Designed to help Alaskan Native communities and organizations, State and Federal officials, citizens of Alaska, and professional educators in dealing with changing educational situations, the report provides a reliable and succinct history of Alaskan education from the time of the area's purchase from Russia in 1867. One of the major problems in…

This document examines developments in federal elementary and secondary education support programs and suggests ways in which teacher education institutions might respond to future developments in the field. Federal policy enacted in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965) promotes five distinct goals: (1) equal educational opportunity;…

This document makes a number of observations about physical fitness in America. Among them are: (1) the symptoms of aging (fat accumulation, lowered basal metabolic rate, loss of muscular strength, reduction in motor fitness, reduction in work capacity, etc.) are not the result of disease but disuse; (2) society conditions the individual to…

Student Services organizations must develop greater effectiveness to become facilitators of planned change. For higher education to be both available and meaningful, changes are required in Student Services programs and practices. Student Services professionals have a great deal of expertise to offer in the development of educational programs that…

This project sought to demonstrate that: (1) teams of educational personnel could be trained to serve the needs of certain handicapped children exhibiting marked behavior disorders; (2) members could be trained to identify behaviors of their children and themselves which may appear to cause classroom disorder; and (3) techniques could be devised…

A citizen-based, long-range goal-setting program for future growth and development is documented in this report. The program spanned over two years in time, involved over 1,100 local citizens, and produced goals and policy guidelines for both the short- and long-range future of the city. The components of the process consisted of staff and support…

The German Democratic Republic's (GDR) Constitution says that "members of cooperative farms are responsible for the creation, on the basis of existing laws, of their own working and living conditions". This also applies to regulations of working hours, holidays, and paid leaves. The total time available per day to members of cooperative…

This paper analyzes key elements of reform strategies for two programs--the Federal Experimental Schools (E-S) and California's Early Childhood Program (ECE). The paper begins with implications derived from five case studies of rural experimental schools projects. The references to specific cases provide empirical support for the assertions. The…

Numerous studies conducted by the Committee for Studies on Regions under Industrialization of the Polish Academy of Sciences provide the basis for historical analysis and regional comparison relative to concept formation, program guidelines, and program implementation procedures for rational human factor management. The exhaustion of Poland's…

This article presents an analysis of classroom behavior as seen from the teacher's perspective. By becoming aware of their feeling states, teachers will be better able to act as effective change agents in the classroom. Counselors, in their role of consultants to the teachers, can help facilitate this awareness. (Author)

This article presents a school-based model for creating a synthesis of behavioristic and humanistic technologies. Examples from the author's work as a teacher and consultant are combined with an examination of associated research findings to demonstrate the pratical application of such a synthesis. (Author)

In the past, teachers have had little input into decisions made about programs designed for teacher preparation. These have been determined almost exclusively by state departments of education and accreditation agencies. Programs must consider the needs of the teacher, as perceived by the teacher, if they are to become effective. (Author)

While there are no definitive solutions to the problems of change and innovation in management, higher education institutions can learn from corporate management's experience with strategic change by considering such factors as the political environment, the institution's distinctive characteristics, and the crucial role of individuals at the…

Universities are looking for new ways to reallocate resources to meet the changes in high- and low-demand courses. Four alternative strategies are discussed including: limit enrollment in high-demand areas, accommodate demand by having large classes, faculty members in high-demand areas, and retrain or reallocate faculty. (MLW)

A screening and referral procedure for rural, at-risk infants was developed by a three-step process that: (1) identified key professionals; (2) educated rural medical personnel regarding benefits and strategies of early intervention; and (3) implemented a screening and referral system with low temporal and monetary costs for hospital personnel.…