The purpose of this proposed study is to define and describe what school is, to examine the events that occur within schools and the meaning these events have for those in the school and its community. It will be composed of the following substudies: (1) curriculum, (2) global education, (3) art, (4) affective, (5) social system of the school…

The module is the sixth of a series of seven discrete modules designed to assist elementary school teachers in the development of a career education program or to enrich an already established program. Module 6 may be used separately or in conjunction with the other modules. Purposes for involving local residents and employers in a career…

The guide is part of a six-volume planning and resource program to involve the community in career education. Strategies, goals, resources, and rationale are suggested for directly involving employers in the definition and supply of educational experiences. Included in the guide is an implementation-based model for employer participation, composed…

The problems of public confidence in higher education are addressed with emphasis on fundamental doubts about the efficacy of the higher education process, the proper role of colleges and universities, and their effectiveness with respect to rising costs, both to the tuition-paying parent and to the tax payer. Suggestions are made for (1) agreeing…

The purpose of the project was to publish a State guide for local directors of vocational education that would facilitate the establishment of general vocational education advisory committees in 115 of the 130 local school divisions in Virginia by 1980. Specific objectives were to: (1) develop and publish guidelines for organizing and operating…

This presentation outlines a two week, no credit program offered to secondary students in the Shawnee Mission School District, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, which is designed to develop a "Career Oriented Individual." The program encompasses three phases of development: (1) awareness; (2) exploration; and (3) decision making. Its goal is to increase…

The "Trouble Shooting Checklist" (TSC) is a diagnostic and predictive instrument designed to aid educational change agents, faculty, and administrators in estimating the effects of particular variables on an institution's potential for successfully adopting innovations. The TSC consists of 100 descriptive statements that are broken down into seven…

This booklet is intended to serve as a practical source of assistance to school staffs that are interested in improving the flow of information about school programs and services to parents and pupils. Specifically, it is designed to help school personnel assess school programs and services, communicate information about these programs and…

This publication discusses the Comprehensive Educational Planning and Evaluation Project, a one-year effort by the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools to develop an effective model for involving parents, students, community members, and school personnel in planning and evaluation of the school district's activities. This effort involved conducting a…

The Oregon Small Schools Program began in 1963 as a means of serving the needs of Oregon's 215 school districts with 1,000 or fewer students. Coordinated by the state department of education, the program provides assistance to small schools in identifying and delivering services available from other state agencies and from the communities. The…

The document is the final report of the career development outreach project. The project was designed to actively involve a systematic program of career education, dissemination of occupational information, and career guidance. The project was to make the target population (students, faculty, and staff at the University of Maine at Farmington and…

The concern for accountability in New Zealand universities is discussed in terms of policy making. Several questions are addressed: What is the nature of accountability? How does it originate? What is the manner of its growth? What is its effect upon the university's character and functioning? What is meant by academic freedom? Why do academics…

The Stull Bill, a legislated mandate for the evaluation and assessment of the performance of certified personnel of school districts in California, is looked on with mixed feelings. The booklet was prepared as a guideline with the point of view that the bill may lead to the possible improvement of the education made available to children. What is…

The purpose of this book is to describe changes in school-community interaction and to suggest appropriate responses by educators in general, and administrators in particular. School community relations are adversely affected by an organizational phenomenon--bureaucracy--and by psychological factors of educators--attitudes, opinions, interests.…

This document addresses itself to the securing of funds necessary to maintain or fund law-related education projects. Drawing on the expertise of project directors who have been successful in securing funds, this document was put together as a guide to the funding process. Essays provide guidance to locating funding sources, writing proposals,…