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Dansker, Judith – 1979
This document reports the activities of the Southeastern Teacher Corps Network's May 1979 conference on the validation of programs and the dissemination of information. Concerns of the meeting were: the establishment of procedures for program validation processes, the increased awareness of naturalistic data-gathering techniques for educational…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Rose, Marcia, Comp.; And Others – 1979
A conference is reported in which experiential education practitioners addressed the utility and acceptability of the policy guidelines for work oriented experiential education developed by a national advisory panel of management, labor, education, and community representatives. The first part of the report contains the full text of the five…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Conferences, Educational Policy, Experiential Learning
Fredrickson, John H. – 1980
Many school districts are still approaching the energy crisis as though it were a temporary inconvenience. However, school districts that have recognized the gravity of the energy situation have conducted energy audits. Basically, there are two types of audits. The first is a simple walk through each building using a checklist format. The second…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Facility Requirements
Kean, Michael H. – 1979
The Educational Amendments Act of 1974 added an evaluation requirement to Title I legislation. Models of evaluation were required to specify techniques and criteria which facilitate comparisons of programs on a statewide or nationwide basis. The School District of Philadelphia conducted simulated studies of three evaluation models to determine…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Neelameghan, A. – 1978
These guidelines provide general advice on major issues and factors to be considered in formulating an information manpower development policy, especially as concerns education and training of information personnel. The changing information environment and social needs will dictate modifications of these guidelines and the formulation of new ones.…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Guidelines, Information Scientists, Labor Force Development
Washington Univ., Seattle. Center for Development of Community Coll. Education. – 1967
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY IS AN ANNOTATED LISTING OF PAPERS WRITTEN BETWEEN 1956 AND 1967, PERTINENT TO THE QUESTION AMONG FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION AS TO WHAT PART THE FACULTY SHOULD TAKE IN POLICY FORMULATION AND DECISION MAKING IN THE JUNIOR COLLEGE. JOURNAL ARTICLES, BOOKS, AND DISSERTATIONS DETAILING THE PROBLEM AND OFFERING SOLUTIONS ARE LISTED AND…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, Educational Administration, Policy Formation
Bruin, Klaas, Ed.; And Others – 1979
The 21 papers in this volume were presented at the 1979 conference of the International Simulation and Gaming Association. Concerned with new simulation and gaming models and research findings, they emphasize the use of simulation and gaming techniques for analytical as well as communicative purposes. Specific topics covered include…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Foreign Countries, Game Theory, International Organizations
Collingwood, Huesten, Ed. – 1980
A self study and evaluation guide for agencies serving blind and visually handicapped students presents standards for personnel administration and volunteer services. Standards in eight areas are listed for self evaluation: planning and organization, policy development for personnel administration, personnel policies, personnel policy…
Descriptors: Agencies, Blindness, Check Lists, Personnel Management
Abt, Clark C. – 1980
Presented at a symposium on Children, Families, and New Video/Computer Technologies, this keynote address assesses technological advances in television and computer science and raises questions concerning their impact on child development and the quality of family life. The new technology described combines video communications technology and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Computer Science, Family Life, Influences
Morgan, Stanley R. – 1980
Facing declining enrollment, loss of state funds, and decreasing public confidence, the Salt Lake City Schools found several groups demanding a voice in the decision-making process. A plan for shared governance was implemented. Representatives of the teachers' association, the administrative association, and the classified employees' association…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Control, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making
Ory, Marcia G. – 1978
A framework for family impact analysis, developed at the Minnesota Family Study Center as part of the NIMH training program for family impact analysis, is presented. The four sections of the accompanying training manual are described as: (1) a set of questions which orient the reader to what family impact analysis is, its particular timeliness,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Counselors, Family Counseling, Family Structure
Bellassai, Marcia Courtney – 1979
Literacy being a major concern at state level preconferences, a theme conference was held to develop recommendations as to how libraries, in cooperation with other concerned agencies, can work toward solving the continuing problems of illiteracy in the U.S. Approximately 200 participants representing the library and educational communities, the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Developmental Programs, Illiteracy, Information Dissemination
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Muller, Jane; And Others – 1979
This report provides basic information about the responsibilities and roles of governors in relation to education. Information was derived from published sources and supplemented by a questionnaire sent to all governors' offices. The information is concerned primarily with structural and legal arrangements that shape the governor's formal role in…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Higher Education
Johnston, Denis F. – 1979
The paper identifies major types of social indicators and explains how they can be used in social forecasting. Social indicators are defined as statistical measures relating to major areas of social concern and/or individual well being. Examples of social indicators are projections, forecasts, outlook statements, time-series statistics, and…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Measurement Instruments, Policy Formation, Prediction
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1979
Two working papers were presented at this meeting of the World Health Organization: "Principles and Methods of Health Education in the German Democratic Republic" and "A Philosophy of Health Education in Industrialized Societies." Both papers are summarized in this report. General and group discussions are presented along with conclusions and…
Descriptors: Community Responsibility, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Health Education
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