A study explored those factors in the Pacific Territories affecting the conduct and validity of assessments of their Adult Education Act State Grant Programs. Examined were islanders' opinions on whether (1) educational models developed in the United States apply in the territories, (2) our efforts in the territories are having positive or…

This module is one in a series of six designed to help vocational educators develop skills needed to make use of the Vocational Technical Education Consortium of States materials and to develop and manage individualized instructional programs. Recommended for use by both pre- and inservice teachers and curriculum development specialist interns,…

Now that women have been admitted to the higher echelons of management, they can begin to work together to remove those barriers which still affect their full participation in administration. Strategies for overcoming these barriers must focus on the lack of opportunity as well as on the establishment of programs specifically designed to place…

THE PROGRAM PURPOSE WAS TO LEARN THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEMS CHARACTERISTIC TO THE EDUCATION OF THE MIGRANT CHILD AND TO ACHIEVE BOTH A STRUCTURE OF EDUCATION AND A KNOWLEDGE OF CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY THAT WOULD MEET HIS NEEDS. THE PROJECT STRUCTURE WAS DEVELOPED TO LEARN ABOUT ORGANIZATION FOR ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS, FINANCIAL…

STATE-ADMINISTERED, EDUCATIONAL REVENUE SYSTEMS WERE COMPARED IN FIVE STATES TO SYSTEMS IN THE SAME STATES WHICH RELY GREATLY UPON LOCAL DISTRICT PROPERTY TAXES AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES. A PILOT SURVEY COVERED THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, WASHINGTON, AND WISCONSIN, AND WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE…

AN ANALYSIS OF 245 UNITED STATES PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR DELINQUENT CHILDREN FOR FISCAL YEAR JULY 1963 TO JUNE 1964 PROVIDES DATA ON NUMBERS OF CHILDREN IN PUBLIC TRAINING SCHOOLS, NUMBERS OF CHILDREN COMMITTED AND DISCHARGED, SEX OF CHILDREN, RETURNEES, RUNAWAYS, LENGTH OF STAY, INSTITUTION CAPACITY, AND OCCUPANCY RATE. PER CAPITA OPERATING…

A MENTAL HEALTH WORKER CAN FUNCTION AS A CONSULTANT WHO HELPS TO IDENTIFY THE FACTORS WHICH INTERFERE WITH SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL INTEGRATION. AT THE PRESENT TIME OPEN ENROLLMENT METHODS FOR SCHOOL DESEGREGATION HAVE BEEN HAMPERED BY POOR MANAGEMENT DURING THE THREE "CRITICAL"PHASES OF A MOVEMENT TOWARD INTEGRATION. THE PHASES INVOLVE A…

THIS BOOKLET LISTS GUIDELINES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA) TITLE I FUNDS IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN NEW MEXICO, AND OFFERS AN ABSTRACT OF EACH OF THE 91 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS. THE LOCAL DISTRICT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHICH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS MEET THE LOW-INCOME CRITERIA FOR RECEIVING…

IN 1964, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS INVITED PLANS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS AT THE MAXWELL SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, AND THE METROPOLITAN FUND IN DETROIT. THIS REPORT IS THE PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION IN METROPOLITAN PROBLEMS AT BERKELEY.…

THIS HANDBOOK WAS PREPARED BY TEACHERS OF ADULTS, BASED ON THEIR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, AS A GUIDE FOR THOSE NEWLY ASSIGNED TO TEACH ENGLISH IN THE AMERICANIZATION PROGRAM OF CALIFORNIA'S ADULT SCHOOLS. CHAPTERS COVER TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS, STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS, WHAT TO TEACH (IN WHICH THE CURRICULUM IS OULINED FOR FOUR SEQUENTIAL LEVELS),…

DEMOGRAPHIC AND GEOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS IN RURAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS INDICATES A HIGH PROPORTION OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS SHOULD BE DIRECTED IN SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF THE NATION. TRANSPORTATION, WORK SITE AVAILABILITY, AND EXISTING HUMAN RESOURCES ARE LISTED AS MAJOR PROBLEMS…

DEMANDS FOR GREATER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN AND LOCAL CONTROL OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY INSISTENT. IN SEVERAL OF NEW YORK CITY'S SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCAL BOARDS HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO HEIGHTEN THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND POWERS, BUT THEY AND OTHERS DISAGREE ABOUT DEFINITION OF DECENTRALIZATION AND WAYS TO IMPLEMENT IT. AN…

THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN IN THE MEDIUM-SIZED PUBLIC LIBRARY WITH GROUPS AND AGENCIES EXTERNAL TO THE LIBRARY ARE DESCRIBED AND ANALYZED. HIS PROFESSIONAL, TRUSTEE, AND GOVERNMENTAL EXPECTATIONS ARE DERIVED FROM THE LITERATURE BY AND ABOUT LIBRARY ADMINISTRATORS AND FROM INTERVIEWS WITH PUBLIC LIBRARY ADMINISTRATORS. COMMUNITY…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES A SPECIAL PROJECT IN SOME DISADVANTAGED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN A CHICAGO SCHOOL DISTRICT. OVERAGE, UNDERACHIEVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUPILS WERE OFFERED YEAR-ROUND SPECIAL INSTRUCTION AND AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED VOCATIONAL SKILL TRAINING, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AND PART-TIME JOBS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS TO…

AN INTERAGENCY PROGRAM FOR UNWED PREGNANT TEENAGERS IN THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FUNDED IN 1965 UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, OFFERS EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO USING REGULAR PERSONNEL, THE PROGRAM ENLISTS THE COORDINATED EFFORTS OF THE ADOPTION BUREAU, THE BUREAU OF…