This second in a series of three papers on the Associated Staff Training Program of the Foreign Language Innovative Curriculum Study concentrates on the problem solving strategy employed by the program's specially trained innovative agents--the Instructional Systems Consultants (ISC). The problem-solving method used is first illustrated by citing…

A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the 1966-67 Title I inservice teacher training programs in changing teacher attitudes. Data were obtained from an experimental group of teachers, instructional leaders, and consultants in the Greater Southwest. The aims of the evaluation were (1) to measure changes in the semantic-differential…

Two groups of preschool children from the Boston area were selected to participate in a study of marginal emotional disorders, their diagnosis by an interdisciplinary team, and their effect upon a child's functioning in the preschool setting. The two groups of children who attended the diagnostic sessions consisted of 19 lower class Head Start…

The school counselor is viewed as the most effective career education change agent in the guidance model presented in this booklet. The model, termed "developmental career guidance," is primarily presented in full-page illustrations showing the counselor's (with a combined consultant function) role in the following cooperative relationships: The…

This report has two major features. First it describes the Pennsylvania Retrieval of Information for Mathematics Education System (PRIMES). PRIMES is an information system in which curriculum materials are computer-stored and are retrieved to meet the specifications of local school districts. As of 1971 there are six regional centers which provide…

A case study was conducted in order to explore the working relationships between the administrative staff of Belleville Area College (BAC) in Illinois and the members of its 21 vocational-technical advisory committees. Case study methods included interviews with administrators, supervisors of curriculum areas, and coordinators; attendance at…

Serving in a program evaluation at Cornell University's Center for International Studies by holding the unique position of participating in three distinct capacities: first, as the administrator of the center's undergraduate program; second, as a teacher in one of its courses; and third, as a member of the evaluation team, functioning as an…

Trying to reconstruct his role in the evaluation of interdisciplinary, problem-oriented courses at Cornell University's Center for International Studies (CIS), one educationist/administrator focused on the evaluation of questions. Primary staff goals included the demonstration that CIS interdisciplinary courses would better serve students as an…

The Model Cities Training Program, the first in the country, is a 10-session course to be conducted in seminar form under the direction of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The objective is to enable the 50 members of the Community Development Administration Board of Directors to: acquire knowledge of the structure of the Model Cities…

This study surveyed the understanding, acceptance, and implementation of Title 1 purposes by administrators and by institutions. Twelve statements were formulated which could be applied to Title 1 purposes. Four emphasized strengthening of institutional capabilities; four stressed community service; and four were unrelated. A nationwide sample…

Part 1 of a book for administrators and teachers is devoted to an overview of the school reading program: its focus and scope, its component skills and their development, and its relationship to the other language arts. The emphasis is not on the specifics of instruction but on providing a framework within which efficient reading instruction can…

Audiovisual programs designed to bring current developments in medicine to general practitioners individually are also meant to shape their subsequent behavior. There are many problems in preparing these programs, most of them involved with the fact that the medical consultant and the educational production group must work interdependently. The…

Disadvantaged children with reading difficulties in non-public New York City schools have been admitted to corrective reading programs administered by the New York City Board of Education since such programs were begun in 1965 with ESEA/Title I funds. In 1968-69, 157 schools and a total of 13,258 children were served in groups of 5 to 10.…

The third interim report of a project to develop a prototype competency based training program for the preparation of special education consultants is intended to serve as a dissemination model detailing module topics, competency statements, and competency components of the 13 modules or training packages. Summarized is the history of the project…

A program in which children were released from school one hour and thirty minutes earlier than the regular time each Tuesday, to provide time for elementary school personnel to participate in inservice training activities, is described. Three Tuesdays each month were designated for individual school activities to be planned and implemented by the…