If educational administration preparation programs are to become more effective, basic premises need changing. Behavioral and social science knowledge must be deliberately included in the design, structure, and utilization of training programs drawing on the theoretical and empirical literature of socialization of adults in complex organizations.…

This report contains 73 addresses and papers presented at a convocation on the place of educational research in the larger social setting, and, more specifically, on the role that the educational researcher can and will play. Major presentations focus on the topics of educational research and the accumulation of knowledge, curriculum modifications…

Over the past 10 years an effort has been directed toward developing a new conceptual formulation related to the professional development of and functions performed by the adult/extension educator-practitioner. The purpose for such a new formulation is one of providing a more adequate conceptual basis for: (1) designing professional development…

This document describes a training institute conducted on the campus of The Ohio State University. The general purpose of the institute was to design a model program to be utilized by existing R&D facilities of larger institutions in preparation of instructional programs and procedures to be implemented by predominantly black and other small…

Clarity in communication is important for workers in the General Accounting Office since much of the auditing work must be committed to paper if Congress, government officials and employees, or the public are to benefit. As a result an extensive writing improvement program was launched and this booklet written. Part 1 covers basic communication…

The Test of Diagnostic Skills is intended to explore the way a physician or a medical student solves a clinical problem through analysis of the type and sequence of the questions he/she asks. The emphasis is on processes used to reach a conclusion rather than on the accuracy of the conclusion itself. Information based on a real clinical case is…

This book discusses the role of the newspaper copy editor on a daily newspaper and contains lessons instructing editors on how to prepare copy for print. The book is specifically designed to polish the skills of the already experienced newspaper copy editor, although a beginner will find the lessons useful and instructive. Contained in the lessons…

A reading program designed for adults in business, industry, or self-directing professions must focus on specific reading skills which are different from other adult reading programs. Professionals generally have good-to-excellent reading skills which they developed in school and college and are thus primarily concerned with developing (1)…

This study is intended to provide the methodology for a full-scale study which will develop a model of physician behavior in the practice of physical medicine, evaluate the adequacy of residency training in this field, and analyze the role of paramedical personnel in rehabilitation. Regular staff members of the Commission on Education in Physical…

A blueprint for Educational Resource Agents (ERA's) has been compiled by a consortium consisting of the National Federation for the Improvement of Rural Education, Tuskegee Institute, New Mexico State University, University of North Dakota, Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Southwestern Cooperative Educational Lab., Appalachia Educational Lab.,…

Resulting in part from a project designed to identify and describe comprehensive programs of excellence in career education, this booklet is the eighth in a series describing current, successful career education practices. A successful career education program is dependent upon professional development. Based on this premise, the monograph: (1)…

In this monograph, the authors describe the shortcomings of traditional approaches to continuing education of administrators and examine the extent to which innovations are being attempted in present practices. The authors note that, in print and in practice, continuing education of administrators has failed to develop to the extent that it can be…

This catalog cites all those programs administered by the U.S. Office of Education, as well as programs administered by other Federal agencies, in support of educational services, professional training, or library services available to the general public. Each program is described in terms of the specific type of assistance provided, the purpose…

This document is the program proposal for a graduate level course of study leading to the Doctor of Education degree in Educational Administration at Glassboro State College in Glassboro, New Jersey. The needs, assumptions, and objectives of this program are reported, as well as the admission and degree requirements. A listing of available courses…

Article described a peer group counseling program developed at Archbishop Molloy High School in Jamaica, Queens. The program involved virtually every student in this total school approach to mental health social problem-solving. (Author/RK)