This booklet contains the report of a 2-year study committee representative of the teaching profession in New Jersey. Part 1 lists and briefly describes "Imperatives for Action," all of which focus on the need for greater statewide cooperation in the provision of student field experiences in working with children and youth. Several types…

A project was designed to develop and validate a model for inservice education which could reach a large number of elementary school teachers. The thesis explored was whether this research, development, dissemination, and implementation could be effectively accomplished through the pooled competencies of a university-based staff, a state education…

A staff paper to the President's Task Force on Communications Policy reviews the organization of the American international communications industries and recommends a consolidation of the competing international carriers. Particularly emphasized is the competition and division of ownership between the two technologies involved in international…

Due to the changing status of Indians in Wisconsin, the 1966 handbook provides a new study of their present day situation. Leadership from among the Indians has generated new interest in Indian conditions. Although their economic position has not improved significantly, their psychological climate is now characterized by optimism. Questions of the…

To identify learning program needs and to make recommendations for quality control and expansion of programs for the mentally handicapped in institutions, four facilities were studied. Detailed questionnaires and visitations were used to obtain the information. The major findings were that learning programs in Minnesota State Institutions are…

The theme running consistently through this speech is that the supportive services to vocational education, to be effective, must be viewed in a sociological context. Further examination of the issue is considered from a social system perspective and from the individual behavior perspective. It is concluded that no problem as complicated as the…

One of three major training and educational resource publications from the Civil Service Commission, this directory provides information on individual off campus study centers for Federal Employees. Numbers of centers and participants are tabulated by agency and by state or other geographic location. Cooperating institutions, programs or course…

This handbook on American women workers, a ready reference source, includes information that has become available since 1965. Part 1 deals with women in the labor force; Part 2 is concerned with the laws governing women's employment and status; Part 3 tells about the Interdepartmental Committee, the Citizens' Advisory Council, and the State…

North Dakota's special education classes and services are defined and state reimbursements are listed. Guidelines specify procedures essential during or at the beginning or end of the school year. Areas involve planning and providing for special services, and working with the state and state agencies. Additional guidelines treat the following…

This study examines the state administration of each of the following state-coordinated federal programs: the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963; Title I, Community Service and Continuing Education Programs, and Title VI, Part A, Equipment for the Improvement of Undergraduate Instruction, of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and the State…

The Vigo County (Indiana) Public Library received a two-year grant, under the Library Services and Construction Act, to improve services to the disadvantaged in urban and rural areas. A program was developed to use a converted bookmobile to deliver films, records, video tape, viewmasters, tape recorders, and other "new" media to the OEO…

The 1972-73 accountability study of Duval County (Jacksonville, Florida) programs for trainable mentally handicapped (TMH) children and youth, funded under Title VI-B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, focused on the development and refinement of evaluation materials and field testing of the materials developed. Twelve teachers…

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Guidelines for Special Education is a publication for use by educational personnel involved in special education. Emphasis is placed on the importance of preparing the exceptional child for the most useful future possible. Special education is seen as affording the exceptional child the opportunity to develop…

The design considerations, criteria, and requirements for a proposed Alabama Resources Information System (ARIS) are reported. ARIS is based on the McHarg approach of composite mapping techniques and is planned as an evolutionary system. The system will be automated and adaptable to user needs and inputs and to the requirements of various federal…

Presented in the guide to resources for preschool handicapped children are information on selected Federal agencies, associations, and directories; program descriptions of regional, State, and local resources; and a list of agencies, organizations, and special projects in the 50 States and U.S. territories. Usually given are address; telephone…