Purpose of the conference was to develop a set of priorities for sociolinguistic research on the Chicano community over the next 3 to 5 years. The conference was designed to develop guidelines for such research. Workshops dealt with specific areas of sociolinguistic theory, applied sociolinguistics, and sociolinguistic research policy guidelines.…

The Division of Teacher Education and Psychology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University has developed a unique approach to the task ofimproving teacher education. The uniqueness of the approach lies in (1) the attempt to revise an on-going program without additional funding, personnel, and released time; (2) the use of the basic tenents of…

This publication has been developed to assist local boards of education, superintendents, and their staffs in the organization and development of educational specifications. Part 1 presents a conceptual and operating primer on what educational specifications are--the purpose, the process, the personnel, and the product. Part 2 is designed to…

This booklet is intended to encourage and aid local school boards in undertaking training programs that will enable them to function more effectively. Relying heavily on case studies of school boards in Chicago and Minneapolis, the author focuses on two major problems facing school board members today--the phenomenon of increasing…

This booklet presents recommendations for establishing a Certificate of Conformance Program for school systems' annual financial reports. The guidelines, which require substantial conformance to the recommended accounting procedures of the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO), were developed at a research workshop jointly sponsored by…

This booklet presents recommendations for expanding the Certificate of Conformance Program for Financial Reporting of the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) to include junior and community colleges. The guidelines were developed by participants in an ASBO research workshop on accounting and finance held in July 1974. The guidelines…

The last in a series of six monographs summarizes findings from a study of three postsecondary vocational technical programs for deaf students and provides guidelines for the development and monitoring of such programs. Introductory materials provide a historical perspective on the problems of vocational technical programs for the deaf, a review…

The publication serves as a supplement to the Nebraska State plan of vocational education and outlines detailed directions that are needed for a more comprehensive treatment of program development and operational procedures. The report is structured in seven sections: (1) general provisions; (2) financial participation; (3) educational programs in…

Presented is the participant's manual for a minicourse in communication with parents of the developmentally disabled. The manual is divided into five units (with sample topics in parentheses): parent teacher conferencing (typical sequences of parent reactions), reporting to parents (methods and scheduling), the home training program (developmental…

The purposes of work measurements are to provide an economic indicator for developing counter cyclical fiscal and monetary policy, and to facilitate the development and implementation of more full employment measures. This report presents five part recommendations or guidelines that would improve the use of labor statistics as a vital tool for…

Guidelines for establishing and evaluating Vocational-Occupational-Technical Education (VOTE) Programs for deaf secondary school students are presented along with a brief discussion of the role of the teacher and teacher competencies essential in working with deaf students. A checklist which can be used to aid teachers in the identification of…

The document provides guidelines for the teacher-coordinator in the establishment of an internship program in distributive education. The objectives of an internship program in distributive education are enumerated and procedures are suggested for its initiation. The duties of a teacher-coordinator are listed and guidelines are presented for…

Maryland presents guidelines for its unified approach to media in education. Part I presents goals for long-range planning of media technology programs and includes recommendations for achieving objectives in the following areas: (1) personnel and resources; (2) facilities; (3) assessment and evaluation; (4) cooperative activities; (5)…

A collection of documents related to the "Proposed Standards and Guidelines for the Depository Library System for U.S. Government Publications" forms this report. The principal document is a section-by-section analysis of the Proposal, and compilation of reactions by documents librarians which was prepared for the Federal Documents Task Force,…

Rogers (1970) suggests that group therapy may be both safer and far more effective than individual counseling and therapy in achieving conditions which encourage learning and personal growth. There are many "how to's" and "do's and don'ts" which will ameliorate conditions for creating learning, or problem solving, groups. The…