Two papers given at a conference on compensatory/remedial education are provided. The first paper, "How to Plan a Developmental English Program with College-Wide Cooperation" by Edith A. Freligh, discusses the hypothesis that certain kinds of personalities are attracted to certain kinds of disciplines, applying it to teachers, students, and…

This is a collection of articles on the Rutland Center Model for Treating Emotionally Disturbed Children. The 2-year demonstration program, which became the prototype for a statewide network, was a cooperative effort to establish a system that could offer significant service to any seriously emotionally or behaviorally disturbed child, anywhere in…

Through Project VIGOR, the David Douglas Public School System in Portland, Oregon addressed itself to the objective of changing a conventional academically oriented general education system into one whose curriculum reflected the needs of all students from the primary through the secondary grades and including post-high school contact and…

This publication contains a listing of the exemplary projects supported during the years 1970 through 1972 in each State through grants and contracts funded under a section of the 1968 Vocational Education Amendments. Arranged alphabetically by States, the listing gives the title of each project, as well as the name of the recipient and the…

An intervention project concerned with the education of very young, disadvantaged children in an attempt to prevent intellectual deficits in "high-risk" children is presented. The intervention technique employs an intensive educational program for the very young high-risk child, beginning before six months of age. Using survey data, a maternal IQ…

Many of the pacemaker British infant schools possess characteristics which advocates of open education would like to see replicated in this country. But in this examination of the qualities and goals of open or "developmental" education, American educators are cautioned against oversimplifying and romanticizing developments in Britain. Educators…

This directory provides abstracts for 38 career development projects operating during the 1972-73 school year, which are funded or coordinated by the Michigan Department of Education. The abstracts identify representative career development program components (e.g., objectives, major activities, and procedures) for projects in state school…

A course is presented which is designed for development of vocabulary and comprehension, on the assumption that the student is functioning at a minimum of grade four level in reading, has skills required to unlock language codes associated with phonetic structures, and is at a point in reading skill development where concentration can be placed on…

This dissertation examines bilateral cooperative arrangements, between developing junior colleges and 4-year institutions, funded by Title III of the 1965 Higher Education Act. The study attempts to identify the dimensions of this type of arrangement, and to determine the relationship between these programs and the intent and purpose of Title III.…

This report on the AAJC Program With Developing Institutions (PWDI) summarizes the evolution and activities of the program with special emphasis on 1971-72, the fourth and final year of operation. Evaluations of the program by the participating colleges are included, and where possible, compared to corresponding evaluations of past years. Other…

This report, compiled as a class project in the Department of Administration at Appalachian State University (North Carolina), presents the ideals and practical aspects of a truly developmental community college. It includes a definition of student development, a statement on the changing nature of the student, a comparison of the traditional and…

PROGRESS IN THE OPERATION OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IS REPORTED. THE PROJECT DREW HEAVILY ON THE IDEAS AND THINKING INCORPORATED INTO TWO EARLIER PROGRAMS CONDUCTED AT THE UNIVERSITY. CONCERN WAS CENTERED ON THE IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION OF INDIVIDUALS IN VOCATIONAL AND TEACHING EDUCATION WITH POTENTIAL…

Reports the success of the remedial/foundations courses at the University of Houston Downtown College and their incorporation into regular university structure, and describes the increasing acceptance of special student support services. Includes a bibliography. (TP)

The author describes a secondary school developmental physical education program designed to raise the activity levels of sedentary students with permanent physical disabilities, temporary disabilities, or severe motor discrepancies. (MJB)