More than 100 state directors and other leaders from 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico attended a 3-day inservice leadership development seminar to exchange information and examine coordinated state planning as it relates to programing in vocational-technical education. Seminar activities included group work sessions, a…

Since it is difficult to determine behavior categories for students in the North Carolina Advancement School, the Devereus Behavior Rating Scale was revised to fill this void. After analyzing results on the complete test, four factors were picked which seemed most descriptive of underachievers: aggression, alienation, anxiety, and activity. A…

The purpose of this monograph is to provide some impetus for enhanced pre-service and in-service preparation of counselors for the educational guidance function. There are four sections in this monograph. The first part presents the findings of a four-state survey of 1,174 school counselors regarding their opinions of the preparation which they…

Consisting of materials presented to the institute on evaluation of the Illinois gifted program, the document presents papers on educational evaluation and the evaluator's role in education. Also, the development of evaluation designs is considered and four evaluation plans are detailed. Questions regarding evaluation are listed; also listed…

Through joint efforts that included Federal funds, school staff, and community members, Leflore County schools in rural Mississippi have made advances in education. The uses of instructional materials and media are described in this 1969 document, along with areas where deficiencies are found. One section cites specific findings with respect to…

Three remote feedback techniques involving micro-teaching and video recording were tested to facilitate inservice teacher education to teachers in isolated circumstances. From a population of 57 beginning teachers of health occupations education, trade and industrial education, and technical education in Colorado, a sample of 39 teachers was…

A model responsive educational system being evolved by the Far West Laboratory is designed to serve children from ages 3 to 9. The major objectives of the educational system are to help children develop self-concept as it relates to learning in the school and the home, and to develop intellectual ability. An autotelic environment is stressed. The…

Title I (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) programs for the children of migratory farm laborers in the State of Washington are discussed in this 1968-69 annual report. The introduction states the 9 general objectives of the Washington State Plan for Migrant Education, which served 4,460 children in the regular-term program and 2,362 children…

These two volumes update, through September 1968, the intergroup relations curriculum begun in 1963 by the Lincoln Filene Center with the aim of helping elementary students (grades 1-6) not to prejudge people different from themselves. Volume 1 begins with a description of the projects's background (see ED 010 029 and ED 016 552) and research…

Field workers initially observed selected migrant programs in 30 counties in Arizona, California, Georgia, Florida, New Mexico, and Texas during a two-week period in early 1968. A two-day conference was then held, during which recommendations were made as to future direction in migrant education. Major strengths of the observed programs included a…

Staff development activities are the subject of a resource guide directed at educators of migrant children. One county participating in the Florida Migratory Child Compensatory Program was selected to serve as a model. Planning for activities should be individually-based, problem-oriented, goal-directed, time-factored, and participant-controlled.…

This report contains a complete description and a preliminary evaluation of a three-week training program for secondary guidance center and resource center aids. It is the intent of the authors of this report to show the conceptualization of the aide's role. This report also describes the preservice training program in sufficient detail to…

This progress report covers a 6-month period in the second year of an experimental research project to test the utility of the Edison Responsive Environment Talking Typewriter as a major tool for teaching both initial and remedial reading to educationally disadvantaged youth. Conducted in six schools in Brooklyn, New York, the study included…

A manual focuses on how to teach in inservice training programs for professional personnel in correctional agencies. A chapter on rationale discusses training objectives and curriculum. A second chapter covers learning environment, lesson plans, and learning problems. One, on teaching techniques, covers lecture, group discussion, case study,…

Thirty-six teachers, 17 inexperienced and 19 experienced, were observed systematically (under the Flander's system of interaction analysis) while engaged in teaching migrant children in 3 Michigan elementary schools. The purpose of the study was (1) to evaluate a training program especially devised to prepare teachers of disadvantaged youth and…