The City/County/Regional Government Volunteer Programs Coordinator Program was inaugurated by ACTION as one of several projects to test whether the Federal government can play an expanded role in the volunteer movement. ACTION invited interested city, county, and regional governments to submit proposals for participation in a series of 1-year,…

Existing data indicate that there is a serious gap between the statewide needs and demands of Michigan citizens for off-campus instructional services and the present pattern of services being provided by Michigan colleges and universities. It is also apparent that there is a need for more complete information on existing programs and about the…

A program of simultaneous curriculum change in ten Indonesian medical schools is described, in which 75 percent of the departments are using sets of instructional objectives for both teaching and evaluating student performance. An "Educational Bureau" at each school serves as a kind of research and development unit. (Author/LBH)

Increasingly specialized demands are being placed upon teachers in the U.S. In this article ways the Federal Government could help teachers meet these demands are outlined. A new way of thinking about our schools' instructional program is suggested. (Author/GC)

The authors describe the Missouri Training Plan Guide used by teacher-coordinators in negotiating with employers to develop a plan for cooperative distributive education students' school and work experiences. Students may participate in completing the plan, which is also used for evaluation. (MF)

Reviews a cooperative program in which a number of nearby chemistry departments combined to purchase a mobile spectroscopy laboratory housed in a step-van truck. (SL)

Twenty-two elementary schools were studied to identify factors related to school success in raising reading and math achievement of disadvantaged and low-achieving students. Discusses effects of administrative leadership in instruction, coordination of instructional programs throughout the school, and policy regarding academic standards. (Author)

Describes a program of alternative care for disturbed children which is a joint project of a psychiatric treatment center and a child welfare agency. (BR)

This article emphasizes that the fostering of self-knowledge and self-realization in students can lead to a better understanding of human relations--all of which can, in turn, improve job preparation and worker effectiveness. (HD)

Notes the need for parent education in the secondary school and suggests an interdisciplinary effort with the home economics teacher as coordinator for a program involving education, community, and social services. (MF)

Describes a cooperative program between small school districts in Grundy County to provide ideas, techniques, and resources to implement career education. Program activities described include teacher in-service sessions, the cooperative resource library, a newsletter, a resource guide, special projects, and a one-and five-year vocational plan. (TA)

Analyzes the dynamics of establishing ten cooperative union-management projects concerned with restructuring work that were facilitated by a third party; examines forces supporting and opposing their creation and presents initial results from these projects. (Editor/TA)

Through cooperative effort, the Missouri education community and the Missouri state bar have developed a K-12 program of law-related education and have concentrated on inservice and presevice teacher education to prepare teachers for the teaching of law-related concepts. (MJB)

Designed to measure and compare the satisfaction and satisfactoriness of office employees eighteen months after graduation from APEX model office (a simulated training program), cooperative office education, and office procedures courses, this study also sought to determine any differences among the three programs on a number of job and…

Cooperative work-study programs are being used increasingly in technology education. In some foreign colleges, co-op programs are requisite. The author advocates an international co-op program utilizing the best of many countries in developing competent technical manpower. He cites advantages to the United States in sponsoring these programs. (MA)