The first two sections of the final evaluation report of the Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) Program of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory, Inc. (AEL), a community-based alternative curriculum for high school seniors, briefly describe the EBCE summative and formative evaluation designs and the student populations studied. Section 3…

An analysis of the literature dealing with the responsiveness of public institutions to their clientele constitutes the main body of this interim project report. The analysts adopted Dahl and Lindblom's classification of political decision-making processes for summarizing the range of governing systems possible in public education. These four…

Studies on both sides of the Atlantic reveal that the processes by which educational policy is made is highly political. In the 1960's education seemed particularly vulnerable to a realignment of forces because it has traditionally had some elements of localism and a degree of separateness as a governmental service based on the nature of its…

This manual presents the Project Head Start program goals and performance standards in the areas of education, health and nutrition services, social services, and parent involvement. A short discussion of general Head Start goals, performance standard development, implementation, and enforcement is included. Each performance standard is…

Designed for the use of high school, area vocational center, and community college counselor-coordinators in career education, the handbook covers a variety of career-relevant activities, materials, and resources. Site visits to outstanding programs in career education in Illinois formed the basis for selection of contents. Beginning with sample…

The demonstration research project initiated in 1966 sought to identify community needs through interviews with local citizens and county and municipal officials, and through distribution of 800 mailed questionnaires. Following a review of the project's accomplishments to date, the document presents a report of the 1975-77 Statewide priorities…

This book tells how a secondary school can be improved without resorting to radical approaches. It is based on the author's experiences and on the programs at Concord High School, Wilmington, Delaware. Emphasis is placed on organizing a secondary school that can initiate changes from the "inside," by the educators on the firing line. Containing…

Some predictions are offered about the future ability of public education to attract resources. First, measures of how well education has done in the past are reported, then education's performance is compared to that of other public functions, and, finally, an analysis of the values, economic conditions, and political alignments that were…

Data for this analysis of school district governance were gathered in lengthy interviews with 490 school board members and 82 school superintendents from a sample of 83 school districts. In addition, briefer interviews were conducted with 91 board members and 12 superintendents from districts in the 13 largest metropolitan areas. The study…

This paper presents some practical ideas for providing social services through local programs for young children. Identified and evaluated are educational, health, and social services, (viewed as essential components of a responsible child care system) and the efforts of the large national demonstration programs (Head Start, Parent-Child Centers,…

The 1974 Assembly of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) started with the assumption that the basic mission of the community college is inseparably tied to the interests and needs of its community. Assembly members focused their attention on how community colleges can overcome restraints and barriers inhibiting the…

Civic education is the student's participation in the governance of the school and the community; it must create and serve democratic society. Today's youth must be given the tools: 1) to transform vertical governance of the school and community into horizontal governance which shares decision-making with students, parents, and teachers; and, 2)…

This report on an Institute for school administrators in Buffalo, New York, focuses on the problems of urban school administration. The Institute was held during the summer of 1967 at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The State University, the Buffalo Public Schools, and several suburban schools came together in order to enhance the…

This report by a former President of the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and Director of Foreign Languages Instruction in New York City Schools, concerns itself with five major areas. They include: (1) foreign language teacher and administrator relations, (2) a proposal for regional support teams, (3) the development of…

A 3-week inservice program for 19 midcareer school administrators was held at the University of Illinois during the 1969-1970 academic year. The basic project purpose was to establish a linkage of mutual respect and common interests between practicing administrators and university scholars in related fields of study. Topics covered in this…