This report presents results of the first product evaluation of the Saginaw School District's Michigan Early Childhood Education Preschool (MECEP) program. The MECEP operated at five elementary sites, with 154 pupils participating. The goal of the program was to provide 4-year-olds with an environment that would enable them to develop school…

Before students will pursue nontraditional careers, they must be convinced that there are good reasons to break into vocational fields previously identified as the domains of the opposite sex. The failure of girls to become involved in traditionally male vocational education courses may indicate that the courses are no longer relevant and are only…

Elements which, when put in harmony, might generate powerful tools for social change and educational development are (1) the ever present need of the educational systems to evaluate their performance; (2) the universal acceptance of the life-long education concept as a major guideline to design educational programs; (3) the trend toward a…

Community educators need to provide grassroots leadership training, as can be seen by an examination of five points. First, a positive relationship exists between the quality of participation and the quality of leadership. Leadership should aim for team-directed action that meets member interests and concerns in the team's environment. Shared…

In October 1978 a survey was conducted of Friends of the Library (FOL) activities during the preceding 6 years in support of public, branch, academic, public school, media center, institution, and special libraries in Ohio. The purpose of the survey was to identify and provide a comprehensive summary listing of the recent activities of Friends…

To help Connecticut school districts both develop goals and involve the community in the process--phase 1 of the planning, evaluation, and resource management (PERM) model--this handbook discusses goal-setting processes and models. An introduction notes the state's educational goals, outlines the PERM model, and describes the role of goals in…

The Northern Indian California Education Project, established in 1971, has pilot programs in 6 schools which reach out to 24 additional schools. The article lists project goals, the implementation of these goals, accomplishments, and available materials. (KM)

Article presented the reasons people from the Kishwaukee college district changed their attitudes on a school referendum. (RK)

Intended to guide local school systems in the development of a resource center for a career education program, this booklet identifies three kinds of resources which should be included: Human resources, community resources, and material resources. Then in a question/answer format, the guide explains the basic steps in identifying all resources…

The Milwaukee School System responded to a court finding of segregation by structuring a program of community involvement to help in the task of planning and implementing school desegregation. The city-wide planning group came to be called the Committee of 100. The central thesis of this paper is that the quality of community involvement is not…

This manual is intended for groups who wish to establish reading motivation programs on the local level. The organization and operation of the program are outlined in detail, as are the program standards and the steps necessary to qualify for federal funds. Sections in the manual cover the following topics: building an organization, raising funds,…

A summary of the content of a national conference on career education as a cooperative effort is presented in this report. Included are descriptions of career education practices now in existence, summaries of sessions related to conceptual efforts and technical skills required for career education, and comments from various critics of career…