This document is the first in a series of 12 early childhood program descriptions compiled by the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. The program described here is the Demonstration and Research Center for Early Education (DARCEE) which was established at the George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee, in…

One-third of the report explains the nature of the project, its development, administration, and the details of the individualized instruction system. The project goal of developing an individualized cluster curriculum in occupational education is described. The five phases of planning, development, pilot testing, revision, and dissemination which…

Aimed at providing a broader understanding and appreciation of the mission and contributions of personnel management, the first volume of the seven volume handbook is authored by experts from industry, the public service, and the academic community. It is intended for both practitioners and students preparing for careers in personnel and…

This annotated bibliography lists 105 entries of selected educational materials from Pakistan covering the period October-December 1973. The materials are organized into 24 categories as listed for related document ED 074 847. In addition, three sections are presented on higher education, literacy, and teacher education. A special section concerns…

This report is the last in a series on the four-year Providence Bilingual Project at Fox Point School. The evaluation is provided by the Curriculum Research and Development Center, University of Rhode Island, and follows guidelines established by the Office of Education. Part 1 deals with instructional evaluation. The project objective, the…

At present, community college in-service professional development programs are not top quality. Little, if any, budgetary support is allocated for them, and responsibility for planning and carrying them out is allocated to no one in particular. The few on-site in-service professional development programs now in operation exhibit common elements…

Teachers and administrators are constantly called upon to examine and evaluate the procedures and practices they use to teach reading. The purpose of this study was to develop base-line data on the practices and procedures currently being used in New Jersey schools. The information was collected through questionnaires constructed from a list of…

This report presents some of the data gathered in a survey of approximately 16,000 secondary school principals in the United States during the 1963-64 school year. Five different 125-item questionnaires were used in the survey, with approximately 3,200 principals answering each questionnaire. Altogether, 354 different questions were asked, 54 of…

In the last 10 years the supervisory function has undergone many changes and has become increasingly important. The author believes that the personnel designing and implementing sophisticated programs of instructional improvement must be highly skilled. He stresses the strategies and practices of promoting instructional change and views…

This book is based on the premise that instructional supervision is an organizational behavior system that interacts with the teaching behavior system for the purpose of improving the quality of education for students. Supervision is viewed from historical and future perspectives and present supervisory practices are analyzed according to…

This chapter on higher education reviews and discusses court cases dealing with organization and administration, property, buildings, liability, aid to private education, faculty, student rights, discrimination, and intercollegiate athletics. (DW)

The Association of School Business Officials could be a moral and persuasive force to help close performance gaps in several key areas of public education, including school finance, educational accountability, and management by objectives. Although school finance inequity is the most pressing educational problem in most States, only 18 States have…

Loyal policy support depends not only on an employee's knowledge of the form and structure of the institution, but also on his ability to influence its operations and goals. If there is ample opportunity for an employee to present his ideas and these ideas are put into action, he is more apt to feel like an integral participant in the district.…

This practicum presents a review of the literature pertaining to student participation in college governance and describes a study conducted to determine student perceptions of governance at College of the Mainland (Texas). A questionnaire was administered to a sample of students who do not participate in student government and to a sample of…

For various historical and social reasons, Canada's educational system tends to accept and reflect a greater divergence of philosophical backgrounds and ethnic origins than the American system does. In most provinces, the major church-related school systems receive financial support from the province. A second difference is that Canadian…