The National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) publishes ten biennial and two annual guides for 22 sports. Guides contain information on NAGWS or NAGWS-approved playing rules, officials' ratings in most sports, articles on coaching techniques and organization, regulations governing AIAW National Championships in applicable sports,…

The guidebook for parents of learning disabled (LD) children provides answers to questions such as the following: What is a learning disability? How does an LD child behave? What should parents who suspect their child has a learning disability do? Can an LD child succeed in school? How should parents discipline an LD child? How can parents manage…

This guide provides local New York State education agencies with necessary instructions for participating in fiscal 1970 programs under the ESEA Title II program. The pamphlet also includes information on the basic grant program, special purpose grants, and special purpose incentive grants. (JF)

This report presents guidelines for principals in collective negotiations and in administration of grievance procedures, and advances ideas on what laws providing for collective negotiations in public education should contain if the interests and welfare of all parties are to be protected. A model law is provided. The report also develops a…

Prepared as an aid for prospective authors of study guides for correspondence study, this handbook provides information about the correspondence student, distinctive characteristics of correspondence courses, selection of textbooks, the structure of the study guide, tips for effective style, and preparation of examinations. The appendix contains…

This handbook serves as a basic guide to property accounting for local and state school systems in the U.S. Information and guidelines are presented regarding--(1) classification of property accounts, (2) definitions of property accounts, (3) measures of school property, (4) supplies and equipment, (5) individual property records, and (6) summary…

The purpose of this paper is to briefly sketch a paradigm which the authors feel has promise of placing the selection of media to present basic concepts on a scientific basis, and may also suggest fruitful hypotheses for testing. The authors suggest that the following steps be taken: (1) Identify and describe the concepts in terms of defining…

This list of eight guidelines includes a brief review of the literature related to differentiated staffing and a description of the historical development and implementation of differentiated staffing in one school district. It is based on the Mentor Ohio Exempted Village School District's five years' experience with differentiated staffing in two…

This paper presents step-by-step guidelines for evaluating a reading course. A concept of evaluation is discussed as a guide to decision making for teachers in the ongoing development of an instructional program. A procedure for developing an evaluation plan for instructional reading programs is explained, specific questions are delineated that…

This document is a manual that presents the supporting concepts and developmental procedures for implementing proficiency testing programs in physical education. The term "proficiency test" is defined as a test administered to a student upon his request to determine whether he meets a predetermined standard of performance and knowledge…

The basic reason for publishing this manual is the recognition that some degree of standardization in the publication of state documents is essential. These guidelines are intended as a handbook of minimum standards only. The types of publications and methods discussed are: (1) public documents, (2) books and pamphlets, (3) serials, (4) use of…

The Board of Directors of National Educational Radio (NER) established a Task Force to study how radio might best be utilized for instruction in the years ahead. After ten months of study the Task Force presented its recommendations. Among these were that radio should be considered as a means of solving pressing educational problems in a cost…

The report summarizes information about the history, technology and operation of educational television (ETV) in the U.S. The history of educational broadcasting is outlined from 1941 when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved applications for five noncommercial FM radio channels, to 1967 and the passing of the Public Broadcasting…

This pamphlet explains how to be prepared and plan for bomb threats and describes procedures to follow once a call has been received. The content covers (1) preparation for bomb threats, (2) evacuation procedures, (3) room search methods, (4) procedures to follow once a bomb has been located, and (5) typical problems that search teams will…

The selected bibliography of research on the emotionally disturbed contains approximately 90 abstracts with indexing information which are explained to be drawn from the computer file of abstracts representing the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center's complete holdings as of July, 1972. Abstracts are chosen using the stated…