Using a mailed questionnaire, this study surveyed the attitudes of county commissioners in Oklahoma toward the proposed use of specialized agricultural extension agents assigned to a multicounty area, and toward allocation of county tax funds for this purpose. Selected personal data were also obtained. Respondents (out of a sample of 178) were 71…

Three 4-day training institutes were held in various cities with two objectives: (1) to update key personnel in the concepts, techniques, and methodologies of the total process of curriculum building, and (2) to relate the curriculum building process to the implications of career education. Participants were exposed to a wide range of topics in…

Staffing for cooperative vocational education constitutes one of the most critical variables in planning and operating a successful program. Among the factors which must be considered are: the students, occupations taught, cooperating employers, the school district, supporting staff, scheduling, coordinator availability, student supervision,…

The ideal media service program is based upon the concept that services can be rendered most effectively when unified and administered as a single, comprehensive program. Guidelines for such a program are laid down in this book. Suggestions for organizing the program include planning media services, coordinating media with curriculum and staff…

Reports the results of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues' Child Care Challenge on employer-sponsored child care services. The Caucus attempted to illuminate steps taken by members of the business community to respond to the inadequate supply of affordable, high quality child care services. (BB)

Notes shortages of speech-language pathologists and points out strategies that rural school administrators can use to increase the chances or recruiting and retaining them. Topics include knowledge of the professional requirements and competencies, knowledge of caseload size and selection criteria, availability of clinical fellowship supervisor,…

This needs assessment instrument contains indicators of recommended practice for serving infants and toddlers with disabilities in inclusive natural settings. It is designed to be used by early intervention personnel, child care providers, early childhood teachers, early Head Start providers, and others who wish to identify their needs for…

This report presents the findings of the Staff Institutional Survey distributed to Hawaii's Kapi'olani Community College (KCC) staff in February 1999. This survey requested biographical information and data related to the following six categories: Facilities and Equipment, Leadership and Support, Personnel Policies, Professional Development…

A study was conducted in Ohio to collect information about the educational backgrounds, job responsibilities, and perceptions of current employees of community health education programs and to project future needs. Implications of the study pertain to college programs that train personnel for this field. (PP)

A study of psychology department statistics in the United States from 1970 through 1980 revealed little change over a 10 year period in the number of undergraduate majors, graduate students, faculty, and secretaries. Statistics are broken down by region, institutional character and size, and type of graduate program. (Author/APM)

Reviews the growth of cooperative education in the City Colleges of Chicago in relation to external funding sources, local financial support, administrative and program structures, staffing, credit-granting, enrollments, and program outcomes. (AYC)

Discusses the time, personnel, resources, and aids needed to support six phases of institutional assessment: clarifying the assessment object and context, designing the assessment, collecting and analyzing data, communicating findings, using findings, and evaluating the assessment. (DMM)

Examines the issue of recruiting effective, faith-filled leaders for Catholic schools. Potential solutions parallel those identified with respect to teacher shortage: the need to address compensation concerns; additional research and data collection; implementation of creative, year-round marketing and recruitment efforts at diocesan and national…

It is proposed that to reach a state of generative learning, an organization requires a "generative learning manager": a person who understands the importance of development and directing of knowledge. The purpose of this study was, therefore, both to explain mechanisms like knowledge distribution, goal setting and symbolic convergence from a…