This 2-week institute was held to prepare vocational educators to plan effectively for annual and long-range programs of vocational education for metropolitan areas according to the 1968 amendments. The institute emphasized planning, budgeting, and evaluation, and procedures for effective program planning. Various sources and validity of all data…

This document presents guidelines to help school officials and police resolve mutual problems. The common areas of interest discussed are (1) interview and apprehension of students during school hours, (2) enforcement of attendance laws, (3) role of school police officers, (4) law violations during school hours, (5) law violations after school…

This document presents information about aspects of the lead pollution problem that relate to children, suggests a community action program for controlling lead hazards, estimates the staff and other costs involved in developing such a program, and tells how to synthesize the program components for maximum effectiveness. The seven parts of the…

Information regarding the selection and care of carpeting is needed by educational leaders, maintenance personnel, and carpet manufacturers. Serious problems are developing along with the use of carpeting. The selection and maintenance of carpet are important problem areas. To help meet the need for more information regarding the maintenance of…

The handbook offers guidelines to administrators who are developing programs to meet the need for speech therapy services in South Carolina schools. Responsibilities of school principals, speech coordinators, speech clinicians, and classroom teachers are identified. Recommendations are made concerning equipment needs (tape recorders, audiometers,…

This exemplary career education program for 100 girls in Grades 10 and 11 at five Maine high schools aims at equalizing career opportunities for women and encouraging student involvement in guidance programs. The ten steps taken to develop and implement "Project Women--In a Man's World of Work" included: (1) preliminary program planning…

These extensive guidelines for integrated career education programs at the elementary level were developed by a regional coordinator, an elementary teacher, and an intermediate teacher at a 2-week regional workshop in western Kentucky. The ten chapters include: (1) a rationale for developing career awareness, (2) self-evaluation guidelines for the…

This booklet contains a brief analysis of four "real life" alternatives (Minnesota, Michigan, Kansas, and New York) for State systems of funding schools, along with a concise conceptual framework for approaching the study of school finance reform. Because the booklet was prepared as a practical guide for State legislators, the authors avoid highly…

The fourth document in an eight-part series on a task-based management system for special education programs describes the need for and development of the Behavioral Characteristics Progression (BCP), a tool for relating educator tasks to pupil progress as based upon learner objectives. The BCP is an array of 1,800 behavioral characteristics of…

Presented is a position paper concerning commitments and responsibilities to exceptional children which was prepared by the Policies Commission at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and a policy statement on governmental affairs developed by the CEC Legislative Committee. A brief policy statement follows discussion of each of the…

The social studies guideline offers a plan for teaching about North America to fifth grade students. The objective of the unit is to teach about North America as a system rather than as two sub-sections of the land mass. A new comparative approach is offered involving the pairing of population centers both large and small from various sections of…

This document reviews the literature previously announced in RIE that is concerned with the renovation and modernization of obsolescent school buildings. The bulk of the literature emphasizes the use of modular components for both support systems and unique learning environments. Topics covered include planning, modernization techniques,…

Differences among day care environments and factors related to these differences are examined. Also, the probable effectiveness of group day care in meeting the developmental needs of children is discussed. Chapters I and II give the rationale and procedures of the study. Chapter III provides a description of patterns of teacher behavior and…

Possible solutions to communication problems in Canada's North are presented in this report. A centralized source of information is proposed, along with suggestions for aid from the government and universities. Recommendations for improving communication are also listed: the modification of Canada's Anik satellite program; the involvement of…

In January 1972, a national advisory and review curriculum committee met at the U.S. Office of Education to: (1) review a report which was to serve as the framework within which the secondary level public service occupations curriculum would be developed, (2) discuss the general concepts and related issues in preparing individuals and/or groups…