Planning efforts aim to identify viable options for long-term care education and career management. The following factors have been identified as the primary needs in program development in health administration for long-term care facilities: defintion and scope of the field; methodology for priority identification; resources needed for an…

This manual describes the timetables and procedures for the development, review, submission, and approval of new instructional programs in Maryland community colleges. Appended are sample forms for program proposals, desegregation impact statements, approval of vocational-technical programs, and for approval of an existing program as a new…

The report presents the rationale and plan for Phase I of a projected six-month study of the problems associated with the coordination of migrant services. Objectives of Phase I were to produce a preliminary planning guide which provided a compendium of research, survey, and demonstration projects at the state and national levels, included a plan…

Included in this conference report are: a preface; an open letter; a keynote address on the importance of instilling positive self images at an early age; five group reports; the conference agenda; and a list of participants. The group reports address: programs for children with special consideration for education, physical and mental health and…

After an overview of the status of international education in the United States, five program descriptions of consortia arrangements for international education programs that are carried out by member institutions of the Council for International Leadership are presented. Most include sponsorship or coordination of some type of study-abroad…

THIS IS A COLLECTION OF SPEECHES THAT EXAMINE CURRENT ISSUES AND TRENDS IN EDUCATION AS THEY RELATE TO ITV. TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE STATUS OF ITV, CURRICULUM AND ORGANIZATION PATTERNS, HISTORY, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND UTILIZATION OF THE SERVICES OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA COUNCIL FOR ITV RESOURCES, AN FCC COMMISSIONER'S VIEWS OF ITV, COOPERATIVE…

Basic needs of children and youth which cannot be provided by small rural schools could be realized by combining the resources and pupils of a number of local districts. Four types of organization are presented as possibilities for providing cooperative educational services: (1) autonomous districts with line functions; (2) semi-autonomous…

Because of the growing anomaly in the United States and elsewhere--that there is plenty of work, but not enough jobs--vocational/technical schools must develop a new, deeper level of compatibility between work and learning, keeping both systems flexible. Rather than thinking of the transition from learning to working in terms of linking disparate…

This module on advisory councils is one of a set of three on cooperative relationships and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education. Following the module…

This booklet, primarily composed of excerpted articles taken from a variety of sources, has been compiled to acquaint the reader with general day care issues and the many facets involved in the concept of day care. Special emphasis is placed on campus day care and day care cooperatives. Also included are a description of a bilingual center,…

This booklet is a comprehensive report and resource manual on parent-run cooperative playgroups based on 2 years of experience by the Childcare Switchboard in San Francisco, which refers parents to playgroups, family day care homes, and child care centers in the city and offers advice and help to fledgling playgroups. Practical advice is given on…

Fourth in a series of five, the document presents guidelines for the development and study of a cooperative adult education program or for the evaluation of an existing program. Intended to be "content free," the guidelines focus on the processes of cooperative efforts. The 12 areas of concern are: needs assessment, objective setting and…

The problem of productivity and its impact on manufacturing engineering is the main focus of a program designed to develop a university-industry relationship that will provide professional training to students and input into the manufacturing industry. The current status of existing university-industry interaction at the foreign and domestic…

The final report on a program to encourage industry-university interaction in the materials processing industries presents the findings of various proposed activities, establishes some conclusions, and provides suggestions and recommendations for extending the task to the actual design and conduct of the project. The background in which the…

Self-determination for the Choctaw tribal government and its people was reflected in the progress made in program development. Programs in effect during fiscal year (FY) 1973 covered the full range of economic and social needs of the Choctaw people. Designed to complement the progress achieved during FY 1972, the following four developmental…