This publication is an administrative guide for Missouri school administrators and local adult basic education supervisors. First, general information is given as to legislative authority, standards for approval, procedures for implementation, expenditures and reimbursement, teacher qualifications, program administration, student eligibility and…

This three year experimental project used a multiagency approach to provide intensive counseling services for pupils with behavior problems in grades 7 through 12. The cooperating agencies were the public schools, Juvenile Court, Vocational Rehabilitation Division, and the Department of Public Welfare of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 171 selected students…

Volume II of a study designed by a management consultant firm to develop and implement a system for the inventorying of existing physical facilities and for forecasting future physical plant needs for institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The report includes instructional space utilization, projected facilities…

This document reports proceedings of a conference attended by state department of education members, college deans of education, and school superintendents from Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois. Major contents are two addresses: (1) "The Future and Educational Personnel Development" in which Dean Corrigan of the U.S. Office of…

This volume, the third of a three-part handbook of Federal educational policies, programs, and proposals, analyzes and classifies the Federal training and educational programs under the headings of (1) method of administration, (2) levels of education concerned, (3) geographic areas affected, and (4) number and types of persons affected. In…

Designed for use by government or voluntary agencies providing residential group care for children, the manual presents guidelines for initial review and year end interpretation of agency operations along with three worksheets for agency expenses. Additional worksheets and guidelines are included for parent organization expenses and evaluation of…

About 200 representatives of business, industry, labor, government, education, and community interests from across the nation participated in the conference which was planned to provide for further development of understandings, abilities, skills and appreciations of those persons responsible for comprehensive programs of vocational-technical…

Based on criteria drawn from a policy and functions statement, an evaluation was made of activities from 1956 to 1968 by the Office of Extension Studies (OES), a research unit attached to the Office of the Director of New York Cooperative Extension. Formulated in 1958, the statement covers the nature of Extension studies, planning principles for…

This pamphlet provides information to help communities in analyzing their needs, assessing available resources, and developing an effective manpower program to combat poverty problems which include high unemployment, inadequate education, poor health, and dilapidated housing. The report describes the necessary steps to be made for comprehensive…

This publication provides up to date information on Federal agency operated training centers, including data on the number, variety, and general characteristics of program offerings for civilian employees. Locations, purposes, courses and other programs, eligibility for attendance, sources of further information, and other items of potential…

Instructions for completing the Georgia Higher Education Inventory forms titled "Building Inventory" and "Instructional Space Inventory" are explained. Definitions of terms and the coding system used are included, as well as the relevant inventory forms. (HH)

As States move toward performance-based teacher education and certification, a determination of the function of the State must be made. Within the approved program approach, and along a continuum from decentralized control and decision making to centralized control, five models of certification can be identified: process, information,…

Briefly described are the financing, function, and organization of the Swedish Institute for the Handicapped established in 1968. Reported are increased funding by the Swedish government from 3.5 million Swedish kronas (Skr) in 1950/51 to over 200 million Skr (equivalent to 45 million U.S. dollars) in 1972/73 for technical aids and improved…

This report discusses two aspects of the status of early childhood development services in Oklahoma: (1) a survey of the present efforts, programs, and supportive services in the state; and (2) a proposed plan to establish a new state office of early childhood development. The report reflects the philosophy that every child in the state has a…

In the belief that the lack of dissemination of ideas is the cause of the static quality of education today, this paper proposes an interrelationship between local school systems, state department of education, regional U.S. Office of Education, educational cooperatives, teacher education institutions, and other ancillary social agencies. To bring…