Public postsecondary educational resources in Maryland are summarized, with particular emphasis on the needs of deaf adults. Described are programs provided by adult education programs, community colleges, and the Maryland Rehabilitation Center. The needs of deaf adults for postsecondary occupational training are considered in terms of needs for…

This publication provides a listing of federally funded state-administered research and development vocational education projects which were conducted in 1976 under the provisions of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. The listing is arranged alphabetically by states and for each state includes the total funds allotted and obligated for…

Article described an attempt to make state assessment into a useful tool for improving educational practice. (Author/RK)

Statement adapted from report to appear later in 1969, entitled "Strengthening Higher Education in Colorado.

Special education staff development activities in Maine are listed, and ways to serve Maine's rural areas are described. Long range goals in Maine's Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (as required by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) are listed for collaboration, needs assessment, resource/data collection,…

This publication presents the latest findings about the effects of Title I programs in the Cleveland, Ohio, schools. These evaluation reports cover the 1979-80 program period, and present information about the effectiveness of each program in attaining the objectives proposed for each component. The programs include: Child Development Project;…

A listing of the 1977 projects administered by each state under grants and contracts funded by Section 131(b) of Part C of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 is provided. Arranged alphabetically by states, the list shows the title of each project, the name and city of the grantee or contractor, and the amount of Section 131(b) funding…

The result of the work of the Select Committee on State Dissemination Capacity Building from August 1978 through February 1979, this report deals with the conditions which the directors assume are necessary to the success of a nationwide dissemination configuration, the needs identified by the state through a two-stage assessment process, and the…

This inventory describes the records of the 1977 South Carolina International Women's Year Conference which, as part of the archives and special collections of Winthrop College's Dacus Library, are available for research. Included in the collection are minutes, correspondence, financial records, resolutions, newspaper clippings, publications,…

A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION HAS BEEN PREPARED, WITH AN ANNOTATION FOR EACH ENTRY. ENTRIES INCLUDE "TELEVISION FOR CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS,""TELEVISION IN TEACHER EDUCATION,""TEACH WITH TELEVISION,""IN-SERVICE EDUCATION BY TELEVISION,""THE USE OF CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION TO IMPROVE…

THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS THIRTEEN ARTICLES ON THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN ILLINOIS. AMONG THE TOPICS COVERED ARE MULTICHANNEL MICROWAVE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, INNOVATIVE TELEVISION, OPEN- AND CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISON, TELEVISION IN PSYCHOLOGY, AND STATE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION LEGISLATION. THE USE OF THE TELEVISION MEDIUM IN VARIOUS…

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVING VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION WERE DEFINED BY THE UNIT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ITS COUNSULTING AND ADVISORY BOARDS. TEACHERS IN THE FIELD ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PRACTICES WHICH MANY BE EVALUATED TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO PRESSING PROBLEMS. SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE DIRECTED…

THE MAJOR THRUST OF UNIT ACTIVITIES DURING THE FIRST PERIOD OF OPERATION, JUNE 1, 1965 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1966, WAS TO EXTEND AND IMPROVE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WITHIN THE STATE. DEVELOPING CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION WITH LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL OFFICIALS WAS AN EARLY EFFORT. SUCH COMMUNICATION RESULTED IN THE UNIT'S MAKING COST PLANS FOR DEVELOPING…

THE SEMINAR ADVANCED THE THESIS THAT STATE-CONTROLLED JUNIOR COLLEGES CAN BE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN IDEAL OF EDUCATING EVERY CITIZEN TO HIS HIGHEST POTENTIAL. A STATE SYSTEM OF CONTROL CAN BEST COORDINATE JUNIOR COLLEGE ACTIVITIES AND CURRICULUM, THUS (1) AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF COURSES OFFERED BY DIFFERENT…