The premises of this article are that the teacher should be the prime developer of curriculum and that total staff involvement in curriculum development must be a reality if instructional improvement in reading is to be effected. With this in mind, eight musts for teachers are set forth and expounded upon. (1) The teacher must set the scope of the…

Title I (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) programs for the children of migratory farm laborers in the State of Washington are discussed in this 1968-69 annual report. The introduction states the 9 general objectives of the Washington State Plan for Migrant Education, which served 4,460 children in the regular-term program and 2,362 children…

This report evaluates the second year of the Title III project in which one full-time paraprofessional was provided for each six professional members of the instructional staffs in one junior high and two elementary schools. The main sections contain description of (1) the use of teacher logs and teacher aide logs to determine the direct cost to…

This book presents a comprehensive description and analysis of undergraduate English as it is taught in four-year colleges and universities in the United States. The study discussed in this book was the result of a survey of 300 departments of English randomly selected from those institutions offering English programs. (An account of how the…

This research report is a description and analysis of the development and status of the first year of operation of the Parent-Child Center (PCC) program within Project Head Start. The perspective of the report is national, individual centers being regarded as illustrative examples of the national program. Because of the early stage of development…

This document is a summary of the comprehensive final report, "A National Survey of the Parent-Child Center Program" (PS 004 505). The survey is a description and analysis of the development and status of the first year's operation of Head Start's Parent-Child Center (PCC) program. The sectional headings denote the scope of the report:…

The learning resources program at Tarrant Count Junior College calls for a district-wide resource dedicated to the support of instruction. Traditional library and media services are subsumed within this approach. The operational model consists of many interrelated subsystems most of which are described by flow charts. The systems viewpoint is…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a working paper that considers both the academic and financial implications of introducing year-round instruction in Australian universities. Year-round teaching may improve the quality of education, accelerate the rate of education for the existing enrollment, allow…

AS A RESULT OF THE EXPERIENCES OF AND STUDY BY THE STAFF OF THREE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN A RESEARCH PROJECT BETWEEN 1963 AND 1965, THIS MANUAL WAS PREPARED FOR USE BY ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND CITIZENS' COMMITTEES IN EVALUATING AND PLANNING LOCAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IT EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL DIRECTOR,…

Four state official civil rights agencies (the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission, the Commission on Indian Affairs, the Mexican-American Commission and the Nebraska Commission on the Status of Women) and four local civil rights agencies (the Commission on Human Rights of the City of Grand Island, the Lincoln Commission on Human Rights, the…

Research was conducted to determine how well the Management Audit Survey (MAS), an evaluation system used in the U.S. Employment Service (ES), could predict various ES performance criteria. (The purpose of the system is to give all levels of management an analysis and review of management procedures and of certain organizational climate…

This paper discusses the selection and training of appropriate staff for day care. It is suggested that an ecological view of a day care center which considers all environmental factors helps draw attention to the importance of all staff members (including cooks, bus drivers, secretaries) in providing enriching experiences for the children. Total…

FOCUS is an alternative school program for alienated high school students, designed to prevent them from dropping out. The key components of the program are discussed. (KC)

Basic changes needed to recruit, train, and retain high quality professionals in the field of learning disabilities include: improving education's professional image; explicit articulation of program rationales, content, and processes; and political lobbying for improved public support. (Author/DB)

Reviews the influences of organizational evolution and intentional change, library posture toward collection development, personnel management, and human perspectives on the establishment of an administrative framework for achieving collection development goals. (Author/EM)