This consultants' paper explores the problems and prospects of the juvenile court. Sections cover: (1) "The Changing Juvenile Court," the history of the juvenile court and the court in theory and in practice, (2) "Changes in the Jurisdiction of Juvenile Courts" including subject matter jurisdiction and age limitations, (3) "Legal Services in the…

This Home Start report centers its attention on three areas: how actual home visits are being conducted, how projects are spending grant money from a cost analysis point of view, and whether any tentative statement on program effectiveness can be made based upon an analysis of pre-post test data. The seven sections of the report are: (1)…

This report on curriculum innovation and evaluation contains several sections which deal with procedures for the development of measurement instruments; the uses and limitations of tests; research design and the interpretation of results; a definition of objectives; and the role of evaluation in curriculum innovation. Also included are three…

To describe the information-seeking behavior of local administrators, teacher educators, state directors, and state supervisors of vocational education, data from four previous studies were examined and user profiles were prepared for each of the four groups. The profiles contained information describing these eight dimensions of information…

Based on data collected from agriculture teachers, business firms, and employees throughout the state of California, this study sought to: (1) determine the current status of education in agriculture, (2) identify the current need for employees in agriculture, (3) develop estimates of future needs for employees in agriculture, (4) identify…

This report is a summary of a doctoral thesis concerning the relationship of Future Farmers of America (FAA) Chapter programs and the characteristics of vocational agricultural students participating in FFA activities. Based on data collected from 109 vocational agriculture departments, findings are summarized according to: (1) the attributes of…

This report is a culmination of a study whose purpose was to devise a model statistical program which would provide effective and useful statistical information for a vocational rehabilitation agency. The statistical data comes from internal as well as from external sources. The program must gather, analyze, evaluate, and report the data to serve…

This Annual Narrative Report by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Illinois, on foreign language programs in public schools describes activities and objectives which characterize the year's work. The report emphasizes the growing importance of individualized instruction and cultural education. Major sections discuss: (1)…

Recent research into television crime programs has revealed startling industry attitudes that directly contradict either generally accepted television research methods, i.e. Nielson ratings, or conventional ethical and moral codes. Interviews with 48 producers, writers, and directors indicated stunning misconceptions and irresponsible attitudes…

The 1966 National Council of Teachers of English Humanities Conference considered the place of the humanities in elementary and secondary education and the possible focus, content, and methods for presenting humanities programs. In this collection of papers given at the conference, leaders in various disciplines suggest the scope and magnitude of…

This paper deals with school system size from the standpoint of costs and community involvement. The first section describes findings of recent studies in Oregon, British Columbia, and Manitoba, regarding the relationship between administrative component size and that of the school system, and the relationship between school system size and unit…

Patterned after a model developed in Philadelphia in 1964 without Federal funds, the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) program emphasizes minority group leadership and seeks to attract the unemployed and underemployed who ordinarily would not have been attracted to public manpower programs. The program basic education, skill training,…

As phase 2 of the long-range plan to improve the teaching/learning process for industrial arts education in North Dakota secondary schools, a project was conducted to prepare curriculum materials vital to the implementation of the suggested curriculum structure outlined in phase 1. The project objective was to develop a draft copy of a curriculum…

The challenge to colleges of pharmacy is to assume responsibility for designing and implementing a sound system of continuing education for pharmacists to replace the fragmented programs that exist now. This involves commitments to provide sufficient status, financial support, and academic credits. (JMD)

The author states that distributive education is on the threshold of its greatest growth and recognition. He lists nine challenges for distributive educators to meet in developing and implementing programs. (MF)