The final report of a 3 year federally funded project for neurologically handicapped children focuses on accomplishments in the following nine areas: direct and supplementary services for children's services, parent/family participation, assessment of child progress, inservice training for project staff, training for personnel from other programs…

THIS HANDBOOK CONTAINS ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIONS OF SEVEN ELEMENTS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL PROGRAM--(1) COMMITMENT, (2) FACILITIES, (3) STAFF, (4) BUDGET, (5) INSERVICE TRAINING, (6) MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT, AND (7) EVALUATION. (MS)

ON-THE-JOB AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR SUBPROFESSIONAL STAFF, LIBRARIANS, AND INFORMATION SPECIALISTS WAS DISCUSSED. THERE WAS GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT MORE EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED UPON TRAINING SUBPROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AND THAT, WITH PROPER TRAINING, LIBRARY TECHNICIANS COULD PERFORM DUTIES NOW PERFORMED BY LIBRARIANS. THERE WAS CONCERN THAT THE…

TO PROVIDE SPONSORS OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WITH SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS WHICH WILL BETTER PREPARE THEM TO HANDLE INTEGRATED SITUATIONS, THE INSTITUTE MET FOR 5 HOURS ON 15 SATURDAYS DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER, 1965-66. THE TEACHERS, MOST FROM RICHMOND-AREA SCHOOLS, WERE PRIMARILY MALE (ABOUT 50 PERCENT), NEGRO (APPROXIMATELY 75 PERCENT),…

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY CONCEPTS AND TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE MATERIALS AND MEDIA WHICH COULD BE IMPORTANT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GUIDING THEM TO A PERSONAL AWARENESS OF THE DEMANDS OF THE "WORLD OF WORK" FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCCESSFUL ATTAINMENT, RETENTION, AND ADVANCEMENT IN EMPLOYMENT. SELECTED TEACHERS, REPRESENTING THE…

The School District of Philadelphia developed inservice and other training programs to help regular teachers, administrators, and other school staff; parents; and nonhandicapped students become aware of and sensitive to the educational needs and rights of handicapped children. Four elements were considered essential minimums to the overall…

The theoretical framework for a center for infinity is based on four propositions: (1) Untapped human resources in educational leadership are infinite. (2) The dimensions of effective educational leadership approach infinity and, as a result, leadership development should be based on diagnostic specification of instruction. (3) A seemingly…

The document presents the second of six modules resulting from a 3 year project to develop and test competency based programs for camp personnel serving the physically handicapped. The module provides information designed to alleviate many fears, misconceptions, and misunderstandings about the physically disabled. An introductory section gives an…

The document presents the fifth of six modules resulting from a 3 year project to develop and test competency based programs for camp personnel serving the physically handicapped. The module is divided into four units--camper self direction and goal attainment, management of behavior problems, camper motivation, and promotion of social…

The document presents the last of six modules resulting from a 3 year project to develop and test competency based programs for camp personnel serving the physically handicapped. The module is divided into three units--evaluating the camper's experience at camp, evaluating the camp program, and conducting a self evaluation. An introductory section…

This report outlines the Metropolitan Washington Library Council's 14-month program to develop and evaluate a continuing education curriculum designed to improve the managerial effectiveness of special librarians. Objectives included determining the management training needs of Washington area special librarians, developing a series of four…

An inservice course to improve skills in interpersonal effectiveness in classroom and group situations is described. It is designed for teachers, administrators, and counselors from the elementary level through college. Practical application of the principles of interpersonal influence is stressed. Contained in this descriptive report on the…

This manual was developed to upgrade the training design and delivery skills of inservice trainers in the field of alcoholism. It is geared for inservice trainers with little or no formal background in design/delivery of adult education programs, who spend at least 50% of the time in training activities. Contents include: (1) adult learning…

This paper discusses the structure and process of an A.R.C. workshop, an innovative approach to inservice training. Following a general introduction, including impacts on workshop participants, the paper details four basic components of a workshop: (1) the opening session, (2) examining readiness for professional development, (3) exploring…

With reference to Prince Edward Island, Canada, the author notes that a new school act for that province in 1971 consolidated 217 school districts into 5. The result has been a decline in community participation with corresponding alienation and apathy manifested by the public in two ways: a dearth of candidates offering themselves for election to…