This paper discusses finding new approaches to personnel evaluation, learning to handle special problems that arise, and calculating prospects for program success. Obstacles to an effective evaluation program, which the paper discusses and diagrams, include diverse or conflicting expectations, time drain, negative attitudes, lack of relevancy,…

A SUPERIOR STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAM SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH THE BALANCE IN THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM BETWEEN FOREIGN UNIVERSITY COURSES AND THOSE ESPECIALLY PLANNED FOR AMERICAN STUDENTS, AND THE CAREFUL TRANSPOSITION OF GRADING AND CREDIT ALLOWANCES TO AMERICAN STANDARDS. OTHER AREAS TO CONSIDER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PROGRAMS ARE A HIGHLY…

THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION OF NURSERY SCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS ARE DISCUSSED. RESEARCH REVEALS THAT A WELL-PLANNED PROGRAM CAN AID PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENTS. TYPES OF SCHOOLS INCLUDE THOSE COMPLETELY WITHIN PUBLIC SYSTEMS, PARENT COOPERATIVES, AND SCHOOLS SPONSORED BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.…

A 2-DAY PLANNING CONFERENCE WAS HELD FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF CONFEREES REPRESENTING A BROAD RANGE OF INTERESTS. THEIR PURPOSE WAS TO PLAN A VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SUMMER STUDY PROGRAM--(1) TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT THE WHOLE PROBLEM OF VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION ON A NATIONAL SCALE, (2) TO WORK OUT PLANS FOR INITIATING SUCH EDUCATIONAL REFORM AS…

Proceedings are presented of hearings before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on the abuse and mismanagement of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Programs and to determine if the Department of Health, Education and Welfare is making proper use of consultants. Among those testifying were Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, who discussed…

GUIDELINES WHICH WERE DEVELOPED DURING THE INSTITUTE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF TECHNICAL TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS (REPORTED IN VT 004 936) ARE GIVEN. ASSUMPTIONS WHICH UNDERLIE THE GUIDELINES ARE--(1) TECHNICAL TEACHERS WILL BE PREPARED FOR POST-SECONDARY OR COLLEGE TEACHING, (2) THEY WILL BE PREPARED PRIMARILY FOR TEACHING TECHNICAL SUBJECTS, AND…

A design for the future of vocational and technical education was developed utilizing existing situations, manpower development data, and vocational-technical enrollments as supporting evidence. Major recommendations were for--(1) extending some form of vocational education into the grade and junior high schools, (2) implementing the cluster…

The history of the Department of Extramural Studies of the University of Sheffield gives a concise but informative account of the early struggle of the establishment, and the partnership between the University and the Workers' Educational Association. Considerable attention goes to the day-release classes for miners, which began in 1952; and to…

The process of revising the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) Program Classification Structure (PCS) is now completed. This document is being distributed to inform NCHEMS constituents about the final revisions to the PCS and to describe the reasons why each revision was made. The revision process began in early 1974…

The author describes the emergence of community psychology and the disturbing elitism and authoritarianism which are characteristic of it, as well as the maintenance of individual rather than social explanations for phenomena. Disappointed by the absence of radical approaches to community psychology, he traces his personal search for a new…

The primary function of Hawaii's Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education is to evaluate the State's total vocational education effort and to publish and distribute the results in the form of an evaluation report. After a summary of 22 recommendations, the first section of the report gives the highlights of vocational education for…

The Study Commission has formulated five propositions. One: The function of education is first to bring the child to adult competency in the neighborhood or culture of his birth or present household and second to provide him with critical perspectives provided by the procedures for investigating, understanding, or imagining that are currently used…

A historical method of inquiry can be applied to an experimental teacher training program, specifically, the Ford Training and Preparation Program (FTPP). The historical method requires gathering a lot of loose ideas and events that have been part of the project and hanging them together in an integrated way. To achieve this, two organizing…

The evaluation of the free public library service of Vermont resulted in the following conclusions: (1) further basic professional assistance by the regional library staff is needed at the local library level; (2) financial aid is needed by many small local libraries to improve salaries, add books and library material, purchase supplies and…

This dissertation presents the most educative, feasible, and economical methods for integrating theatre and drama into education. Theatre- and drama-in-education programs in Moscow, London, and Los Angeles were observed, evaluated, and analyzed, and findings synthesized. These data were obtained through readings, questionnaires, interviews, and…