Based on a state-of-the-art analysis of Army training, this report was the initial step in an effort to systematically improve the training in the combat arms and ultimately the entire Army. This study found that a comprehensive set of procedures was needed to provide for the development of effective training and for assessment of the training's…

One- to six-page summaries are presented of fifty-six 1977 annual reports of the State Advisory Councils on Vocational Education. Most of the summaries, arranged in alphabetical order, address the effectiveness of vocational education programs, services, and activities in meeting the objectives as set forth in the state plan and recommend changes…

This report was issued following a meeting of a working group convened at the request of the World Health Organization in order to obtain the views of educational and health administrators on the relevance of educational planning to health problems. The purposes of the group were to define the nature and scope of educational planning in relation…

A handbook containing information and suggestions is presented to assist persons in fulfilling their vocational education advisory committee role. The introduction welcomes members and stresses the opportunity, responsibility, challenge, awareness, and service inherent in acceptance of the committee role. Various questions about the position are…

This monograph represents one of the first systematic attempts made to discuss the concept of the "coordinator of career education" as a new kind of position in the K-12 system of American education. It reports discussions of experiences and recommendations of participants at miniconferences for local K-12 career education coordinators. The first…

COMMUNICATION IN EDUCATION IS A MANY CHANNELED PROCESS INVOLVING MESSAGE EXCHANGES WITHIN AND AMONG ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION AND ALL COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM. THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP COMMUNICATION RESOURCES IN FOUR AREAS TO HELP CREATE ORDER IN THESE MESSAGE EXCHANGES. THE MOST DEVELOPED OF THESE…

The Title II Basic Skills legislation, which is part of the Educational Amendments of 1978, requires coordination of basic skills improvement among related federally-supported programs. Coordination, while essential, is made difficult by the proliferation of agencies and bureaus concerned with basic skills and by the need for autonomy among…

This survey of teacher attitudes toward inservice training programs was done to compare reactions of teachers affiliated with a regional Teacher Corps project to those in non-Teacher Corps schools. The rationale was that as faculty turnover in public schools decreases due to fiscal constraints and declining enrollment, the only real vehicle for…

This report is part of the National Community Education Evaluation effort, which sought to identify problems in implementing community education (1) in rural areas and (2) through an Educational Cooperative. The rural area involved is first discussed. Each of the four main project objectives are then presented, and activities to meet them are…

Results of a survey of residential adult education in the Province of Quebec are presented in this report. The existence of widespread financial difficulties is documented, together with a frequent lack of adequate community services and suitable facilities. Chapter I reviews the need of nonprofit groups for residential facilities and indicates…

This monograph examines some suggested guidelines as they relate to what happens when agents of change, from within and without the schools, collaborate with common goals in mind. The experiences from developing a cooperative model for a university and a school district are summarized in the form of guidelines which can be helpful to others who…

There are many varied and urgent needs calling for the development of a comprehensive adult education system offering a wide diversity of educational programs for adults including, but not limited to, college-level work, providing new educational opportunities, and requiring new and effective instructional approaches. Underlying the system…

The mission, organization, rationale, roles, and functions of the department are discussed. The status of the department and its interface with other departments are also described. The paper deals with problems of funding, credibility, relations between research and evaluation versus planning and development, and problems of relating research and…

The programs cited in the report are presented as elements of a total system of services to help the disadvantaged student complete vocational education programs. The report opens with summary findings and recommendations for Chapters 2-7. Chapter 1 provides information on the scope of the report, development of a multivariable model, a discussion…

In response to a growing concern with the quality of health care in this country, this conference met to discuss: (1) the role of junior colleges in training medical technicians, (2) the importance of uniformity in the core curriculum, (3) new occupations and changing job requirements, (4) the need for cooperation and coordination between…