A study was made of organizational change induced by a staff training project in six correctional institutions for youth in the California system, which is currently engaged in introducing "therapeutic community" into correctional facilities. Part I described and evaluated a federally financed training project. The "resource…

The program was conducted in a six school cluster focusing on a three-prong thrust of curriculum revision, inservice training, and securing maximum community involvement. Orientation and exploration of careers and upgraded vocational offerings were aimed at insuring for students placement in jobs, services, or institutions of further training. The…

This programed learning package on bilingual-bicultural education (BBE) is intended for teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, and others involved in education. The material is based on four performance objectives, which are accompanied by learning activities designed to help the reader master each objective. The objectives involve learning…

The first part of this paper synthesizes a model for conducting inservice activities to assist schools in defining assessing the extent of open education and in identifying the action steps needed to move toward greater open education in classroom and school. Some of the implications of the basic assumptions underlying open education are…

Volume III of the evaluation report contains back-up material to assess State administration of programs and projects covering Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I programs for migrant children in the 10 sample States. This volume gives: role definitions for Federal, State, and local level units according to a complex set of…

This report on curriculum innovation and evaluation contains several sections which deal with procedures for the development of measurement instruments; the uses and limitations of tests; research design and the interpretation of results; a definition of objectives; and the role of evaluation in curriculum innovation. Also included are three…

This study focuses upon programs designed for full-time paraprofessional employees in human service agencies given time off with pay to attend school. The programs discussed are those whose curricula are designed to connect with and supplement the participants' work and which also grant degrees. Questionnaire returns from 162 such programs…

The major purpose of the Commission and its panels is to work to improve geographic programs at the college level; it is supported by the National Science Foundation. Specific objectives are: 1) to develop approaches to integrate geographic programs within the broader higher education context including interdisciplinary design; 2) develop and…

This document is a directory of projects supported by the Division of Pre-College Education in Science, National Science Foundation, fiscal year 1971. Programs are listed in four categories: 1) Curriculum Activities: curriculum development projects; 2) Implementation Activities: Resource Personnel Workshops to implement curriculum projects; 3)…

The third annual evaluation report of the North Dakota Advisory Council for Vocational Education is developed in four phases: (1) recommendations incorporating the rationale for resulting recommendations to the State Board for Vocational Education, (2) evaluation of the State goals and priorities (Goal I), (3) serving people and their needs (Goal…

This curriculum guide for child care workers is oriented toward fulfilling the Maryland State requirements for personnel in early childhood programs. A tabulated summary of qualifications is presented for personnel in early childhood programs as required by State Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene, Education, Employment and Social Services.…

Highlights of a career education program for the elementary grades in New Jersey, entitled Technology for Children (T4C), are presented separately for the years 1969, 1970, and 1971. A systems approach was utilized to integrate this comprehensive program into New Jersey schools, focusing on its urban areas. Preliminary program planning and…

This directory lists the land grant college personnel having the major responsibility for extension training in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to the title, address, and telephone number of each person, an indication is given as to which of the following four functions he fulfills: (1) coordinator of staff…

Six reports concerning design of an information system to aid the Los Angeles city schools in implementing accountability and program budgeting are summarized. Extensive interviewing and system analysis led to focusing decisionmaking and accountability on the individual school principal, unlike the present centralized decisionmaking and resource…

The 1969 annual evaluation Title I (Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) State Migrant Program in Kansas is presented in this report. The program was in operation in 9 school districts for 6 weeks during the summer and consisted of 1,093 children from preschool to 6th grade. The children were between the ages of 2 and 14 with only 4…