A program which describes contingencies for learning academic and social skills (CLASS) is explained to involve an educational consultant training teachers of acting-out first and second graders to reinforce desired academic and social behaviors. Examined are the pre-intervention procedures of initial identification of acting-out students,…

Results of a recently conducted evaluation of a pioneer reading program in West Virginia during the 1973-1974 school year are included in this document. Emphasis in this federally funded program was placed on an individualized, diagnostic-prescriptive approach to reading instruction. Contents consist of an introduction; sections discussing the…

The Teacher Centered Professional Development Program of the National Education Association (NEA) was officially announced in January 1973. Thirteen potential teacher center sites have been identified. Before September 1, 1974, a final decision will be made on those state and local education associations that will work with the NEA in a…

This document describes a three-part, flexible, individualized teacher education program which spans the preservice/inservice continuum. The first part, Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP), is a five-phase program which features early and continuous contact with secondary school classrooms and students, individual learning packages called…

This nine-part booklet presents guidelines that suggest broad areas of responsibility within which the school nurse practitioner may identify functions and practices that are appropriate in achieving the objectives established by the school district. Part one states the beliefs regarding school health programs. Part two discusses program…

The key objectives of this report and bibliography are: (1) to describe the major emphases of literature related to research in the areas of inservice training in 2-year institutions, noting substantive studies, and (2) to delineate significant gaps in the present literature. Three fundamental inservice training questions are discussed: What is…

This document describes a model for regional training of Head Start personnel. It reports on a training symposium convened to clarify the objectives and methods involved in Head Start's commitment to serving handicapped children. Participants were divided into small groups and were encouraged to actively discuss, question, and share their…

The Urban Educational Researchers' Training Institute (UERTI) was designed to train school personnel in the process of educational research, design, evaluation, and dissemination. Its objectives were: (a) to test an inservice training model in educational research and evaluation, (b) to provide intensive research experiences for persons employed…

This is the first in a series of final reports to the Office of Education on the Northeastern EPDA/PPS Center-Satellite Project. This multi-year, multi-institutional project was an attempt to redesign the training of pupil personnel specialists for the schools through preservice training for entry-level personnel and pre- or inservice training for…

Four Annual Reports are presented in this collection. The Professional Preparation Committee listed 7 principles supporting the belief that professional preparation in outdoor education must be interdisciplinary. Also included in that report were committee activities and recommendations. The task Force on Defining and Interpreting Outdoor…

The authors report on a Methodology Conference aimed at the development of a model for the training of rehabilitation personnel employed in agencies assessing the disadvantaged. The conference was the first phase of the Disadvantaged Series of developmental conferences held at the University of Pittsburgh in 1969. Participants included 12…

This document is a report on the Houston Teacher Center Project. Section one describes the project's rationale and main objectives as they are cast against the broad cultural changes in today's society. It is stated that the purpose of the teacher center in Houston is to promote a systematic approach to change by involving a number of groups in a…

The basic questions are what should be the Army's role in enlisted education programs at the high school level and what curriculum considerations are required to support the enlisted man from a service retention standpoint. For many years the Army has administered on-duty and off-duty education programs that instead of being geared to equipping…

This preservice and in-service training model for science teachers is based on the perceptual and behavioral changes experienced by first-year science teachers. The objective of this model is to develop science teachers with strong scientific backgrounds who can relate course content and affective understanding to students. The model is divided…

This report presents conclusions of exploratory research conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for the Joint Council on Economic Education. The report explains that 52 New Jersey high school social science teachers participated in discussions designed to determine how economics and political science were being presented in the schools, to…