THE AUTHORS PRESENT A SET OF SPECIFIC GUIDELINES WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF FIVE PRINCIPLES. (1) MAXIMUM FREEDOM TO TRANSFER SHOULD BE PRESERVED FOR STUDENTS WHO MAKE SATISFACTORY JUNIOR COLLEGE RECORDS. ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PLACE OF HIGH SCHOOL RECORDS, TEST SCORES, INSTITUTIONAL GRADE DIFFERENTIALS, FLEXIBILITY, AND METHODS OF COMPUTING GRADE…

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IS A WORK-STUDY PLAN INTEGRATING THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES. THE STUDENT ALTERNATES PERIODS OF FULL-TIME WORK IN AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT, A BUSINESS, OR A GOVERNMENT AGENCY WITH EQUAL PERIODS OF FULL-TIME COLLEGE STUDY. THE FACTORS THAT POINT TO A POTENTIALLY EFFECTIVE USE OF THIS SYSTEM INCLUDE NEW JERSEY'S…

SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN ENGLISH MET FOR A 3-DAY CONFERENCE TO PLAN COOPERATIVE FIRST-GRADE STUDIES FOR 1964-65. CONSULTANTS IN RESEARCH DESIGN, EVALUATION, AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS WERE PROVIDED FOR SUBGROUPS WORKING ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS. SMALL SUBGROUPS PREPARED RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED…

This second part of a 3-phase study, which examined the potential of cooperative ventures and combination libraries for improving school and public library services in Florida, analyzed past and present attempts at mergers and multi-type library cooperative activities to assess the present status of combinations and library cooperation in the…

This paper prepared for the Task Force on the Role of School Library Media Programs in Networking reviews the role of networking in such programs, lists the objectives of networking for library consortia, and discusses such topics as the benefits and disadvantages of participation in these organizations, prerequisites and criteria for networking,…

BECAUSE OF THE MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS WHICH TEENAGE PREGNANCIES PRESENT TO THE UNWED GIRL, HER CHILD, AND THE COMMUNITY, A COMPREHENSIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE SYRACUSE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, UPSTATE MEDICAL…

A cooperative teacher training program has resulted in graduate preparation of teachers from the varied geographic areas of Peru in the field of mental retardation. With opening for at least 20 teachers in each promotion, with 10 supported by the Ministry of Education, the expansion of services for exceptional children has become a reality.…

This report discusses the impact of the New England Regional Commission (NERCOM) funds allocated by the New England Program in Teacher Education (NEPTE) on local programs where experimental approaches were designed to improve existing teacher education practices. Specifically, this report addresses the costs associated with various activities that…

Over 200 noncommercial radio stations responded to a survey to gather data on the characteristics of member stations and to sample the opinion of nonmembers toward a cooperative network concept. A second survey of 18 networks sought to gather indepth information on network operation. Results showed that 22.2 percent of the stations surveyed were…

This address cites studies, reports, and conferences having to do with the integration of physical education and athletics in Canadian universities. Some of the things the speaker notes are that (1) most Canadian colleges are integrated, and those that are not wish they were; (2) most researchers recommend integrating sports and offering them in…

This is a report of one of the Center for Educational Research and Innovation's (CERI) pilot studies in international transfer. The report states that the international transfer of learning systems involves a process whereby a learning system, a curriculum project, or an educational practice is introduced and implemented in a cultural and…

A new technology, which the authors see developing in the mental health field, is viewed as a consequence of urbanism with its varied societal manifestations. A major part of this technology is the ability to invent special social prostheses and to assemble them into a spectrum of services which represent various levels of intervention: (1)…

Items in the bibliography are grouped into six categories according to type of item: publications in scholarly journals, books and bibliographies; state guidelines and state agency cooperative agreements; publications of public and private agencies including individual work study plans not presented in state guidelines; proceedings of institutes,…

This manual is intended primarily as an operational guide for school and area work experience coordinators in senior high schools. Contents cover: (1) development of the cooperative work experience education program, (2) various types of work experience, (3) youth guidance and placement service, (4) legal aspects of employing minors, (5) school…

This report of the Committee on Public Relations was developed as a result of the National Conference on Distributive Education held in Washington, D.C. in 1948. Included are general considerations and a complete plan for public relations and promotion including a suggested schedule and followup activities. The manual was intended to be a…