The Reading Clinic, Service and Training, in Omaha, Nebraska, was funded its first 3 years under ESEA/Title III and was sponsored by the Omaha Public Schools. Beginning in 1966, it showed substantial success in achieving its four goals: (1) the clinical diagnosis of pupils referred to it; (2) remediation of a select number of students; (3)…

This document assesses the impact of two-week in-service training programs provided for eligibility workers in Kentucky Public Assistance Offices. Approximately 15 trainees participated in each of the three training sessions. Each trainee was a State employee who was required to conduct interviews to determine eligibility for medical assistance,…

Under a grant from the Council on Library Resources during the period from May 1972 to October 1973, a study explored ways in which graduate library schools and public school systems can cooperate for mutual benefit. Part 1 of the report highlights information gained from a telephone survey and followup visits to selected library schools to…

This two-volume report describes three 8-hour training packages designed to provide trainees with some of the knowledge and skills necessary to function effectively as educational change agents. These modules, described in volume 1, can be adapted to include information from the client system's change activities for use in several of the training…

The Hispanic Urban Center In-Service Program was a 15-week course of study designed to provide teachers, educational specialists, and administrators with a view into the conditions and social pressures facing the Mexican American child in this society. The ultimate objective was to change attitudes and behavior toward Mexican Americans by using…

The purpose of this booklet is to offer some guidelines for inservice educators who are interested in teaching human relationships and communication skills in nursing homes. Getting It All Together (GIAT) was developed for people to improve their basic communication skills through a new approach to communication and interpersonal relationships. It…

Thirteen papers relating to secondary school science teacher education are presented in this publication. This material is the result of a joint NARST-AETS panel at the 1973 annual meetings of the two organizations. Most papers are descriptions of preservice programs carried out at diverse institutions. Major topics are related to educational…

This issue of the Indiana Social Studies Quarterly on the High School Geography Project focuses on efforts which have been made nationally to have the project diffused and utilized by teachers. The following articles are included: (1) Second Thoughts About the High School Geography Project by Nicholas Helburn, Project Director; (2) Dissemination…

The first requirement for educating a child in a desegregated school is for the instructional and administrative personnel of the school to become aware of the issues and problems incident to school desegregation and to seek alternatives which might be employed to reduce tensions and insecurity among children. Consequently, an inservice program…

The reported project attempted to determine if formal inservice training improves the performance of paraprofessional aides in the classroom. Ninety-two teachers at four elementary schools examined the administrative, clerical, supervisory, instructional, and housekeeping duties most frequently performed by paraprofessionals and rated them on the…

The handbook for an auxiliary services program includes procedures for activating the many school and community resources that can enhance the educational environment of migrant children. The program is based on the premise that no child who is hungry or ill-clothed, or in need of medical attention, can learn effectively. During the 1968-69 school…

In this paper, an attempt is made to establish a hierarchical order of purpose for the elementary school principalship. In rank order, these purposes are (1) clinical supervision, whose central purposes are the improvement of instruction utilizing objective systematic feedback techniques and effective knowledge of group dynamics; (2) professional…

This document outlines (with diagrams) the research design, measurement techniques and experimental methods used in the second year of a study of child care institutions in Georgia. The purpose of the project was to experiment with different methods of achieving change towards community-oriented care in children's institutions. A related document…

To identify the performance-based professional education needs of secondary level occupational teachers in New York State, an instrument composed of 365 performance behaviors organized into 57 clusters was mailed to 677 teachers representing six vocational education service areas and to 70 occupational supervisors. Usable returns from 515 teachers…

A systems approach has been used to assess the needs of the education process and the purposes and roles of the members of the learning community. Roles have been interfaced and overlapped in the learning community. How the components of the model influence and change each other has been evaluated. Premises, assumptions, and constraints have been…