Phase 2 of the study of the Wisconsin Elementary Teacher Education Project evaluates the development, operation, and transfer feasibility of the proposed program (ED 036 678). It is organized in four major parts. Part 1 includes the introduction, a description of the total format and statements of individual program elements--communications,…

The annual report and evaluation discusses education of the 2,929 migrant children who participated in Oregon's 1967-68 program (including students in both public and nonpublic schools). The report cites innovative projects implemented to meet the needs of students in the program. Among the projects described are the Migralab, a mobile van…

This pamphlet is a directory of projects supported by the Division of Pre-College Education in Science, National Science Foundation (NSF), fiscal year 1970. Programs are listed in four categories: 1) Curriculum Activities: curriculum development projects; 2) Implementation Activites: Resource Personnel Workshops to implement NSF curriculum…

The Law Enforcement Education Act of 1965 has placed special emphasis on projects involving training and utilization of correctional manpower. The four representative projects reported here give a comprehensive view of the problems of upgrading correctional staff and possible solutions to those problems: (1) "The Developmental Laboratory for…

The proceedings of Appalachian State University's (North Carolina) conference on improving instruction in junior colleges are consolidated in this booklet. The following subjects are treated: (1) the role higher education plays in contributing to one's realization of the good life; (2) the need for clearly stated learning objectives and for a…

Morehead State University conducted inservice workshops in home management for 42 social caseworkers in eastern Kentucky. The subjects covered were community resources; family planning; clothing, gardening, and nutrition; and environmental sanitation and home nursing. Teaching methods included lectures, field trips, buzz sessions, questions and…

A two-part pilot study was conducted to examine the feasibility aspects and problems encountered in the experimentation and adaptation of the portable video recorder and micro-teaching techniques. The effective adoption of these innovations to vocational-technical teacher education programs requires systematic research and experimentation. Study…

Some 45 public and private schools were involved in planning for coordinated data processing services. Considerable emphasis was placed on inclusion of in-service activities for school personnel in connection with the planning. The personnel, through questionnaires, indicated the anticipated value of the benefits of the plan. The questionnaire…

Tables in this statistical supplement are based on data submitted by Federal agencies in their annual training report to the Civil Service Commission for Fiscal Year 1968 (see document AC 004 019). The first table (Tab A) summarizes all training activity and expenditures for the year, with data arranged by occupational levels (GS01-04 through GS…

Problems with defining the administrative organization of the New Haven school system led a new superintendent of that system to request aid from local industrial management experts. An organization expert was "loaned" to the school system by a local industry. The end result of 6 months of interviewing and analyzing was a document, called "The…

This curriculum guide for law enforcement personnel is to be used in planning a training session in law enforcement. Police policy, practice, and procedure in handling juvenile cases are covered. Units are: (1) Introduction, (2) Methods and Materials Affecting Police Training in Juvenile Relations, (3) Determining Training Needs, including…

This report covers the period from May 1967 when the Research Coordinating Unit was officially established, through August 1969. Consultative activities concerned such matters as surveys to determine educational needs, an interagency adult basic education and skill training project, graduate teacher education, and health occupations education.…

The Prescriptive Counselor Model, as proposed for the elementary school, focuses on changing specific student behaviors through a particular prescription of materials, activities, and suggestions for teachers, parents, and the child himself. The theoretical emphasis is on dealing with behaviors by observing, conferring, setting goals, developing…

Presented in this report is a discussion of a model for developing modularized and behaviorized inservice materials that meet the needs of individual teachers for improving their background in science and for relating this knowledge directly to their classroom experiences. The model consists of four stages: (1) needs analysis of curriculum for…

Educational leadership is designed as that behavior among individuals or groups which causes both the individuals and the groups to move toward educational goals that are increasingly mutually acceptable to them. Democratic leadership is situation and goal centered and is a function of the interaction of persons whose uniqueness is respected and…