This pamphlet includes several program transcripts on educational research from the National Public Radio series, Options in Education. Dr. Harold Hodgkinson, former Director of the National Institute of Education, and Noel Epstein, Education Editor of the Washington Post, discuss "The Quality of Media Reporting on Education" and whether…

The final evaluation report of the Washington, D.C. schools' career education program investigated the student's self concept, relationship with the world of work, attitudes toward career development, and decision making skills. The program was designed for inner city students in all grade levels. The teachers' choices of instructional materials…

This study was conducted to determine those competencies considered most important by cooperating teachers, student interns, and school of education faculty. Competencies from various sources were combined to form a master list of sixty-five competencies. One-hundred participants were given numbered cards with a competency printed on each. Their…

The study discussed in this report is intended to describe the operation of two of Dade County, Florida Public Schools programs to modify the behavior of its disruptive students, the Alternative School (excluding the COPE centers) program and the School Centers for Special Instruction. Additionally, data on the impact of the alternative school…

The Reading Improvement Through Marine Environment Exploration Project involved five classes of fifth grade students from three schools in Staten Island, New York. It was funded under the Elementary Secondary Education Act, Title I. The classes were selected by principals and teachers from the respective schools on the basis of students'…

In response to a requirement in Senate Bill 1751, which became a California statute on September 12, 1976, this report reviews the costs and benefits of California's membership in the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE), as well as the desirability of further participation in WICHE-sponsored programs. The data were derived…

The major objectives in the establishment of a clinic in a department of psychology are to provide a setting for clinical training and for clinical research. Five issues must be considered in order to evaluate a departmental clinic effectively. First, there should be prior specification of objectives and periodic restatement of goals that include…

Designed to complement and enrich the existing career education program in the Newark (Delaware) School District, the project reported here was an effort to develop a model that was easily transportable and could be implemented with minimal funding. Objectives were to comprehensively define the existing K-12 career education program in the Newark…

A staff exchange project designed to provide for an exchange of vocational education teachers and administrators with supervisors and technicians from business and industry is presented in this handbook. A step-by-step plan, for use at State, regional, and local levels, is given for initiating, planning, and implementing an exchange project. Six…

Current procedures for student evaluation of graduate programs are examined, based on three studies, and a valid measure for collecting graduate student evaluations is proposed. Study one surveyed 23 southern universities to determine the number and type of evaluations conducted. Only seven (30 percent) of the institutions conduct graduate student…

Providing continuity in education and the opportunity to study in an environment conducive to learning was the first priority of Utah's Migrant Education program during fiscal year 1981. Operating in 10 districts, 29 teachers and 27 aides (almost all bilingual) served 547 children, kindergarten through grade 12, with 86% being elementary students.…

This study and evaluation of development education initiatives at the higher or postsecondary level in some industrialized countries has been prepared within the context of the education and information programs supported by Action for Development, a United Nations program. An opening chapter gives background on development studies in general, and…

A preliminary report on changes in Pennsylvania State University's College of Education program for secondary teachers is given through essays written by faculty members. Two papers on theoretical models explore the basis for implementing changes in teacher education programs. An analysis of five stages in the development of novice teachers is…

The Community Consumer Newsletter Program (CCN), carried out in Bushwick High School (Brooklyn, New York), was designed to develop consumer skills among students and to pass on such skills to the community through bilingual (English/Spanish) newsletters. The 30 student participants, who were given stipends for their voluntary participation in…

The Career Awareness and Readiness for Employment for Future Homemakers of America/HERO (CARE/FHA/HERO) program was established to provide 25 students at Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Bronx, New York) with paid work study experience in non-traditional home economics jobs. The goals of the program were to increase student involvement in…