Based on a series of mini-conferences, this monograph presents ideas and thoughts of members of the Rotary International organization on the concept of collaboration in career education. First, a brief description of Rotary International is provided. Next, several specific examples are given of ways in which local clubs are already involved in…

Proceedings are presented of twenty public hearings conducted by the advisory council for technical-vocational education in Texas. The objectives of the hearings were to provide an opportunity for citizens to give input as to needs, assessment of resources, and dialogue regarding technical-vocational, adult, and manpower programs. The first three…

An investigation of the interrelationships and functioning of federal programs aiding the education of handicapped children and an evaluation of possible program improvement is presented. An introductory section discusses the purpose and scope of the study, the approach used, and information sources. Section 2 provides a general discussion of…

A CONFERENCE OF EDUCATORS WAS CALLED TO DEAL WITH THE NEED FOR IMPROVED HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHING. SPECIFICALLY THE CONFERENCE CONSIDERED THE NEED FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION FOR TEACHING NEW IMPROVED PROGRAMS, THE KINDS OF PROGRAMS NOW IN PROGRESS, AND THE ROLE OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN IMPLEMENTING THEM. INCLUDED ARE THE ADDRESSES AND THE…

Administrative behavior in implementing educational innovations is defined in terms of selecting, installing, evaluating, extending, and improving innovations in the administrator's system. It is suggested that on the basis of relevant facts, knowledge of alternative procedures, and careful plans, an administrator can select an educational…

Why do secondary schools follow the practice of having student assemblies? What are these assemblies expected to accomplish? Who should be involved in planning them? What types of programs best suit educational, cultural, and informational purposes? How can systematic evaluation or appraisal of student assemblies be achieved? These and similar…

The year 1973 was a turning point in the field of mental health education. All across the country, new programs were started to educate the public about mental health. Providing personal and technical assistance to local program directors and volunteers became a new role for NIMH. To that end, this updated listing of materials available to local…

The project described focuses on working towards improving the quality of curriculum, instruction and evaluation procedures in the New York City Police Department. The problems facing competency-based training programs are reviewed, as are the specific problems of the New York City program. Attempts to improve the present training procedure…

This directory describes each of the 147 cooperative college-school science projects supported by the National Science Foundation in 1970. The purpose of each is to improve in some way the elementary and secondary school science and mathematics programs of the participating school systems. (RS)

Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 has demonstrated that institutions of higher learning can make an important contribution to the solution of community problems through community service projects. But there are limitations, the greatest of which are lack of adequate program funds and mounting program needs, particularly for programs…

A successful evaluation or improvement of teaching program ought to develop after a careful consideration of the attitudes and perceptions of those most directly affected--namely students and faculty members. An understanding and awareness of the forces which control their actions on the intellectual-social-cultural environment of the university…

This document, an elaboration on "The Report of The Task Force on Teacher Education," presents extracts of most of the specific items from that report, recasts them, and elaborates on them in an effort to prepare the way for the implementation of that original report. The preparation of this document was guided by two objectives: (a) to…

The author focuses on a number of key issues which appear to be common to a variety of alcohol treatment programs which have as their intention the amelioration of alcohol problems. The aim in this paper is to call attention to these issues and to discuss their implications for the manner in which health care workers think about alcohol problems,…

The purpose of the study was to obtain information that would add to the knowledge available to personnel at State and local levels in order to develop recommendations to enhance the performance of the young farmer program. One hundred thirty-eight young farmer chapters constituted the sample for the study and were rated at three levels by area…

A comprehensive study of the vocational education needs, services, and funding in the State of Washington was made and recommendations provided to the State Legislature based on analysis of the data collected. The total study report was issued in two parts. This document, Part One of the study, summarizes the major findings and presents…