The scientific method has little credence in inner-city communities. Often the methodology has been contaminated with prejudicial biases, self-enrichment, appeasement, compromise, distortion, and failure to communicate the intent, findings, and interpretation of studies. The community's confidence in research can, with some difficulty, be…

This report describes the first year of a 3-year extension of an Office of Education-funded program to prepare teachers and teacher aides to work with exceptional children in the regular classroom. (The final report of the original 1-year project is available as ED 043 598.) The emphasis during the first extension year was on securing greater…

This report on the 1969-70 Title I programs in Rhode Island is based on the individual evaluations prepared by 40 local education agencies. There are nine major parts which include specific data requested by the Office of Education. Among the information presented are basic state statistics (enrollment and expenditures), effect upon educational…

This paper discusses the public relations problem facing school boards and suggests board action to alleviate these problems. The author emphasizes that one of the most critical instruments of public relations is the board meeting. To improve board meetings as mediums of public relations, the author suggests (1) improving procedures for handling…

Impacts of minority attitudes and opinions in preparing young minority entry-administrators for programs in government and business were explored in this paper. Additionally, the close relationships between administrative problems and reported incidents of communication breakdown were discussed. It was noted that minority administrators and young…

The Southwest Educational Development Laboratory conducted a study of migrant education in Texas under a contract with the Texas Education Agency from March 7, 1968 to August 31, 1968. Of the reported 65,000 migrant students who attended Texas schools, approximately half attended 45 specially funded project schools. These 45 project schools and 45…

This program consists of a series of strategies whereby a school district could develop community-ranked educational goals and teacher-developed objectives. Provision is made for the involvement of members of the community, the professional staff, and students in (1) ranking of educational goals in order of their importance, (2) assessing how well…

How the personnel of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service planned and expended their time was studied, and adjustments considered necessary to providing future educational programs were determined. The four aspects of the study were: (1) the time Florida Cooperative Extension personnel were spending on various areas of the program compared…

ERIC abstracts on alternative schooling, announced in RIE through August 1972, are presented. The key terms used in compiling this collection are "community schools" and "experimental schools." The documents present materials on alternative learning plans, community involvement in developing alternative plans, case studies, and information about…

We live in a time of rising ethnic and racial tensions, great public frustrations, and great demands on school systems. A school district needs to develop a system that allows for the most effective working relationship between the school and the community, that facilitates the solution of problems, and that nurtures the growth of new ways to…

Part 1 of this paper considers conventional bilingual-bicultural programs, observing that there is still much need for improvement. According to the author, successful programs require adequate societal information; a clear understanding between school, home, and community; a satisfactory statement of basic program philosophy, rationale, goals,…

This is the 16th in a continuing series of kit-booklets issued to help school boards develop written policies in key subject areas. The material supports the contention that a set of well-defined policies on board policy development and administrative execution of policies reduces the likelihood of trouble and tends to eliminate instant, sloppy,…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction presents this 1970-71 annual report of Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) Indian education in the State of Washington. A historical background is presented which includes a section of the JOM Act; the criteria for receiving JOM grants; the formats of the program application and evaluation data form for the 1970-71…

This report describes in some detail the changes in work patterns and purposes that occurred in one curriculum study center, with an original charge to make recommendations to the schools about the curriculum in composition, as it became, in effect, a teacher/ school resource center, located in a university. The report is important as a record of…

The Spanish Dame Bilingual Education Project, located in Santa Clara County, California, served 190 children who came from homes where the primary language was Spanish and who resided within the target area schools of the Alum Rock School District. The objectives of the preschool project were (1) to demonstrate a home-teaching procedure designed…