Intended for use by adult education teachers of all kinds, social workers, physicians, nurses, and parents, this publication contains 16 short papers concerning the well-being of Malaysian children in particular and of all children in general. Covered by the papers are issues such as responsible parenthood; the nutritional need and status of…

The strategies for distributing information and informational materials to educators that are described in this booklet include procedures both for organizing, maintaining, expanding and updating a mailing list, and for providing readers with a current awareness service. Various tools used to disseminate information are also briefly discussed,…

A statewide survey of 60 college, high school, community, and private performance halls by the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities revealed that most are badly designed and architecturally inflexible. A Council consultant and staffperson personally examined each hall's stage, orchestra pit, dressing rooms, stage-area equipment,…

Specifically designed to assist child care food service personnel in providing wholesome food in a safe and sanitary manner, this sanitation guide interprets and expands on Chapter HSS 55 of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services' code for licensing activities. Following a brief introduction, chapters 2 through 7 focus on…

This publication describes the necessary steps a day care planner should follow from his or her initial thoughts of starting a day care center through to opening the door to care for children. The following steps are suggested: (1) consult appropriate offices to obtain licensing regulations, and zoning codes, as well as information on major…

This brief booklet is intended to help New Jersey school districts as they develop or revise consistent systems of school rules governing student behavior. The booklet lists the most basic provisions of a student conduct code as student rights and responsibilities, rules of acceptable and unacceptable behavior, and regulations or procedural due…

In reponse to a need for better management of administrative recordkeeping and reporting, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the National Association of College and University Business Officers developed a set of definitions and guidelines for reporting gifts and other management information. Guidelines for gift valuation…

Funded under the provisions of the Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) of 1974, project NEED (National Educational Equity Demonstration) evaluated two methodologies designed to assist in implementing educational change and demonstrating the innovations: the Wolf Welsh Linkage Methodology (WWLM), which provides a standardized synthesis of the…

This self-study and evaluation guide on vocational services is one of 28 guides designed for organizations who are undertaking a self-study as part of the process for accreditation from the National Accreditation Council (NAC) for agencies serving the blind and visually handicapped. Provided are lists of standards to be appraised by the…

This paper was presented during the time the author was president of the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International, (CEFP/I). The presentation begins with a summary of the state of the world's natural gas and petroleum supplies and states that since one-third of all energy consumed in the United States is to heat and cool buildings,…

Preceding a list of fifty ways to use advisory committees more effectively is a discussion on the expanding roles of vocational education and their advisory councils and on their relationship as a team. The list is intended to assist vocational instructors and administrators and is not meant to be exhaustive. The following ten examples are…

This handbook is designed to assist teacher educators, curriculum specialists, and others involved in writing performance-based vocational teacher education modules. Module writing instructions are supplemented by fifty-eight sample illustrations. In the first of two sections the format for the components of the module is outlined. Then guidelines…

This paper examines recent empirical evidence and policy analyses of family-oriented research projects funded by ACYF in order to identify general principles for public policies affecting families with young children. An initial definition of the policy problem focuses on the relationship between families as private systems that enhance human…

This first of a two-part report describes a project designed to develop instruments and procedures for evaluating and assessing the status of vocational education facilities in Indiana. Chapter 1 of this report presents the goals of an Indiana project as follow: to develop, collect, and organize acceptable facility and fixed equipment criteria for…

This report, addressed to administrators and board members, discusses teacher dismissals in light of such motivating factors as declining enrollment, teacher supply and demand, and budget problems. Divided into nine chapters, this how-to-do-it book discusses some of the following topics: facts and figures on the dismissal of teachers, alternatives…