The future development of the middle school depends on its continued commitment to the social value of a differentiated early adolescent education and on its adoption of innovations aimed at the institutional integration of its values with a changing society. Flexibility of programs and self-concept development of adolescents are key middle school…

Outdoor education is discussed as a means of enriching and enhancing the interdisciplinary curriculum. Topics covered include urbanization effects, patterns of outdoor education, planning for outdoor education, Federal programs, teacher and leadership preparation, and consultant resources. The document concludes by pointing to planning as the…

Los Angeles Unified School District elementary school activities funded during 1967-68 under Title I/ESEA are evaluated in this volume. English language arts and prekindergarten activities, the two major areas included in the evaluation reports, are divided into the following components which represent a 3-year continuing implementation: (1)…

A concensus of faculty, staff, and consultants regarding the physical requirements necessary for full implementation of the educational program and services to be offered. Guidelines for the architects are developed as follows--(1) curricular implications for facilities, (2) the general nature of activities o f instructional and non-instructional…

This publication has been developed to assist correctional administrators and librarians to comply with recent court mandates on prisoners' rights of access to legal reference services and materials. The Introduction includes some basic suggestions for selecting a location for the law library in a correctional facility, and considerations to be…

The final report on facilitation of knowledge utilization by institutions for child development contains analyses of consultation-intervention in four different child care institutions (including psychiatric facilities and an orphanage), and a guide to providing individualized services in children's residential centers. Described in each case are…

Examined with 343 handicapped and 202 nonhandicapped elementary grade children was the relationship between exposure to a stratistician-generalist program and scores on measures of teacher ratings, self-concept, student perception of classroom climate, academic achievement, as well as grade level, sex, and classification. The 17…

This is a description of a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. Techniques of Consultation provides training in skills which promote client growth and self-sufficiency through the adjustment of the environment of the client. Human services personnel are often…

The working papers that document the planning, constructing, equipping, and operation of a laboratory facility dedicated to educational research and development (R&D) are organized into three volumes. Volume I sets forth the technical substance of the 12 working papers. This volume, Volume II, includes 35 technical attachments for Working Papers…

One of several possible systems for delivering special education services, a consulting teacher approach seeks to manage and educate handicapped children in regular elementary classrooms. Vermont has adopted this approach for certain handicapped children because it is less costly and disruptive, avoids labeling and extensive testing, provides…

Presented are appendices from the final report of an evaluation of the response of Head Start programs to a 1972 Federal mandate requiring at least 10 percent enrollment of handicapped children. Summarized are case studies of 20 handicapped children participating in Head Start. Listed are the 52 regular Head Start programs and 14 experimental…

A problem-solving evaluative approach is described for an ESEA/Title III program in Topeka, Kansas. One problem in the program was to identify the reading curriculum needs of the 34 elementary, 11 junior high, and 3 high schools with a total enrollment of 25,000 students. There were 1,000 students 2 or more years below their expected level who had…

This study examined the training needs of county program-building committee members in Texas. Twenty-five competences were identified by a panel of 12 county Extension agents who served as consultants. The population comprised 200 randomly selected committee members who possessed partial degrees of understanding in all areas of competence listed.…

A reference bank of persons with expertise in educational, socioeconomic, and cultural matters as they relate to non-English speaking Spanish-surnamed adults has been compiled. Approximately 700 persons residing in 33 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Italy are listed. A brief resume of each person listed includes…

Staff development activities are the subject of a resource guide directed at educators of migrant children. One county participating in the Florida Migratory Child Compensatory Program was selected to serve as a model. Planning for activities should be individually-based, problem-oriented, goal-directed, time-factored, and participant-controlled.…