This report contains the National Institute of Education (NIE) Planning Unit's recommendations for transfer of U.S. Office of Education (USOE) funded R&D projects to NIE upon its effective date of operation. The report recommends that candidates for transfer should generally be ongoing projects monitored in programs scheduled for NIE transfer…

Guidelines for increasing academic efficiency at the Kansas state colleges and universities cover the regents' institutions, programs and costs, and evaluation and coordination. Following introductory material, Chapter II describes the current Regent's structure for coordination and briefly characterizes the instructional mission of each…

A taxonomy for use in data gathering was developed and adapted. There are three types of activity in community service programs: (1) those designed to assist community members who are seeking to improve their own lives, (2) those designed to assist existing community organizations in establishing cooperative alliances to meet community-wide needs,…

This document contains the second annual report of the operation of the University of South Dakota's Cooperative Education Program (CEP). The objective of CEP is the development of service-learning educational experiences for college students. These experiences are commonly called an internship and are conducted during the student's academic…

Reported were programs and procedures developed by the Eastern Regional Institute for Education (ERIE) to install a process oriented science program in regional elementary schools. Three installation phases were involved: 1) selection of the installation vehicle by ERIE and local schools, 2) installation tryout, and 3) adoption of the installed…

Cooperative education involves on-campus instruction and off-campus work experience. These programs can be referred to as work study, field work, or work experience. The student has the advantage of applying his knowledge in a work situation; the college gains financial benefits; and the employer has the opportunity to influence the student to…

Program activities inherent in and important to career education include such elements as school-industry cooperation, job placement, school-community coordination, and innovative instructional methods. This report contains abstracted descriptions of vocational guidance and career education programs in New Jersey. Presented first are brief…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1500 words) describing briefly Mexico's cultural relations with 23 nations with which she has cultural exchange agreements. The reasons for cultural exchange are stated, such as the belief that cultural relations promote good relations among nations. The agreements concluded between…

This comparative study of the national and international standards, rules and regulations on library and documentation techniques adopted in various countries was conducted as a preliminary step in determining the minimal bases for facilitating national and international cooperation between documentalists and librarians. The study compares and…

This study was conducted to determine what needs to be done to make work assignments for student trainees in a cooperative education program at the U.S. Army Missile Command interesting and challenging enough to assure the maximum retention of these students as full-time employees when they graduate. A questionnaire and evaluation form was devised…

In response to requests for more relevance in content and methods for Inner City region, Oakland University and various public school systems have established an emphasis on teaching about Africa in the elementary school. Mutual cooperation has enabled curriculum to be altered, and introduced, and has established a positive climate for enabling…

A COOPERATIVE, 6-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTE WAS CONDUCTED AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART TO DEMONSTRATE SOME OF THE SPECIFIC WAYS THAT MUSEUM RESOURCES COULD BE USED TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF ART IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF A COURSE IN THE HISTORY OF ART AND WORKSHOPS IN (1) MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES OF PAINTING, (2) TECHNIQUES IN…

Against a background of declining student performance and fragmented programs, the Oakland (California) Unified School District reorganized its reading programs and instructional support personnel. This included reorganization of the central office, new positions, and a new department of curriculum and instruction. An instructional strategy…

The Architecture Study Planning Group (ASPG) makes 62 recommendations for architecture education in Ontario's universities. Based on these recommendations, the Council of Ontario Universities makes several observations about the state of the discipline: that (1) architecture programs are basically sound, but would benefit from greater…

This model is an attempt to integrate a number of developments into a new form of secondary education with a distinctive purpose, process, and context that will have a powerful and beneficial influence on the maturation of adolescents and their transition to adulthood. (Author)