This guide, designed for editors, publishers, libraries, teachers and students of translation and interpretation, and agencies that employ translators and/or interpreters, covers eight areas of interest. The categories treated are the following: (1) recent history and breakthroughs; (2) associations and centers for translators covering 84 groups…

THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO PROJECTS ON LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE DEAF. PHASE I WAS A SURVEY OF THE STATUS OF LIBRARY SERVICES IN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF. THIS REPORT, PHASE II, PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTIONS OF LIBRARY-MEDIA STANDARDS. A LIBRARY-MEDIA CENTER IS DEFINED AS A COLLECTION OF ANY MATERIALS FOR STUDY AND ENJOYMENT,…

COUNSELORS NEED PROJECTIONS OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS FEDERAL AGENCIES FAR EXCEED THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED SUPPLY UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS. TO MEET THIS NEED, IT IS NECESSARY TO--(1) RECRUIT AND TRAIN MORE COUNSELORS, (2) PREPARE COUNSELORS FOR NEW DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, (3) MAKE MAXIMUM USE OF PRESENTLY EMPLOYED COUNSELORS, AND (4) PROVIDE…

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, HELPED BY A GRANT FROM THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION, ESTABLISHED THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN IN 1955. THE PURPOSE WAS TO IMPROVE THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM OF GRADUATE STUDY,…

RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE AGE AT WHICH A CHILD WITH A FUNCTIONAL ARTICULATORY DISORDER SHOULD BEGIN THERAPY AND THE FREQUENCY OF THERAPY. THE AUTHORS REJECTED THE SURVEY METHOD BECAUSE OF ITS MANY LIMITATIONS. RESEARCH, USING THE EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH, WAS PLANNED TO SCREEN 30,000 CHILDREN, 724 OF WHOM WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THERAPY,…

DEVELOPED TO AID MANAGERS OF DATA-PROCESSING CENTERS AND PERSONNEL DIRECTORS IN SCREENING PERSONS WITH APTITUDES FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMING, THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMER APTITUDE BATTERY (CPAB) INCLUDES DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF TEST ADMINISTRATION, INTERPRETATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION. FIVE SEPARATELY TIMED TESTS (VERBAL MEANING,…

A study was undertaken to describe the job and required competencies of local coordinators of vocational education programs in Minnesota for handicapped and disadvantaged students. The approach taken to the job description was a competency-based training design, calling for the specification of the competencies required by the position. A list of…

These five papers represent different aspects of John Jay College of Criminal Justice's efforts in the area of professional career development, with special attention given to the concerns of minority group students and young and mid-career professionals. The introductory paper summarizes the College's history in the area of career development.…

THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A SYNTHESIS OF THE CURRENT LITERATURE RELATED TO THE TOPIC OF TEACHER AND LEADER TRAINING AND RECUITMENT RATHER THAN AN ANALYSIS OF EMPIRICAL DATA. IN GENERAL, THE PERSONNEL PROBLEM IN HIGHER ADULT EDUCATION IS EXAMINED FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE GROWTH OF THE FIELD, PERSONNEL NEEDS, THE NEED FOR TRAINING, THE AIMS OF…

Based on a survey of 150 training syllabuses and interviews with training specialists, this study concentrated on training conducted in the United States for development technicians in government, voluntary, business, university, and religious agencies immediately before or soon after the technicians begin work overseas. Many major problems were…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to be used as a group inservice or a self-learning system to train school administrators and counselors for their role in career education, this third section (8.3) of module 8 consists of readings and four activities to assist counselors in preparation for their role as coordinators of school and community…

To develop a model for local school districts to use in vocational education planning and development in Ohio, this project utilized the following strategies: develop a set of planning documents and instructions consistent with the state plan format; develop simulation materials which provide the necessary information for instructing local…

Introductory sections of these guidelines give the point of view and goals of bilingual-bicultural education. Definitions of some terms commonly used in this area follow. A section on program organization gives guidelines for assessment, staff, staff development, instruction, methodology, instructional materials, community involvement and…

The papers included in this monograph are related to or are an outcome of a three-year demonstration project undertaken by the Jane Addams School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The project's purposes were to define a role for school social workers in school-community-pupil relations and the concomitant tasks and…

This document is the first in a series of 12 early childhood program descriptions compiled by the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. The program described here is the Demonstration and Research Center for Early Education (DARCEE) which was established at the George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee, in…