THIS MONOGRAPH PROVIDES REVIEWS OF BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH STUDIES WHICH INCLUDE AUTHOR, TITLE, PURPOSE, SUBJECTS, METHODS OR PROCEDURES, AND RESULTS. REVIEWS ARE GROUPED BY 11 EXCEPTIONALITY AREAS AND ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. THE AREAS OF EXCEPTIONALITY ARE (1) GIFTED, (2) EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED, (3) TRAINABLE MENTALLY RETARDED, (4)…

LEADERS IN BUSINESS EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE WHICH HAD AS ITS OBJECTIVE TO DEVELOP AN OVERALL RESEARCH STRUCTURE WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PRIORITY PROBLEMS IN BUSINESS AND OFFICE EDUCATION. FIVE TASK FORCE GROUPS WERE CONCERNED WITH THE IMPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH FOR TEACHER EDUCATION,…

THIS APPENDIX TO VT 004 417 INCLUDES (1) A TAXONOMY OF EDUCATIONAL CHANGE, WHICH DEFINES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EDUCATIONAL CHANGE PROCESS AND PRESENTS THEM IN CHART FORM, (2) PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT) GENERAL INFORMATION AND MASTER SCHEDULE REPORTS, WHICH DEFINES TERMS AND EXPLAINS AND ILLUSTRATES A WORK-BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE,…

A 1967 PILOT STUDY OF THE OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, EXAMINED ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS, PROGRAM COMPONENTS, PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS, RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND OTHER PERTINENT COMMUNITY GROUPS AND AGENCIES, AND THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM'S SELF-HELP PHILOSOPHY…

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED DEAF (MRD) CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF, THE STUDY AIMED TO DESCRIBE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ADMISSION, SPECIAL ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL PROVISIONS, AND QUALIFICATIONS OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS. ADDITIONAL PURPOSES WERE TO ESTIMATE PREVALENCE AND TO ASSESS ADMINISTRATIVE…

MATERIALS FROM LIBRARIES, INDIVIDUAL RESEARCHERS, UNIVERSITIES, AND STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES WERE REVIEWED IN ORDER TO PRESENT A DEVELOPMENTAL PICTURE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION. MOST OF THE 284 ITEMS WERE PUBLISHED IN 1961-66. EARLIER ONES WERE INCLUDED IF THEY PROVIDED A BASIS FOR TRENDS OR LATER ACTIVITIES. TOPICS COVERED ARE -- (1) PHILOSOPHY…

Contributed by members of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Small School Districts Network, this collection of ideas to assist administrators in small schools contains brief descriptions of programs which are intended to improve the level of education in all rural and small schools. Eight categories of suggestions include…

As a prerequisite to developing an undergraduate weekend college for the School of Management at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts, a literature review and correspondence with institutions providing a weekend college were undertaken. The study objective was to discover which institutions offer such a program, how they operate, the…

The effectiveness and efficiency of procedures employed by the federal government and participating education institutions to operate and manage the campus based and Basic Educational Opportunity Grant assistance programs are evaluated. Information was obtained by mail surveys of 756 colleges and universities. An overview is presented of the…

This guide for community-based organizations (CBOs) touches on some of the many opportunities for worthwhile collaboration between CBOs and the schools. It suggests several strategies CBOs can use to (1) increase the access of disadvantaged youth and adults to vocational programs and (2) coordinate their own employment and training efforts with…

The Regents 1978 progress report incorporates the progress reports of the State University of New York and the City University of New York, and the consolidated progress reports of independent institutions prepared by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities. In the report the Regents have reviewed the contributions made toward…

The council's recommendations for 1977 for college-based financial aid programs and for the guaranteed student loan program are both summarized and explained, and the progress of financial aid programs in 1976-77 is reviewed. The latter review includes the training of aid administrators, aid application simplification, regulations and guidelines,…

This resource guide contains over 300 entries which are available through the Optimum Utilization of Resources (OUR's) exchange system. The entries describe learning materials, such as slides, video tapes, audio tapes, films, print material, and computer assisted instructional programs, which have been developed primarily by faculty of the…

Surveying over 6,000 vocational schools and all state directors of education, this study attempted to (1) describe the organization and governance of state and local agencies and delivery systems for vocational education; (2) describe the basic provisions by which the costs of vocational education are funded; and (3) describe the status and…

A bibliography on tertiary education in Australia is presented. The following topics are included: tertiary education of aborigines; academic salaries; colleges of advanced education; community colleges; the constitutional and legal basis of education; courses and awards; educational policy and the politics of education; entrance requirements;…