CONTACT WITH NONMIGRANT CULTURES CREATES DETRIMENTAL INSECURITY FEELINGS IN MIGRANT CHILDREN. TEACHERS SHOULD BE WELL VERSED IN THEIR WAY OF LIFE AND IN METHODS OF HELPING THESE INDIVIDUALS ACQUIRE AN ADEQUATE SELF-CONCEPT. THE CHILD SHOULD BE MADE TO ASSIMILATE HIS SCHOOL EXPERIENCES RAPIDLY THROUGH ESTABLISHING A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND…

United Services for Effective Parenting (USEP), a program coordinating agency in Ohio, was begun in 1974 as an advocacy group for infants, their families, and the program providers who served them. Staff from health care, education, and social service agencies met informally because of common problems. A formal organization was established when it…

Summarized is the Restructuring of Education in Science for Industrial Alignment (RESIA) project, a five-year effort in Utah to more closely link higher education with the educational needs of industry. During the first two years, college faculty, industrial supervisors, and training directors developed a total of 76 modules of course material in…

There are ten easy steps to managing cooperative occupational education. (1) Establish cooperative occupational education as a major component within the total vocational program. (2) Make a careful assessment of the students' needs and readiness to participate in a cooperative training experience. (3) Select training stations on the basis of…

The development of consortia and cooperative educational services in higher education in response to financial pressures and social and governmental influences is examined. Consortia or cooperatives may be multi-channeled efforts, with each member struggling to advance its own self-interest at the cost of united goals and efforts, or thriving…

Acts of three Texas Legislatures have mandated that the schools of Texas provide a program for all public school students, grades K-12, in crime prevention and drug education. To assist schools in formulating a philosophy about and in developing appropriate programs and techniques for drug education and crime prevention programs, the Texas…

Experiences with and studies of a formal network of 18 elementary schools--the League of Cooperating Schools (LCS)--in Southern California are described and analyzed in a narrative account, with observations, of the network's creation and maturation. This set of formal agreements between the school districts and the Research Division of the…

To combat the problem of registered apprentices being unable to receive federally mandated related training as a consequence of low class enrollment, an innovative program was developed for community colleges to provide such training for several different trades. The classroom training offers a core curriculum in ten major subject areas common to…

THIS FIRST ISSUE OF THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION "BREAKTHROUGH" SERIES ANNOUNCES CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IDEAS AND PRACTICES TO HELP SCHOOL SYSTEMS SELECT CURRICULUM MATERIALS. IT IS WRITTEN BY AND DIRECTED PRIMARILY TOWARD ENGLISH TEACHERS. THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES ARE INCLUDED--"A NEW RESPECT FOR ENGLISH" BY ELAINE E.…

PROJECT INNOVATION SURVEYED THE RANGE OF INTERDISTRICT COOPERATION AMONG THE SCHOOLS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER OF NEW YORK STATE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE SHARING OF SERVICES IN METROPOLITAN AREAS TO REDUCE COSTS, TO COMPLY WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION TO STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL…

Title III , unique among higher education enactments in emphasizing the developing rather than the prestigious or populous institution, attempts to identify colleges having a potential for making substantial educational contributions. It calls for a partnership between the federal government and the developing colleges by supporting cooperative…

With a focus on Mobilization for Youth (MFY) this paper questions whether community action projects are best administered by public or private sponsorship or by a combination of both. MFY is a private organization financed by an NIMH grant and OEO funds. Since its inception in 1959 it has remained administratively independent, but while this…

An examination of both the plight of the humanities and present reasons for a measure of "tempered optimism" is conducted. A profile of the graduate student in the humanities provides a sketch of his qualifications, attitudes, and progress. Increased financial aid, the establishment of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, and…

The speech communicaton department at the University of Iowa attempts to work cooperatively with other departments, both to add strength to its own programs and to support the work of the other departments. It has avoided duplicating courses, instead permitting its students to fulfill departmental requirements by taking courses in other…

The first task of the Consortium of Institutions of Higher Learning for Community Education was to identify the programs, courses, and personnel related to community education in 58 public and private colleges and universities in Illinois. Data collected by a survey questionnaire from 47 of those institutions are presented in this report. After an…