Four conference papers focus on aspects of administration in special education (SE) for handicapped children. Contrasted are formal with informal organizational structure, and examined are communication lines in a special education division to point out human divergence from formal bureaucratic to actual structure, and to show how a formal change…

This document focuses on the role of assistant superintendents in (1) general school administration, (2) instruction, (3) business affairs, (4) personnel services, (5) pupil services, (6) school community relations, and (7) human relations. (LLR)

Designed as a guideline for secondary schools, postsecondary vocational technical schools, adult programs, and 2-year colleges, this material should be of assistance to all persons responsible for implementing and administering new and on-going programs in agricultural education. Preparation of the guidelines was initiated at a national Office of…

This book deals with the management of privately supported schools and offers guidelines on how these schools might be operated more effectively and economically. The discussions and conclusions are based on observations and data from case studies of independent school operations. The subjects discussed include the role and organization of…

The major objectives of the study were to produce a storage/transportation model which minimized (1) the cost of storage space for book materials, and (2) cost of transportation for book materials. In minimizing these costs, they are considered in relation to the time required to provide service. The data used in the study include land and…

This document describes the efforts of program administrators to implement an organic curriculum in the San Mateo, California, Union High School District. The chief program administrator coordinated efforts to develop innovative instructional materials for reading and writing, business education, and social science curricula. Organic curriculum is…

The modernization of American education has been retarded by the assumptions that (1) educational effectiveness is directly proportional to expenditures, (2) a 25:1 student-teacher ratio is most effective for learning, (3) that which is taught is learned, (4) learning occurs only inside a school, (5) learning proceeds in neat subject matter…

The results of questionnaires sent to mayors and supervisors in 113 "growth area communities" within the 14-county New York State Appalachian Region are summarized in this 1970 inventory of community resources. Information obtained from other sources is also reported; statistical data and observational data are compared; and…

This study focuses on the changes of organizational structure and instructional programs in the field of higher education in Korea since the fall of the Rhee government in the spring of 1960. Other periods of higher educational development are: Japanese occupation; U. S. Military Government from 1945-1948; and, the Rhee government, from Korean…

This study describes and assesses the basic problems of black males who enter educational administration as a career, showing the relationship between their cultural background and their aspirations in the field of administration of a large city school system. The role taken by the researcher is that of participant-observer. The collection of…

In a controlled experiment, the IIEP attempted to develop efficient teaching materials in the field of educational planning. Informal instructional materials were compiled from the tape recordings, transcriptions, and summary notes of seminars, lectures, and discussions conducted by the IIEP in its training and research program. This instructional…

The administrative component and the following seven projects were described and evaluated: (1) Career Preparation for the Trucking Industry, which provided a combination of training for truck driving with preparation for a high school equivalency examination to 135 high-school dropouts; (2) Diagnosis and Special Instruction in Reading, which…

The initial program of the consortium, which comprised Fisk University, Houston-Tillotson College, LeMoyne College, Dillard University, Tougaloo College, Talladega College, and Clark College, and which extended from July 1967 to July 1970 with a total budget of $85,000, was to be basic institutional research that would help the seven predominately…

The primary objective of this statewide evaluation is to discern weaknesses in Florida's State Plan for the administration of vocational education. If the Florida State Plan is to become more than a seldom-read document prepared solely in compliance with federal funding regulations, overall priorities, procedures, and goals for statewide…

This handbook is intended to provide supplementary instruction on basic business techniques for adult minority students in business education. Relevant information on how to start a business is provided by means of actual business situations and problems encountered in 30 recent minority business ventures. Focusing on business procedures and…