Since 7 volumes make up the Southeastern Education Laboratory's SEL Pathway Series, SEL suggests that Volume 1, "Comprehensive Planning Guide," be used before any other volume in this series which is designed to assist local school planners in assessing their needs and systematically planning strategies to meet these needs. The present document,…

Designed as a reference to help school administrators provide programs and services for exceptional children in Ohio, the handbook contains general information on the following: state laws for special education, role and function of the professional staff, registration of educational materials for the visually handicapped, the federal program for…

Civic education is the student's participation in the governance of the school and the community; it must create and serve democratic society. Today's youth must be given the tools: 1) to transform vertical governance of the school and community into horizontal governance which shares decision-making with students, parents, and teachers; and, 2)…

This report on an Institute for school administrators in Buffalo, New York, focuses on the problems of urban school administration. The Institute was held during the summer of 1967 at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The State University, the Buffalo Public Schools, and several suburban schools came together in order to enhance the…

This investigation entailed surveys of the operation of the Missouri State Office of Adult Basic Education (ABE) and of local program characteristics, as well as of followup study of adults (enrollees age 25 or over with less than eight years of schooling) who terminated during the 1967-68 fiscal year. Interviews, a questionnaire, and state…

Part I of this book attempts to provide students with an understanding of the "academic enterprise" as a whole, and specifically the structures, people, money, myths and practices which create that peculiar enterprise known as freshman English, an experience through which the majority of college students must pass. Part II offers students a…

Five position papers resulting from a conference on the teaching of FLES discuss recent theory about elementary education and are intended to initiate a dialogue among teachers of foreign languages directed toward the exploration of ways and means of managing educational change. The report suggests how a broader rationale and a new curriculum base…

The John F. Kennedy Service Center in Charlestown, Massachusetts, was set up to help older workers find employment and it coordinates health, education, employment, and welfare services and legal aid. The Federation of Charlestown Organizations, area colleges and universities, public and private industry, and social agencies have contributed to…

A survey of library service in Vermont, financed with Library Services and Construction Act funds, was conducted in two parts: (1) an examination of the procedures used by the Free Public Library Service in its role as the focus of interlibrary cooperation in Vermont and an evaluation of library resources in the state and (2) an evaluation of…

Sponsored by Camp Fire Girls, Inc. and Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., under contract with the United States Department of Labor, this demonstration project was designed to explore the practicability of a program of non-credit college study and work experience to prepare women for administrative positions with social service agencies. Programs were set…

Two volumes comprise a 241-item bibliography with English abstracts of books and articles in English and Indic languages that provides information on various aspects of education in Pakistan. Featured in a special section of one volume are the developments in education from 1958 to 1968; in a special section of the other, libraries. Significant…

Development of an evaluation instrument for the church sponsored Community Change Training Institute (CCTI) resulted in a pre-post test instrument involving measures of meaning, vocabulary, involvement in community action, and personality. Fisher's technique computed the pre-post scores of 108 persons in CCTI groups in Missouri, Ohio, and Hawaii.…

The educational applications of computers for instruction, administration, and vocational guidance are herein reviewed. Reports on recent trends in computer-assisted instruction and computer-managed instruction toward forming behavioral objectives and reducing learning time and implementation costs provide an introduction for a description of the…

Information is provided concerning Florida's facilities construction plan for the mentally retarded. Aspects covered include the administering state agency, methods of administration, and program development. Also detailed are the following: needs and services for Florida's mentally retarded; inventory, services, and programing; and priorities.…

This final report details the objectives of the institute, operation of the program, and conclusions concerning the entire project. A description of program operation includes specific discussion of: (1) planning, (2) participants, (3) staff, (4) orientation, (5) program operation, and (6) evaluation. The appendix encompasses: (1) brochure and…