A "working party" (a decision-making group similar to the quality circles concept) comprised of public elementary school personnel (administrator, regular and special education staff), and parents, university special education faculty and graduate students worked cooperatively to develop and implement a manual sign inservice training package to…

The document offers guidelines to states regarding review and revision of child care statutes, standards, and policies to address the prevention of child sexual abuse in day care facilities. General information is also provided on changes in state standards in recent years. Each of six sections examines findings of the 1981 Comparative Licensing…

The literature on the evaluation of curriculum development reveals several characteristics of curriculum planning and implementation processes that are likely to facilitate change. Part 1 of this two-part report presents the results of an analysis of 34 documents, available through the ERIC system, on curricular development. Each of several…

The Evaluation Office of the Region 20 Education Service Center, which serves 50 school districts in the San Antonio (Texas) area, is delineated in this report. The introduction describes the location, size, and budget of the agency as well as the structure and funding of the evaluation office. The first chapter notes the region's future needs for…

Effects of participatory planning on internal consistency within the special education referral, planning and placement process and the Individualized Education Programs (IEP) were investigated. A stratified representative sampling procedure was used to select 114 handicapped students enrolled in one district's special education program. Referral…

The staff performance evaluation program of McGill University Libraries is based on a hierarchy of objectives in which individual and unit goals are compatible with department, area library, and overall library system goals. Individual goals and performance standards are formulated jointly by the staff member and his or her supervisor according to…

Home programs for young handicapped children have the potential for enhancing the partnership between home and school. In an effective home program the parent is viewed as the person most qualified to facilitate the child's development. This paper focuses on the philosophy of home programming and details some useful strategies which can be used by…

The handbook provides broad guidelines, suggestions, and descriptions of effective mainstreaming practices in New York City Public Schools. An initial section reviews factors related to successful mainstreaming, including effective school environment, strong administrative leadership, and parental involvement. Eight general principles for…

This resource manual, prepared for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is designed to provide guidance, assistance and confidence for people who have decided to organize and lead social seminars. The information suggestions and activities included in this manual are applicable and important to the facilitator of any group, regardless of the…

In spring 1972, Florida Junior College at Jacksonville replaced its broad, centralized vice-presidential organization with a more campus-oriented style of leadership. This article describes the new organizations for faculty, students, deans, and career employees at each campus, and details the methods of communication and interaction at campus and…

Task forces composed of students, faculty, administrators, and classified staff at Harford Community College (Maryland) undertook a year-long examination of the existing participatory governance structure in 1973-74. The governance system, the self-examination process, and the recommendations made are described. (DC)

The handbook presents guidelines for the use of occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT) with special education students in the Louisiana public schools. An introductory section defines both therapies, considers their educational background, and discusses their relationship to adapted physical education. A procedural section examines…

While parent education has become popular among educators and reformers, the long-term implications of the emphasis on parent education deserve careful and dispassionate examination. Are exclusively center-based developmental programs for preschool children to be discredited? Should federally-sponsored intervention programs insist on parent…

The role of the physical therapist as a member of the educational team working with mainstreamed physically handicapped students is explored. The physical therapist serves as a consultant who participates in planning meetings, develops and prescribes adopted equipment, trains teachers and other team members in transdisciplinary physical therapy…