High performance skills are defined as ones: (1) which require over 100 hours of training, (2) in which a substantial number of individuals fail to develop proficiency, and (3) in which the performance of the expert is qualitatively different from that of the novice. Training programs for developing high performance skills are often based on…

Results of an assessment of the efficacy of changing from a quarter to a semester calendar at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are presented. The study committee investigated the changes required for a calendar conversion, and identified the most serious problems and probable transitional costs. Site visits were made to three other campuses…

This document, one of five volumes that compose the Pupil Personnel Services Recommended Practices and Procedures Manual, is designed to provide school personnel with practices and procedures concerning guidance and counseling for Illinois school students. The first chapter discusses pupil personnel services philosophy and major concepts, as well…

Procedural guidelines developed by the Audio Standards Committee of the National Library of Australia to help improve the overall quality of production of audio materials for visually handicapped readers are presented. This report covers the following areas: selection of narrators and the narration itself; copyright; recording of books, magazines,…

In order to keep pace with society's involvement in computer use, schools must prepare students to live and work in a society that uses computers in nearly all aspects of life. The general goal of this practicum was to develop, implement, and evaluate a plan to develop the proper use of computers in a selected school. A total of 21 primary…

This American Library Association (ALA) policy statement and procedure manual is intended for use in the preparation of all standards issued by ALA and its component units to insure coordination of format and correlation of content of ALA standards. A brief discussion of the purpose of standards is offered, followed by definitions of four types of…

Students test their knowledge of accounting theory by setting up a small business and following through its total development by use of the accounting practice sets. (BP)

This booklet briefly outlines the procedures to be followed by Pennsylvania school district administrators and state department of education officials in determining a school district's eligibility for state funds when the district operates its schools during a teacher strike. In order to qualify for state reimbursement, a school district must be…

One of eight sections of a handbook for use by vocational teacher educators in improving vocational teacher education linkage with business, industry, and labor, this third section is designed to promote the use of the cooperative internship approach to utilizing resources of the private sector. (Cooperative internships, as defined here, encompass…

Reviewed are administrative guidelines for planning and implementing adapted physical education programs for handicapped persons. An overview section considers the rationale, student participation and goals of adapted physical education. Administrative guidelines are discussed for orqanizational patterns; personnel, facilities, equipment, and…

Brief guidelines for effective organization and administration of graduate schools are presented in this policy statement. It is stated that to establish the proper environment for the advancement of learning, a primary responsibility of graduate schools, administrators must provide for: freedom of inquiry and expression, effective academic…

The quality standards by which graduate programs leading to a Master's degree may be judged are presented. Major emphasis is on the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree programs with a few of the more widely-used professional degrees, such as Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Education (M.Ed.), and Master…

This booklet is intended to provide New York school district officials with a convenient yet comprehensive source of information on the investment of school funds. The booklet contains nine brief sections that focus in turn on school board investment policy, step-by-step investment guidelines, cash flow charts, types of investments, wire transfer…