This booklet is one of a series of publications designed to present a complete system for planning, organizing, and directing the development and operation of individual volunteer programs, as well as the management of a comprehensive volunteer system consisting of many individual programs. This particular booklet discusses the concepts and…

This booklet makes suggestions regarding space relationships, location, size, and technical requirements of physical and health education facilities. The facilities may include all or some of the following instructional areas: gymnasium, auxiliary open-space area, indoor area (classroom), ancillary area, and swimming pool. (Author)

Presented are inservice education guidelines for elementary school teachers of mainstreamed educable mentally handicapped and learning disabled students. The Team Learning Center (California) Inservice program is described in terms of goals and objectives, content areas (covering academic and behavior management and communication), instructional…

Certain college policies and procedures in admissions, financial aid, and placement and credit by examination are summarized. Most of the colleges supplied the information on admissions and financial aid in the summer and fall of 1974 for the current edition of "The College Handbook", published by the College Board in September 1975.…

These guidelines for the implementation of instruction in the metric system in grades K-8 were developed under the philosophy that students should develop the ability to use the metric system in all aspects of their lives. Therefore the approach outlined is an interdisciplinary one with minimal attention to conversion from the English to the…

The handbook is part of a series on legal services for the elderly which can be provided by senior citizens functioning as paralegals. It is designed to teach paralegals to represent claimants at a Social Security administrative hearing. The handbook is designed to serve the following purposes: (1) to present major legal concepts governing the…

This monograph examines some suggested guidelines as they relate to what happens when agents of change, from within and without the schools, collaborate with common goals in mind. The experiences from developing a cooperative model for a university and a school district are summarized in the form of guidelines which can be helpful to others who…

This report on the 1974 testing of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) begins with a summary of the results of the 1973 tests and a discussion of changes made in the testing program. In 1974, thirty objectives were tested at grade 4 and forth at grade 7. For each of these objectives, this volume presents a sample item, a brief…

General information about job placement services for high school students and suggestive measures for implementation are included in this brochure prepared for school personnel. Several reasons for utilizing placement services in public schools are offered as well as suggestions concerning the roles and responsibilities of the placement…

The handbook presents guidelines for the learning disabilities teacher-consultant (LDT-C) in evaluative and integrative consultation, educational plan development, instructional leadership, and educational assessment including an historical perspective of the development of this group of professionals in New Jersey and a description of their…

A guidebook was developed to assist New Jersey school districts to evaluate present programs and to suggest long range plans for media services. A checklist of standards is included with items in the following categories: (1) staff; (2) location and space; (3) material collection; and (4) equipment. Specific aspects of media services are…

The handbook was designed as a guide to help correctional personnel obtain better results in their work by applying the principles of Management by Objectives (MBO). It describes methods of development and processes of implementation of MBO in the correctional setting. The first chapter defines management by objectives and illustrates that it can…

This publication is a revised version of a monograph that was originally prepared to provide background information for a 1974 conference on affirmative action in employment and education. In its present form, it is intended to provide technical support for schools in their efforts to implement Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX…

Presented is a guide for providing counseling and guidance relating to the personal-social, educational, and career-vocational concerns of the gifted student. Information is provided primarily in outline form and covers such areas as personal topics for use by school counselors with gifted students, the reading of personal essays, testing, general…

Intended for the specialist in low vision rehabilitation, the manual provides information on low vision evaluation, low vision aids, and perceptual learning. A large section of the document is devoted to illustrations and information on (including use, cost, and source) 15 near and 8 distance vision aids such as the Coil Hi-Power Reader, hand…