to develop a long-range project for education in agriculture through determining employment opportunities and training needs in farming and off-farm agricultural business…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Griffith, Janet D. – 1965
A two-phase survey was conducted by the Center for Applied Linguistics Clearinghouse for Self-Instructional Language Materials to (1) identify modern language departments of U.S. colleges and universities using programed materials, and (2) describe the extent of the departments' use and development of such materials. A brief description of the…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, College Language Programs, English (Second Language), Language Instruction
Florida State Interagency Committee on Mental Retardation Planning, Tallahassee. – 1965
Information is provided on Florida's mental retardation facilities and programs, and specific recommendations and guidelines are given for the expansion and improvement of services. The following are specified: basic principles for the care of the mentally retarded; recommendations for legislative action, training centers, research, community…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Coordination, Exceptional Child Education
Holmberg, Gerald R. – 1968
Group conferences, individual study groups, personal visitations, and communication by the principal investigator were utilized to determine the availability and suitability of services for emotionally disturbed children in the four-state area o f Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada which has a low incidence of population in vast territorial…
Descriptors: Counselors, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Emotional Disturbances
Smith, E. Brooks – 1968
A new interinstitutional instrument for cooperative teacher preparation and curriculum development is needed, preferably to "emerge from a partnership of the old institutions with universities taking leadership under the encouraging sponsorship of state departments of education." A "cooperative clinical teaching center" would focus on both staff…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Individualized Programs
Child Welfare League of America, Inc., New York, NY. – 1968
Published as a preliminary statement, rather than as standards, the document outlines the development of social work service for children in their own homes and provides a definition of the service. Further information is presented on social work practice in providing the service, and on intake, continuing services for parents, working with the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Public Health Service (DHEW), Rockville, MD. – 1963
Part One, "Needs and Goals," (1) examines nursing practice and nursing education, the supply of nurses, educational resources, and the needs in relation to specific fields of nursing, (2) sets of 1970 goal of 680,000 "professional nurses" in practice, an increase of 130,000 over those in practice in 1962, and 350,000 licensed practicial nurses,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Educational Finance, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Campbell, Robert E.; And Others – 1968
A national survey of vocational guidance in secondary education was conducted in the fall of 1966. The purposes of the survey included: (1) to describe the present status of guidance in public secondary schools in terms of services, functions of counselors, and student contact, (2) to provide a reference point for future surveys, (3) to compare…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Guidance, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Role
Alford, Harold J. – 1968
This book deals with university continuing education centers emphasizing those at ten pioneering institutions (Michigan State University, Columbia, Oxford, California Polytechnic State College, Notre Dame, the University of Chicago, and the Universities of Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and New Hampshire) that came into being through the financial…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Building Design, Conferences, Continuing Education Centers
Hastbacka, Edwin A. – 1966
The Occupational Training Center prepared mentally retarded young adults (over age 15, IQ range 30 to 70, average IQ 55) who were beyond regular schooling for competitive employment. The training program consisted of 60 to 90 mentally and multiply handicapped students per year (35 at a time) and used subcontracts from local businesses. The…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Programs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
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