The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education and the School of Pharmacy developed and presented, as a pilot project, a series of four telelectures at 10 locations throughout the State. Participating pharmacists were receptive to the approach and reported favorable reactions in the evaluation. (LH)

Article described the development of European Architectural Heritage Year and its offspring, the art and life of ordinary people who give a heart and soul to that architectural heritage. (RK)

This paper reports on the planning of a pilot developmental kindergarten program for a school district that traditionally emphasized an academic kindergarten program. Background information is presented which explains the reasons for initiating the change. Steps taken to plan the program are explained, and a list of possible impediments to…

The Excellence and Accountability pilot program sponsored by the New York State Education Department was an opportunity for the Governeur Central School District to redefine decision-making in regard to teaching and learning. The program, which is moving school management closer to the source of learning (the teacher), is a process of change…

This report presents findings confirming the crucial role of education in enabling refugees to contribute actively to their own relief, and suggests ways in which appropriate education can be provided. The introduction reviews the history of the International Extension College (IEC), which exists to provide information and advice on distance…

In response to recommendations by a task force on teaching and teacher education, the state of Wisconsin established the Teacher Incentives Pilot Program. The goal of the program is to plan, develop, and administer a series of pilot projects which model different types of incentives designed to attract, prepare, and retain competent teachers.…

This paper is a progress report of the first phase of a project which essentially seeks to replicate previous studies using the successful/unsuccessful design in an attempt to: (1) corroborate the surface/deep structure conclusion which has become an essential component of an understanding of problem-solving; (2) examine more closely the nature of…

An experiment in Maryland, one of four now in progress, offers an example of how energy from the sun's rays can replace fossil fuels. (Editor)

The Research Libraries Group proposes to establish a cooperative development program with the Library of Congress to provide computer-based, on-line access by library networks to the machine readable MARC file at the Library of Congress and data bases elsewhere. This document provides the proposal for Phase One, which would establish a…

This paper evaluates the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) Basic and Pilot Project Grant Programs. Among the major questions addressed in the evaluation were: What kinds of students participate in the programs, what kinds of districts and schools receive support, what are the funding patterns, how are the funds translated into services, how…

The author discusses the trends in teacher training in special education and a pilot project in Chicago to upgrade the skills of inservice teachers, to provide coursework accessible to teachers, to provide practicum experience in the teachers' classrooms, and to grant graduate credit for courses applicable toward special education certification.…

From a special section, "Talent Awareness Training.

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM WERE TO (1) MOTIVATE DISADVANTAGED SPANISH-SURNAMED YOUTH TO ENTER EXISTING VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGH THE USE OF NEW TELEVISION TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT IN SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOSE, AND (2) DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION DESIGN WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK AND AN EXAMPLE…

MOST OF THIS REPORT OF A PILOT PROJECT TO GATHER RESOURCE MATERIAL ON AMERICAN NEGRO SCIENTISTS FOR USE IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUMS IS MADE UP OF BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES AND DESCRIPTIOONS OF THE WORK OF 21 NEGRO INVENTORS, BIOLOGISTS, CHEMISTS, AND PHYSICIANS. IT IS FELT THAT MAKING THIS LITTLE-KNOWN MATERIAL AVAILABLE WILL INCREASE…

THE GOALS OF THIS STUDY WERE TO USE WORK TO HELP PATIENTS LEAVE THE CAMARILLO STATE HOSPITAL SOONER, BECOME A PART OF THE COMMUNITY, AND BECOME SELF-SUPPORTING. THE PROJECT SELECTED 146 SCHIZOPHRENIC MALES WHO HAD A HISTORY OF POOR WORK ADJUSTMENT. AS PART OF THE TREATMENT, THE MEN WERE PLACED IN THE HOSPITAL BAKERY. AFTER ADJUSTMENT TO THE WORK…