This manual provides materials for a two-week inservice training program for Peace Corps volunteers on the planning, construction, and operation and maintenance of small-scale irrigation systems. The workshop is designed to be given by two experienced professionals: one with practical knowledge of irrigation system design, operation, and…

These inservice training materials were developed to address issues arising when parent aides assist parents under stress. Survey data from aides and their supervisors indicated that they wanted to know how to communicate with parents about their children; how to work with families having problems with alcohol, exploitation, and depression; how to…

The creation of the Virginia Tech Teleport Facility and the installation of a nine-meter (diameter) C-Band satellite uplink antenna provided the initial impetus for the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service (VCES) to explore the use of satellite technology for information and program delivery. The $600,000 uplink became operational in September…

Nine research studies are reviewed on specific aspects of teaching outdoor education. Study results suggest instruments useful in establishing school district norms for determining an environmental education program (Horn, 1977); use of the outdoors as an effective educational tool (Peck, 1975); better preservice elementary education courses…

The purpose of this guide is to help school districts and education service centers plan effective inservice education programs consistent with laws and rules enacted by the Texas state legislature and the Texas State Board of Education. Essential provisions and acceptable activities of inservice teacher education are listed. The basic elements of…

Intended as a tool for staff development and inservice education of guidance and counseling personnel, the document includes modules and information on staff development. Each of the six modules includes rationale, training/learning objectives, training/learning activities, resources, and a bibliography. Modules have the following authors and…

The development of the silicon chip and the microcomputer has caused the current age to be termed the "information age." Computer technology needs to be incorporated into the educational scene as computer literacy becomes a required skill. The National Labor Statistics Bureau projects that 75 percent of all jobs will require computer knowledge in…

Guidelines are presented for three levels of training for professional librarians or library students in the handling of non-book materials. Course guide I is designed for use with students in their initial professional studies, regardless of eventual specialization. Course guide II pertains to advanced studies in non-book librarianship. Course…

This report presents the results of a six month pilot project to examine and collect materials produced in libraries and schools of librarianship as aids in teaching librarians to handle media. Materials were collected in the following areas: (1) management of resources (staffing), (2) storage, (3) cataloging and classification, (4) bibliography,…

This third and final year-end report of the Highline, Washington, K-12 Career Alternatives Model project contains individual reports of each of the six major program components and the two support components. Each includes program description, conclusions, and recommendations. The six program components are examined in light of the project goals…

This article is second in an annual series reviewing activities, concepts, and research on planned change.

Seven articles focus on nonpublic schools as alternative providers in a service delivery system for handicapped children with particular emphasis on New York City programs. The first article, "Handicapped Education in New York State" by L. Grumet, concludes that a Special Master is needed to monitor New York City compliance, that…

This guide contains materials developed for senior adults and service providers concerned with substance abuse by the elderly. A module, "Substance Use and Older Persons," is presented in a session-by-session outline of the three one-hour programs. The agenda for the first two sessions focuses on prescription and over-the-counter drugs, while the…

Nine papers aim to help staff members in England's colleges of further (or adult) education to improve their interpersonal skills. The first paper outlines basic social interaction skills. The second paper covers current methods of analyzing group interaction, including observation of role behavior and of interaction flow and frequency. The third…

This paper describes the functions and services of four federally-funded information dissemination networks--the Research and Development Exchange (RDx), the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the National Diffusion Network (NDN), and the State Capacity Building Programs (SCBP)--and explains how each network interrelates within…