To assist policy-makers with the establishment of national communications policies and the harmonization of institutional policies as part of national development planning, policy issues and options are identified and discussed. The functions of communication in society are defined and the structure of the system detailed, with descriptions of…

The exemplary project was the cooperative effort of two schools in the western Kentucky coal fields to field test a program in mining and reclamation technology. Covering the first year of the project, the report describes the problem and scope of the study, the objectives pursued, the methodology, and the results obtained. The goal of the project…

Described in the report are the background, objectives, activities, and accomplishments of a two-year career education project. Program objectives for each year are outlined in terms of overall objectives, and objectives of the elementary, career education, guidance and counseling, and placement components. Major activities of the year included…

The insights of developmental psychology have rarely been applied to the business setting. This paper sketches one large-scale attempt to do just that in the development of managers in a large, multicompanied, international service corporation. This paper recounts the initial efforts to plan, implement, and evaluate a three-year longitudinal…

A consortium of five school districts in the Salem, Oregon area was formed to develop exploratory career development programs in industrial arts for grades 7-10. Alternate career development models, complete with program goals and student performance objectives and activities, were specified during phase 1. During phase 2, each district prepared…

Both process and product objectives are focused on in this evaluation report. The design for the process element centered upon the eight major areas of developmental activities, or components, defined for preparing and implementing the career education program: (1) Elementary School Program, (2) Middle School Program, (3) Secondary/Post Secondary…

Covering the time period from July 1, 1974 to June 30, 1975, the second interim report describes the objectives, activities, results, and accomplishments to date of a career education project serving nearly 10,000 K-12 students in five school districts in Southeastern Idaho. Continued implementation during the second operational year included the…

The final report of a project to implement a career education guidance and placement program in the school of North Dakota covers the period of time from February 1972 to November 1973. The goals and objectives of the project include improving the guidance and counseling services to all North Dakota high school students; establishing placement…

National Project II: Alternative to the Revolving Door is a project designed to evaluate and refine existing programs for low-achievers. Under sponsorship of the Fund for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, the project was opened to postsecondary institutions throughout the country which felt they were doing a commendable job of meeting…

This four-part paper on competency-based teacher education (CBTE) in Michigan contains the following sections: (a) the development of CBTE in Michigan, consisting of a chronology of events dating from 1971, and a listing of CBTE grants programs in 1974; (b) a survey of CBTE programs in Michigan, including an overview of the programs and status…

The need for better preparation of those engaged in planning the development of human resources has been recognized, but programs aimed at such preparation differ according to the degree to which planners are seen as professionals. The type of program carried out in several US universities meets the needs of various types of planning by offering…

A campus plan for the University of Miami is preceded by background information concerning the university and a discussion of the three basic concepts giving major direction to the plan--(1) identity--distinguishing the campus from its surroundings, (2) inward growth--concentration of the highest densities of development toward the center of the…

Representatives from Korea, China, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, the United States and Southeast Asian Ministers of Education (SEAMES) attended an international seminar to reaffirm the importance of books as national development tools, to seek measures for having it reflected in the national policies and to promote international cooperation in book…

This is the fourth report in a series which describes the results and progress in a long-term program to develop a Data Management System (DMS) and a Student Management System (SMS) for use in the Naval Student Pilot Training System. The DMS will contain all of the student naval aviator's data files needed to support an improved student training…

This study compared the effect of instructional activities on the listening behaviors of preschool children in a university day-care center. The children were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. The results showed that children who had participated in listening instruction increased in their ability to follow directions, were…