The preliminary draft of a formal program evaluation model for special education operations in Pennsylvania is presented. Beginning chapters provide a review of literature on norm-referenced measurement, an illustration of formal and informal program evaluation in a learning disabilities context, descriptions of general implementation strategies…

Questionnaires were used to evaluate the impact upon visitors of 21 demonstration centers provided for by the Illinois Plan for the Gifted. Results indicated that the centers as a group adequately informed their visitors about the demonstrated program, convinced them of the programs' merits, and caused a minority of visitors, who were already…

This prospectus prescribes a "general sense of direction for the University of Hawaii in the 1970s." It discusses: (1) the need to provide higher education for all who desire it; (2) the rapid growth since statehood of the state university system and prospects for continued growth; (3) the growth and purposes of the community colleges;…

This report contains recommendations for specific actions necessary to improve the system of higher education in South Carolina. It recommends (1) allowing the College of Charleston to become a state supported college; (2) organizing a separate system of junior colleges; (3) encouraging cooperation between the University branches and Technical…

This report of the Master Plan Committee on Public Administration is part of Phase III of the Illinois Statewide Master Plan for Higher Education. Chapter I summarizes the Committee's 14 recommendations. Chapter II is the introduction. Chapter III describes in some detail the nature of the public service's present and projected needs for persons…

This report of the Master Plan Committee on Legal Education is part of Phase III of the Illinois Statewide Plan for Higher Education dealing with graduate and professional education. Chapter I, the introduction, describes present legal education capacity. In chapter II the State's future legal education demands are discussed, and in chapter III…

This report is a follow-up to the report presented by the Advisory Committee on Mathematics to the California State Curriculum Commission in 1962. Recommendations are made for continued studies, experiments, and evaluations by the State Department of Education in the areas of mathematics teaching and the in-service education of teachers. Special…

The Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) of New York State provides grants to institutions of higher learning for the recruitment and education of economically and educationally disadvantaged students who, though not admissible by traditional criteria, have potential for successfully completing a college degree program. This report…

Volume 2 of the New York State Plan for Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services contains the reports of the four Regional Advisory Committees, whose recommendations provide the basis upon which the final State Plan (Volume I) was developed. Each report examines present capability and unmet needs, and offers recommendations related to the…

Contained in this report are brief descriptions of 68 innovative vocational education programs which are presently underway in 42 states. These resumes are intended to help State leadership personnel in planning improved vocational programs. (BH)

This document discusses a recent New Jersey act that provides funds for paying a percentage of secular educational services in nonpublic schools. Recent State and U.S. Supreme Court cases dealing with the constitutionality of such aid to nonpublic schools are described. (JF)

The document reflects the planning of the Division of Special Education of the Ohio Department of Education for the development of special education programs and services for handicapped children in Ohio in the 1970's. Six major areas at the division planning level are focused upon: long-range goals, assumptions made in order to plan, specific…

Numerous innovative educational techniques and programs for children in a rural setting are presented, along with a suggested strategy for change in rural schools. Chapter 1 defines the role of rural education within the perspective of the prime goal of education in America: to provide equal opportunities for all to share in America's wealth.…

The purpose of this study was to assess the needs of Oklahoma for higher education programs and services in the years ahead, and to develop a plan for the various segments of the higher education enterprise. This report, together with one on junior colleges, is intended to provide the basis for a statewide master plan during the 1970s. Chapter 1…

The Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, in its annual report for 1969-70, lists the tribes and their populations, the commission's membership, and legislative advisory committees and consultants. Projects completed in 1969-70 included the printing and distribution of the 1970 tribal directory, taking and releasing the photos of all tribal…