This document provides background and references for educational programs on cooperatives. Seven major topics are covered: Cooperatives Are Distinctive Business Corporations, Types of Cooperatives (such as agricultural, credit, housing, crafts, health, memorial association, fishing, forestry, recreation, labor, buying clubs, consumer, student, and…

Intended for administrators, supervisors, counselors, and other school officials, the booklet provides information on guidance programs for handicapped students which help them to increase their ability to participate in school, cope with their handicaps, relate to other students, and plan ahead for education and careers. Brief chapters cover…

The preparation of a job profile is a necessary prerequisite for the design of curriculum in postsecondary vocational courses. A complete job profile has the following four components: environmental and organizational orientation to the job, essential knowledge, essential skills, and desirable personal qualities. (Author/BP)

Six guidelines which industry and business follow are presented to help teachers adopt new technologies in their programs. (Author/BP)

There is inequality in most school systems, the author says. He takes a look at the problem, analyzes some of its possible causes and makes some pertinent suggestions. (Editor)

Summarizes the recommendations contained in the 1974 report by Sweden's State Commission on Sex Education about the scale, content, objectives, and improvement of sex education in the school. (ND)

Part 3 of a discussion of the process of planning for the modernization and rehabilitation of educational facilities. Discusses procedures for determining educational program requirements as the initial step in a facility improvement effort. (JG)

The development of conceptual prototypes preceded a vocational-technical school building program in the state of Tennessee. (MLF)

Describes a process for the objective evaluation of teaching personnel with emphasis on teacher effectiveness, student-teacher communication and interaction in the classroom and academic results. A list of aims and principles of the evaluation, the criteria used and the questionnaire for such a survey are included. (Text is in Spanish.) (TL)

Discusses differences between collective negotiations in the private sector and public sector and offers suggested guidelines for school board members and district administrators to follow in preparing for negotiations. (JG)

Potential administrative cost items involved in collective bargaining are listed with comments and suggestions for dealing with them (e.g. experienced labor counsel for unit determination hearings and decisions). Suggestions for handling six major areas of impact on personnel administrative structure and decision-making are also included. (JT)

Holt, Rinehart and Winston's "The Treatment of Sex Roles" is summarized here. These guidelines are aimed at development of instructional materials without sex bias, and they deal with role models, subject matter, and language. (DS)

A comprehensive recommendation covering all forms and stages of education adopted by the General Conference of Unesco at its 18th session in 1974, the article includes guiding principles, action in various sectors of education, teacher preparation, educational equipment and materials, research and experimentation, and international cooperation.…

The author advises teachers on ways to alter their own attitudes and behavior that will improve classroom discipline and prevent students from taking advantage of them. (SJL)