A comprehensive assessment of Right to Read programs in Illinois is provided in this final report. The chapter headed "Purposes of the Report" includes a description of the development of evaluation rationale and design, presentation of findings and products, and format for provision of conclusions, implications, and recommendations.…

The Office of Career Planning and Curriculum Development for the Human Services was established in September 1972 to study the problems associated with manpower utilization and the lack of career mobility within the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS). Objectives of the study were: (1) to identify the contributing…

In this paper, an attempt has been made to define some of the difficulties and concerns which local school district administrators have to deal with in the implementation of a new program--career education. Career education is envisioned as a bold change of great magnitude, and there is a thrust for swift introduction of career education programs…

This study for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has been tailored to fit the local plan for overall staff reorganization, with several organizational charts reflecting impending changes in career education and vocational education staffing patterns. The numerous recommendations fall into three categories: (1) a general overview of the county's…

The School Personnel Utilization Project developed a series of modules to assist school personnel in building the necessary skills for the development of organizational change strategies and collaborative, collegial, educational problem solving capabilities. This specific module is on the concept of shared decision-making and its application to…

This document contains 21 addresses, case studies, and other conference presentations, most of them by representatives of the state departments of education and state universities in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, Arkansas, and Texas: "Measuring Educational Progress"; "Teacher Aides--Who Needs 'Em?"; "Training of…

The Youth Guidance Systems' (YGS) major goal is the encouragement and facilitation of considered decision making by every student. YGS seeks to establish goals, programs, and evaluation procedures which ensure continued change and relevance. Four goals have been stated for YGS (two student-centered and two staff-centered) to: facilitate decision…

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…

The case studies in this report describe the Advocacy Components (AC) of seven Parent-Child Centers, giving comprehensive details based on six months of operation. Each site description includes information related to: the community, needs assessment, the relationships with families, family group participation, community resources, project…

This document, one part of a project to train personnel for educational development and evaluation, features data that represent judgments of informed experts on personnel needs in various activities in four kinds of research and development agencies: (1) local, intermediate, and State educational agencies; (2) regional laboratories and research…

The School Library Manpower Project is a five-year study to redefine the concept of school librarianship and to develop an educational program geared to a new concept. Designed in two major phases, the project is concerned with the task and job analyses of school library media positions, education for school librarianship and recruitment from…

Efforts of the State of Idaho in meeting the educational needs of children of migrant workers are described in this evaluation report. Educational activities implemented under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (as amended in 1966 by Public Law 89-750) are discussed; these include 27 local projects that served a total of 5,758…

This report, the first of a series attempting to provide information on community development programs, Federal processes, and policies, presents an evaluation of the operating centers constructed with Housing and Urban Development Neighborhood Facilities grants. The program evaluated provides grants to help local public bodies finance development…

The Indian and Migrant Programs Division awarded a grant to an Indian-owned corporation to develop and help put into nationwide operation its specialized program of training and technical assistance. Due to congressional requests based on a constituent's complaint, a review was conducted to determine: the type of services provided to the projects;…

Discusses the use of students as peer advisors in college career counseling programs. Topics covered are (1) staff commitment and organizational support, (2) responsibility and decision sharing, (3) recruiting, (4) selection, (5) training, (6) supervision, (7) developing teamwork, and (8) integration into other campus programs and activities. (CH)