This report describes selected characteristics of child care administrators practicing in Texas and attempts to ascertain if these child care administrators have specific training preferences and/or needs. The administrator characteristics addressed were categorized as follows: (1) general demographic information, (2) types of child care…

BECAUSE MOST OF THE BEGINNING PHASE OF FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR ENGLISH HAS BEEN COMPLETED, THIS IS IN ONE SENSE A TERMINAL REVIEW OF THE WORK COMPLETED OR NEAR COMPLETION BY THE CURRICULUM STUDY AND DEMONSTRATION CENTERS SUPPORTED BY THE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM OF THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. AN INTRODUCTION ASSESSES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CENTERS'…

THIS PAPER REVIEWS SOME OF THE PROBLEMS IN IMPLEMENTING TITLE IV OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. THERE WAS CONFUSION ABOUT THE INTENT OF THE DIRECTIVES FOR INSTITUTES TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL "TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS" STEMMING FROM DESEGREGATION. THE TRAINING INSTITUTES ON TEACHING THE…

THIRTY PREEMPLOYMENT, HIGH SCHOOL, AND POST-HIGH SCHOOL DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION TEACHERS FROM FIVE STATES PARTICIPATED IN A 7-WEEK OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE TRAINING PROJECT TO UPDATE AND EXTEND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS, TO IMPROVE THEIR TEACHING COMPETENCIES, AND TO PREPARE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. AN INTRODUCTION TO RELEVANT RESEARCH…

A 1957 SIMULATION PROGRAM FOR THE TRAINING OF PRACTICING AND PROSPECTIVE EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS WAS UPDATED IN 1966 TO REFLECT EMERGING PROBLEMS AS WELL AS CHANGES IN SCHOOL ORGANIZATION, TEACHER SALARIES, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. THE REVISED PROGRAM INCLUDED--(1) SIMULATION ROLES FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT, FOR…

THE MATERIAL WAS SELECTED AND PREPARED FOR USE IN THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONDUCTED BY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, RUTGERS STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AND COORDINATED BY THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN…

A STUDY WAS MADE OF SEVEN NDEA INSTITUTES, GIVEN IN THE SUMMERS OF 1965 AND 1966 FOR UNDERGRADUATES PREPARING TO BE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS, TO DETERMINE IF THESE INSTITUTES ARE AN EFFECTIVE SUPPLEMENT TO COLLEGE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. INFORMATION SOURCES FOR THE STUDY WERE INSTITUTE DIRECTORS AND THEIR STAFF, VISITORS' OBSERVATIONS, AND…

This report contains a narrative and two evaluations of a week-long institute on media services for handicapped students which was held at Northern Illinois University. Purposes of the institute were to: (1) extend the abilities of school library media professionals to provide media services to handicapped children; (2) supply information on…

An evaluative report is given on the Anxiety Management Training and Sex Role Workshops of the "New Career Options for Women through Mathematics" summer institute. The overall purpose was to help remedy the problems of low utilization of the scientific and technical academic and work potential of Arkansas women, and their resulting conditions of…

THIS STUDY SURVEYS THE ORGANIZATION, SCOPE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF INSTITUTIONS ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA. METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED IN THE STUDY IS BASED ON PERSONAL OBSERVATION, PUBLISHED MATERIALS, AND EXTENSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH LEADING YUGOSLAV EDUCATORS, SCHOLARS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.…

Twenty-three instructors participated in an 8-week summer institute to develop their technical competency to teach the second year of a 2-year Technical Education Computer Science Program. Instructional material covered the following areas: (1) compiler languages and systems design, (2) cost studies, (3) business organization, (4) advanced…

TWENTY-SIX OFFICE OCCUPATIONS TEACHERS FROM 24 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO ATTENDED THE FIRST NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION OF OFFICE OCCUPATIONS TEACHER-COORDINATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA TO PARTICIPATE IN 4 WEEKS OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICAL FIELD OBSERVATIONS RELATED TO THE OFFICE…

This study was conducted to ascertain the impact on the subsequent professional practices of institute directors and participants and to collect the opinions of these people regarding instruction, organization and administration of the 29 institutes. Mailed questionnaires were returned by 28 directors and 671 participants. Findings included: (1)…

Five dentists, 17 dental assistants, and three dental hygienists participated in the dental assistant teacher training institute held at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 25 to July 21, 1967. Curriculum objectives were based upon analysis of the job of the dental assisting instructor; the following units were chosen to meet the…

The 36 teacher-participants at the 1967 NDEA Summer Institute in English for speakers of other languages, held at the University of Montana, came from public, private, and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools in eight Western states. Their pupils represented 16 Indian tribes, ranging from Navaho, where many children come to school knowing no English,…