The bulletin, which is part of the New York State "Health Occupations Education Program Development Guide Series," focuses on the dental assisting program. The curriculum is designed to provide training for dental assistants in their assistant role at chairside, in the dental operatory and laboratory, and in the dental office and…

This document reviews the Virginia Research Utilization Specialist (RUS) project which began in 1969 to assist in demonstrating effective methods of research utilization in the State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies. Nine RUS personnel were involved in the demonstration project and developed the following activities: (1) work on a statewide…

The theme of this document is that programmatic decision making can be carried out effectively only if appropriate kinds of information are made available. If an institution knows its objectives, it can define a course of action for the years ahead. Through use of a cost simulation model, it can forecast the resource implications of that plan.…

The Comprehensive Career Education Model (CCEM) is a systematic effort to design and implement a new educational strategy that will ensure that students will be prepared either for immediate employment or continuing education upon leaving school. The CCEM seeks to restructure curriculum at all grade levels in terms of knowledge of career and human…

The planning technique or device, regardless of its degree of sophistication, is only a tool and cannot be substituted for effective managers. The planning process must be an integral part of the entire management process, which often evolves over many generations of trial and error. The function of planning and management entails the continuous,…

Presented is the first of two volumes reporting on a 2-year study of Georgia's services to the mentally retarded by the Atlanta Association for Retarded Children (AARC). Discussed in the section on organization, philosophy and methodology is the concept of normalization as an underlying philosophy of AARC. Briefly described are model programs…

In early childhood education, there is a growing trend towards greater involvement of parents as educators, as paid and volunteer staff, as decision makers, and as resources. The purpose of this paper is to consider the origins of the trend towards parent involvement, to describe its various forms, and to present some policy implications. Parent…

This document presents the results of a program-evaluation questionnaire given to elementary-school teachers in the State College Area School District, Pennsylvania. These teachers participated in an environmental education program under the auspices of an ESEA Title III Grant. The objectives of the program were to provide in-service activities in…

Summarized are the recommendations and findings of 1 1/2-year project to prepare a plan to combat mental retardation in Kansas. The study is said to have been based on the principle that needs rather than diagnostic labels should determine services provided. Outlined are mental retardation planning activities at the federal level and preplanning…

This document presents a process model for the development of a cooperative education program. Aspects of the first year of program operation are discussed including: preplanning/study stages, establishment of co-op committee, surveys, establishment of alternative approaches, visiting institutions representative of the school, specifications for…

A model for the evaluation of educational products is being applied in the evaluation of the Educational Cooperative Development Program of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory. The Laboratory is conducting a three-year field test of a regional organizational management structure to increase the problem solving capabilities of school…

Five career education institutes were conducted in West Virginia for 128 superintendents, principals, directors of vocational education, curriculum specialists, and guidance personnel representing 30 counties in the State. The general objective of the institutes was to provide meaningful information and experience upon which educators in local…

This report describes a project to develop an internship program for prospective technical and vocational community college teachers providing both requisite teaching skills and work experience through actual classroom exposure, while allowing an on-the-job evaluation of the prospective teachers. To develop the program, a pilot internship project…

Because of the interest in an increasing usage of formal planning, programming, budgeting systems (PPBS), this report carefully analyzes the nature and role of PPBS and its potential impact on higher education. Part I describes the salient features of PPBS and traces the development and related analytical techniques in governmental agencies and…

An Appalachia Educational Laboratory Expert Opinion Survey ranked the need for changing attitudes within and about Appalachia and the need for educational leadership as the two most important problems to be faced within the next 5 years. In this paper, three situations were described as typical attempts to change the educational scene in…