This conference sponsored in part by The Division of Physician Manpower dealt with the problem of communication between premedical and medical education administrators. Four panels, 13 invited speakers, and free discussion among almost 90 participants provided new insight into problems of poor representation by racial minorities, outdated…

Although Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) training is conducted either in NYC centers, governmental and non-profit agencies or private industry, there is no commitment for employment after training. The Mobilization for Youth-Experimental Manpower Laboratory (MFY-EML) is exploring the feasibility of linking NYC to other government manpower training…

The project sought to determine methods of delivering vocational rehabilitation services to people from industry and labor who were disabled and in need of that service. Disability questionnaires were distributed through local unions, largely by mailings, in order to determine potential recipients of vocational rehabilitation services. One hundred…

This report describes a project designed to develop teacher-education materials for use in preparing teacher-coordinators for cooperative occupational programs and for cooperative programs for the disadvantaged. Project materials included multimedia programs (slide/tape presentations combined with student notebooks) and simulated cases. The…

This booklet summarizes selected facts and suggestions for the use of State staffs in planning for the development of cooperative vocational education programs under Public Law 90-576. Designed to provide pertinent information as technical assistance for facilitating the decision-making process, this resource manual is intended for use in…

INTERPERSONAL ATTITUDINAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG STUDENT TEACHERS, COOPERATING TEACHERS, AND COLLEGE SUPERVISORS IN THE TEACHER-TRAINING TRIAD WERE INVESTIGATED. RELIABILITY TESTS RUN ON THE INSTRUMENTS USED IN THIS STUDY SHOWED THAT THE INSTRUMENTS WERE INTERNALLY CONSISTENT AND DID REVEAL ATTITUDINAL RELATIONSHIPS. A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK WAS…

After refining the Illinois Model for Occupational Teacher Internship, 20 practicing occupational teachers in public schools field tested the model to determine the nature and value of the concept of business/industry internships. Some major findings from data on intern evaluations revealed that (1) the internship provided an educationally…

This report highlights the major findings and recommendations of four Title IV-funded agencies which provide racial desegregation services; the General Assistance Centers, the State Educational Agencies, the Training Agencies, the Training Institutes, and the Local Education Agencies. The study is based on a statistical analysis of responses to…

The undergraduate surgery course of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, is described with focus on its experential method of teaching surgical techniques. Also discussed are the benefits of veterinary school cooperation with a large city Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). (JMD)

Described is a method to make assignments of speech, hearing, and language clinicians serving handicapped students through special education. (CL)

Results of a four-year cooperative effort to develop the Washington-Oregon-Idaho Regional Program in Veterinary Medicine (WOI) are summarized. Special admissions policies, curriculum, administrative procedures, and funding approaches are reviewed. (LBH)

Project LINCS (Linking Infants in Need with Comprehensive Services) is based on a process orientation to the delivery of comprehensive services for rural handicapped infants and their families. Effective regional-community linkage is developed by community analysis, community entree, formal linkage development, formal structured interaction, and…

Relates efforts of major corporations in providing assistance to community college computing programs. Explains the goals of the League for Innovation in the Community College, a consortium of 19 community colleges, and cites examples of collaborative projects. (ML)

Describes the Allied Health Careers Opportunity Program at Old Dominion University, designed to increase enrollment and retention of minorities in selected allied health programs. Activities of the program include (1) orientation, (2) seminars on relevant topics, (3) tutorials, and (4) counseling. The program has improved employment of minority…

Reviews developments in the use of computer systems in libraries in Great Britain, North America, and other countries from 1966 to date. Highlights include MARC developments, cooperative cataloging services, use of microcomputers and minicomputers, turnkey systems, and online public access catalogs; 102 references are provided. (Author/LRW)