Cooperation between state associations and state educational agencies depends on information transfer, individual and group process, and cooperative planning activities. Cooperative planning between the two groups can be accomplished through: (1) access to information relevant to the development of sound media programs, (2) the generation of…

The thesis discusses the desirability/feasibility of incorporating the Airman Education and Commissioning Program (AECP) into the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program. As background, a brief history of the AECP and AFROTC is presented. The thesis discusses the cost factors associated with the present commissioning procedures…

A four-month study undertaken by the Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce with the cooperation of various educational and vocational institutions and business organizations is reported. Discussed are planning and organization for career education, philosophy and roles, financing activities and business-educator relationships. Course offerings are…

Described is the SHARE Project (speech and hearing alliances for research and education) which involves cooperation of university staff members, school supervisors, and teachers of the hearing impaired and clinicians in seeking solutions to problems in training, research, and school language/hearing/speech service programs. It is noted that…

This document presents guidelines to help school personnel design efficient administration day care services for young children and their families. Topics discussed include day care philosophy, historical perspective, and rationale; some basic program planning and procedure suggestions; coordination of day care and public school programs; staff…

This document presents the 1972 report on the Warren, Ohio, city school district's career education program, which was conducted in one high school for Grades 9 and 10, in one junior high school for Grades 6, 7, and 8, and in six elementary schools for kindergarten through Grade 6. Participation in the program totaled 33.2 percent of the students…

An enrichment and cooperative reading program for high achievers in grade 6 involved participants in four reading classes who received supplementary reading instruction with the aid of teacher made cassette tapes, listening stations, current newspapers and magazines, and Reader's Digest skill builders. Testing at the end of the first year…

This is an interim evaluation of a pilot program which utilized local farmers as program aides in cooperative extension education for small-farm operators. Specific objectives of this study were to determine the effectiveness of program aides in extension education in developing further the capacity of small-farm operators to take advantage of…

This handbook contains broad guidelines to assist both businessmen and educators who are interested in increasing industry-education cooperation through the creation of an Industry-Education Counicl. This guide is part of a series of reports designed to encourage the participation of businessmen in areas such as school management, curriculum…

This bibliography of abstracts was prepared to assist program planners and administrators in locating pertinent data on post-secondary cooperative education programs. The package is composed of abstracts of documents reported in "Research in Education" (RIE), "Abstracts of Research Materials in Vocational and Technical…

The Stanford Instructional Television Network has completed fours years of operation, broadcasting some 160 hours of live instruction per week over four Instructional Television Fixed Service channels. The Network was designed for use as an interactive system with a two-way FM audio link between the students in off-campus classrooms and the…

Prepared by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) for the Senate Committee on Government Operations hearings on S.10, a bill to revitalize rural and other economically distressed areas, this report relates to the impact on nonmetropolitan areas of DHEW programs. The report contains (1) an analysis of the DHEW programs which…

Occupational competency evaluation through written and performance tests assures that prospective vocational teachers possess the level of competence essential for effective teaching. The overall purpose of this project is to develop occupational competency examinations for nationwide use in evaluating trade and industrial education teachers. This…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not collegiate coordinators evaluated their coordinating functions the same as the corporate coordinators with whom they worked. A graphic rating scale, utilizing the 14 functions developed by Seaverns, was validated by a panel of experts and by a pilot study group and was then sent to 90…

This report presents the results of a conference on furthering teacher education in language laboratory use. A review of recommendations for innovation, adopted at a previous conference (see FL 002 711) serves as background for summaries of papers on the following subjects: (1) foreign-language learning goals and consequences for methodology, (2)…