Follow Through teachers, classroom aides, principals, staff developers, and a 10 percent parent sample were surveyed in the spring of 1976 for their opinions and perceptions of various aspects of the Philadelphia Follow Through program. A substantial majority in each category of respondents indicated their respective models were helping pupils'…

The rights and responsibilities of deans as persons as they serve as heads of baccalaureate or higher degree programs in nursing are considered by six deans who contributed to a continuing education workshop series. Rheba de Tornyay considers qualities and personal characteristics of effective and less effective leaders, professional image,…

The progress of the Birmingham Parent-Child Development Center (PCDC) in meeting the requirements of the first phase of the national PCDC project is described in this final report. Funded in 1970 by the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Birmingham project, like two other PCDC projects, was aimed at developing a parent education model which would…

The first 5 years (Phase I) of the New Orleans Parent-Child Development Center (PCDC) project are described in this report. Funded in 1970 by the Office of Economic Opportunity, the New Orleans PCDC project, like two other PCDC projects, was aimed at developing a parent education model which would help low-income mothers enhance the development of…

Prepared by a small working party established under the auspices of the Education (Research) Committee of the Association for Science Education, this consultative document provides information for educational administrators and science teachers who are concerned with the place of science in education. Part one of the document reviews the…

The Women in Development (WID) office of the Agency for International Development held a series of conferences and meetings inviting representatives from less developed countries, women's organizations, private voluntary organizations, and donor groups to discuss current activities and the future potential of women's organizations to implement…

Focusing on the role and process of planning in the delivery of mental health services to the Mexican American community in Texas, this monograph examines the nature, context and purpose of planning; analyzes the interplay between federal and state mandates for planning; and assesses the status of current community mental health centers' (CMHCs)…

This paper addresses the problems involved in the screening and retention of students in human service education. A review of the goals of these screening and retention processes is presented along with the identification and exploration of internal and external program variables affecting them. The open admissions policy of many institutions…

This second volume of the Global 2000 study presents a technical report of detailed projections and analyses. It is a U.S. government effort to present a long-term global perspective on population, resources, and environment. The volume has four parts. Approximately half of the report, part one, deals with projections for the future in the areas…

This paper presents a model for school psychologists to instruct parents in behavior modification procedures for use with their children. This model, designed for use by individuals who have a basic working knowledge of operant conditioning and applied behavior analysis procedures, consists of three training sessions which are outlined with…

This paper describes a program that links a community mental health center and a rural education cooperative for the provision of psychological services to children experiencing emotional/behavioral problems. The program description provides background information and lists reasons for selecting a flexible problem-solving consultee-centered format…

This paper proposes a theoretical framework of moral and immoral development which considers not only reasoning, but also behavior and situational variables. Major theories of moral development proposed by Freud, Piaget, Kohlberg, Haan, and Hogan are used to illustrate the notion that, although empirical evidence shows that most individuals…

Since women compose nearly half the labor market and are expected to continue to be a major component, the variables which affect women's career choices are of considerable interest. The effect of role models on attitudes related to career aspirations was examined for female college freshmen. Experimental subjects (N=75) were provided with role…

The purpose of the seminar reported on in this document was to examine educational problems in the light of socioeconomic development prospects for the year 2000 and in particular to ponder the implications of socioeconomic development for educational planning. As an international inquiry into observed and foreseeable educational trends, the…

The document outlines a model which illustrates the information needed, sequence of events, and areas that need to be addressed for the planning and placement of handicapped students in vocational programs. Objectives, policies, and strategies are listed for the following areas: cooperative planning to meet the needs of handicapped students in…